Sahil Pandit

Over the months/years you have been working on Personal Development, how has Self Reliance played a factor in your growth? Compare yourself now to who you were 1, 3, or 5 years ago. Do you feel more Self Reliant? (I hope so) What are you doing strategically to push your limits in terms of becoming autonomous? We all crave autonomy deep down, would you agree?

@Gligorije Cal Newport coined the term "Attention Residue" when you check your phone and then switch to doing another task. Basically what happens is you mind is still pre-occupied with the first task and cannot focus deeply on what it in front of you. I highly recommend turning your phone off and putting it in your closet for anywhere from 40 minutes to 4 hours based on how "bad" your addiction is. Also check out Cal Newport on YT, his habit "Deep Work" is a must!

You can't escape this work. Where ever you try to run, there you are! (Especially on a bad trip!) Its you, pretending to be you, talking to do, asking you about who you are. (Not sure if you get what i am trying to point at but i thought it would be worth a shot.)

@Nexeternity <3

@Peter Zemskov Sounds like your Kundalini energy is starting to wake up. Do you keep your body limber? Also, your spine health.. how is it?

@Shiva Could you please refer to some resources about AI that you personally believe are valuable?

@Your place at Heart Good points, I agree that his POV will definitely influence the way you interact and see the world, at least for a little while. I read his books years ago and I still have his ideas in the back of my mind. I feel that they fundamentally changed my world view when i read them, at an age where it was impactful (18).

@Tony 845

This is a little story that happened to me today that I would like to share relating to the Defending the Scientific Paradigm. Today, I had Biology class in University and the topic being discussed was Genetics. Mendelian Genetics, that is (Created by Gregor Mendel, the father of Genetics.) Anyways, as my Professor was going over Mendel's background and story, he mentioned that Mendel was a monk. My professor had a snarky laugh and said to the class jokingly, "Monks must have a lot of free time on their hands." The way he said it, was implying that monks were sitting around wasting their time. However this couldn't be the case, especially in Mendel's life. Why? Because one does not simply unravel a discipline like Genetics and cross breeding pea plants by sitting on their butt all day. Gregor Mendel must have had a intense curiosity and a deep fascination with Botany, to the point where he dedicated his life to it, thus being a monk as well... Anyways, my professor went on into a little rant about how scientists and religious people don't mix well. (He was referring to Monks now, in general) He went on to say that "religious people" have a hard time accepting facts, as well as seeing reality as it is... I found this quite ironic that he was bashing the religious persona considering that Gregor Mendel wasn't a quote on quote "Scientist" but actually a MONK! This made me think a bit deeper into the topic and during class i began to question, what about Mendel's worldly perspective at the time? What facts did he pull from the world? Especially since he was born in the 1820s in the Czech Republic? Perhaps his Monk lifestyle PROVIDED him with massive insights into how reality worked and not his rigid, logical, rational outlook on science as a whole? What do you think about this? Was my teacher right for saying what he did? Or was he trying to protect the Scientific Paradigm?

@Socrates I mentioned Robert Greene to Leo and he said he didn't enjoy those books because they were too low consciousness. Personally, I think they give some pretty deep insight, especially if you do shadow work and understand Spiral Dynamics.

Contemplate these: How am I Full of Shit? (In my spirituality, in family, in sexuality, in emotions, in health…etc) How am I hypocrite? How do I make excuses for my bullshit? Who's bullshit do I complain about to distract me from my own bullshit? How am I in denial about my own Bullshit?

@gilded_honour Look up YouTube videos related to the topics he refers to and think critically for yourself.

@Jamie Universe I have been in your spot brother, this was the video that sparked change in my (Along with Leo's Lifestyle Minimalism mentioned above.)

@d0ornokey It only takes 1 highly developed individual to radically transform your life.

@Marinus Here is some of the journal topics if you're interested

@Marinus A good addition to this, would be creating a Common Place Book if you haven't already. Researching topics and understanding them from a variety of different perspectives is gonna help to build your big picture understanding. These would be great to start since you're in college. (Myself included) Leo has videos on what i mentioned if you haven't watched them.

@Wekz Shoot bigger than you can hit, so that when you come up short, it wasn't short after all.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5S23Z7_qa4sRnfW80Xd6Ag/videos Guys this is an amazing channel for in depth Personality Type analysis!!!

@aurum I appreciate the diversity in this post. Awesome report!

@Serotoninluv @The Don Nice thread. The "IS" is what really shook me up. Especially when I was smacked with an answer to "What IS Language"

@Soulbass Banana shake: 2 bananas, a handful of almonds, cinnamon, almond milk, blended up.

Very similar teaching's being explained here by Mr. Tolle

@SpaceCowboy What are some examples?

@Ampresus Educate yourself about sexual transmutation. It's one of the most powerful tools we have.

@RichardY are you trying to become higher in conscientiousness for success purposes?