-Rowan

@Leo Gura Why is a rectal method more effective? I've never done any psychs so putting them in your ass is obviously a bit of an odd concept for me Also, in saying that 5-meo is the only psychedelic you need, would it be wise for a beginner to psychedelics start with very very low doses of it and over time build up to bigger ones? Or would you say that trying shrooms or perhaps LSD in decent doses is still important to the beginner? I'm just thinking it would save a lot of time if 5meo was 'the only real psychedelic you need'. Thanks, Rowan

Just wanted to say Mr.Gura That was one DANK meme ?????? Next video: How to master memes

@Slade Not blowing my own trumpet or anything but I’ve noticed I’ve started to have that effect when I walk in a room. I think it comes down to a few things: 1) You obviously wanna smile and be friendly to all in the room, don’t do a hard nosed stone cold executive style entrance or you’ll just look uptight. But I think I remember reading some of your posts and because of your Life Purpose I don’t think you’ll struggle with that 2) Putting effort into physical appearance (might sound shallow but I still do it), just helps to catch peoples eyes initially and also helps that confidence. Try say/do something if you notice you’ve got a lot of people’s eyes suddenly, not sure if you’re in England but we do a weird little head nod, smile and ‘hey’ ? I guess small body language rules change from culture to culture, I’m at a uni and I think all the Chinese students don’t really get the whole head nod thing, or quickly saying ‘alright’ whilst passing by someone you know, again, probably just an English thing ? 3) I’ve found meditation has gotten rid of a lot of my nerves and fear of embarrassment and the like, so I can walk in a room tall, energetic, light hearted and ready to embarrass myself if i need. If you’re not prepared to laugh at yourself in any given situation I think you’ll just be too uptight and people will think you’re a bit odd. If you’re doing some group activity don’t be shy, bring all your energy to it and again embarrass yourself if you need to. At this point I can ‘embarass’ Myself without really feeling embarrassed. I think what it comes down to is energy, if you’re groggy and didn’t have breakfast one day you’ll probably just float through a crowd, whereas if you’re full of energy (and different kinds of energy) then I think people will naturally be drawn to you and you’ll have that prescense. Sorry if this was a bit long Best of luck, Rowan

Hey there everyone, I've been doing a little reading around psychedelics recently, read 'Food of the Gods' and been browsing Reddit around the topic. Just wanted to know what I should do to get started; 1) Take the time to learn how to grow P.Cubensis myself (as a lot of people on Reddit seem to do) or 2) As I'm in the U.K, do I take the time to learn how to identify wild P.semilanceata (Liberty Caps) I guess option 1 is more common and a lot more advice available on Reddit and Shroomery. Option 2 is free, and if I specialize in finding just that variety I shouldn't really have a problem. However, I believe they're limited to growing at a certain season. [Admin: drug sourcing questions not allowed] All the best, Rowan

If you have a solid plan I see no reason why dropping out is a bad thing. I’m a 2nd year at uni, I’m not sure if my current subject I’m studying will be the main aspect of my life Purpose (I’m doing the course currently). Many would say you should stick it out and just get the degree, but to be fair if you’ve got a solid plan and you know how to successfully execute it, then I hope it goes exceptionally well for you. The value of degrees is going down yes, but many employers prefer to see one than not. That being said if you’re starting our own business, it doesn’t matter! Hope it works out for you Rowan

Yeah, no matter how much you don’t go on social media, you’ll NEED them to build a brand. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube you should all have an account on. If not you’re really making massive losses for such an easy thing to do. Ensure you have a high quality website too, wordpress style ones are the most well received these days. Keep it clean and simple. Cheers, Rowan

Thanks for the advice guys. Yep I’m about half way through mastery right now.

Can anyone give me some pointers as to when you are taking personal development too seriously, and how to be balanced when doing personal development? When should we let things breathe a little?

@Slade Thank you. Sometimes I feel like my daily self-improvement habits make each day repetitive and boring, but at the same time, I don't want to start backsliding. So I'm not sure. I'm definitely not grinding to depression but obviously, I'm doing more work than most around me right now. Ultimately its dependant on my unique situation. Thanks though!

Thank you so much, really appreciate you taking the time

@Leo Gura Is the LP course available forever after purchase? I know it is streamed on the website but what if the website fails and crashes one day? What if Actualized.org stopped operating? There doesn’t seem to be a Way to keep the course forever. Would I have to just screen-record it? All the best, Rowan

I'm a musician too, what helps me sometimes is to think of how much competition you will burn by transcending all the negative talk of people around you. How many other would be musicians in your marketplace have been thrown off the path by people saying "you'll never make it in music"? The more obstacles you overcome, the more competition you burn, the more likely you are to succeed

I first read about it in the 4 hour work week. Basically, an Italian economist found patterns within nature and life that suggested that 80% of results come from 20% of the effort, and the last 20% of the results come from 80% of the effort.

Sounds like you would benefit from the NoFap movement/practice. Also, how many personal development practices do you have in your life? What things do you do every day? I think daily meditation affirmations and visualizations for personal power would help you a lot. You may also just be going through a rough patch.

Hi everyone, So I’ve watched and taken notes on each of Leo’s videos up to his Life Purpose course Advert/promo video. I’m going to be getting myself the course to start on the 1st January (cool new years resolution right?) In the time being, I’m wondering if there are any videos AFTER the Life Purpose Advert one that would be very beneficial to watch and take notes on which would stand me in good stead before taking the course? Thank you very much, hope everyone is having an excellent Christmas Time if you celebrate!

Just wanted to say merry Christmas to all those who celebrate This forum Is a great resource for self improvement and just wanted to say thanks to everyone. Has everyone got their new year resolutions written down? I will start the Life Purpose Course and intend to work it hard as I have more spare time than a lot of the population. I will be upping my meditation from 30 mins to 1 Hour a day, with 15 mins self inquiry on top, which I’m excited to do. I think it’s good to stick to one or two main goals rather than a list of ideal goals, I’ve learned that from previous years

Am I allowed to bump? Sorry if I can’t!

@aurum Cool, definitely will watch that one. Thanks!

As a student at uni in the UK who isn't sure if he wants to go into the sector his degree is related to after Uni, I know what I'm getting myself for Christmas this year I feel like I'm in a great position to start the course and I really intend to work it HARD. Being a student I do have more spare time than most of the population (currently that goes on general personal development stuff so I'm making the most of the time).

I'd like to hear Leo's thoughts on Chakras, as I noticed he mentioned them in his Blog's post about Yoga. I am fairly open-minded about the 'spiritual' content on actualized, but Chakras, whilst I can logically understand them (where they are, what each one is called) it just seems a bit out there. So, Chakras, bullshit or not?

I was thinking the same recently. I havnt done the Life Purpose course yet which I really want to, and I was wondering if micrododing whilst doing the course would give more accurate genuine asnswers and ultimately better uncover your life purpose. I cant say though, cause I havnt done any psych yet either ?

Hi there, Does anyone recommend any particularly good books on Psilocybin Mushrooms. A general guide, something of a background research tool into the psychedelics. I don't know which book to get: Food of The Gods (Terrence Mckenna) The Psychedelic Explorers Guide (James Fadiman) Decomposing the shadow: Lessons from the psilocybin mushrooms (James W. Jesso Can anyone recommend me anything? Thanks! Rowan

I think in one of Leo's videos he said mushrooms don't have much nutritional value. Cool to read all this advice. I've tried buckwheat for the first time and it is gluten-free and a superfood. So goes really well with a salad. It can replace rice in a meal whilst being much more healthy I didn't know tomatoes increase sleep quota, interesting. Personally, I find having a tonne of Spinach and Rocket and mixed salad in stock. I love good salmon, watering at the mouth just imagining it! For breakfast, I always go with Porridge (I think it's called Oatmeal in the U.S) and put in honey, cinnamon, and a good amount of flax/chia/hemp seeds, Flax and hemp seeds can go into any meal really and they're super healthy, which is great! I aim for 5 pints of water a day. That keeps me fresh and alert through the day. I just buy healthy things when I'm at the supermarket, so even if I have cravings for things, I can't eat them haha. It's funny, moving to the food for energy mindset from the food for taste mindset makes you aware of how much I use food as an emotional crutch. I still do really, if I've been working a lot on a given day I always raid the cupboards for tasty food. Only now I am aware that it's me trying to find emotional support. Does anyone know why Yogi's don't recommend onions? I love cutting them up raw into a salad.

So, I know Leo has said that when you buy the life purpose course you will get all the future updates for free. And since his content has shifted to more spiritual topics there has obviously been a tonne of questions asked about Life Purpose Vs Spirituality all over the forum and in the comments, such as ‘which do I persue’ , ‘how do I blend them’ ‘does enlightenment make my finding my Life Purpose obsolete’ and a tonne of discussions around those things. So, just wondering, will the Life Purpose course be updated to takes this new content into account, will it be updated to answer all these questions? Thanks, Rowan

Hi everyone, I will try and make this as tight as possible for you, it might get long, but any answers from you guys I really appreciate, since you guys know what you're talking about. So, I picked up the electric guitar when I was 10, and naturally, music developed as my main hobby through my school days. Absolutely loved it. learned songs, joined bands, all that stuff. Every subject opportunity to do it in school I took too, right up to the last 2 years before you go to uni (in the U.K, these are called your A-Levels, once you've done those you go off to Uni if you've secured a place). I was really into music production- that's basically the music studio work scene, think of music producers, sound engineers, all those things, to make a band sound good basically. Music was the only thing I knew I really liked when I was searching for university courses. So I went for Music Production, and now I'm in my 2nd year of that. (Just turned 20, Jesus Christ I'm not a teenager anymore ) Since about January, i've been having more and more doubts about whether I actually enjoy Production. For a few years it has been the thing I did outside of school, and now I'm doing it uni, I feel like my passion for it is just going down and down. I don't show a lot of passion on my course and obviously, music and production are intensely competitive, you won't get anywhere if you're not stupidly passionate about it. My uni has amazing music studio facilities, some of the best in the UK, but i don't find myself going into them and using them regularly. As a Uni student, I do have a lot more spare time than most of the population. I have been using this time for self-improvement stuff (daily meditation. reading 10 pages of a book every day, taking notes on Leo's videos, Duolingo, Visualisations and stuff) so I do try and make the most of this time. A lot of uni students just smoke weed all day and go out every night, which obviously I have done and still occasionally go out drinking, but since 1st year I have been more focused on personal development stuff. When I start thinking if I even want to do music production as a career it or not it really gives me doubts. I don't see myself as super passionate as I once was, and as everyone else on the course seems to be really passionate. People have their own websites set up, are working with bands outside uni and involved in all sorts of projects. I did do well last year with 69% average overall, but I just sense that this lack of passion is going to go badly. It's funny, because the stereotypical story of 'finding your passion' is something like a guy goes and does economics at uni because his dad did that, but now he hates it and wants to rebel! So he goes and does photography, art, music I guess what makes the feelings more alienating is the fact I've never heard of any creative types losing passion for their creative stuff. I do a wide range of modules on the course, these are the ones I did last year and am doing this year. Recording 1 Recording 2 Computer Composition and Sound Design 1 Computer Composition and Sound Design 2 Digital Media and the Internet Music Industry and the Internet Audio Technology 1 Object-Oriented Programming for Music Technology Music Theory Musicology of Production Live Music Production Radio Production It's not like I hate music. I've been playing guitar for 10 years now (I still can't believe I'm 20), am a big CD collector, really into a lot of bands! Metal music has been, and still is my favorite. I doubt whether I want to do this after uni as my solid career to master. And because no one else seems to have this doubt, I feel that if I let anyone know I'd just be demonized or judged in some way. When I head into uni it feels like everyone there is totally committed and I'm doubting if I even want to do this. I am incredibly appreciative of the situation I'm in. To have my parents supporting me going to a university, with my health and youth and the quality of life I have compared to the rest of the world, I'm really in the top 1% life quality. But still, It doesn't make these feelings go away. Last week they hit pretty hard, it was like a physical heaviness, chaotic thought spiral, going for some nice food to get some pleasure. When everyone's talking about music production and getting excited, I know what they're talking about and yeah I find it cool obviously since I applied to go to this uni, but these days I just don't feel that excitement for it. Our studios recently got re-done with some awesome new gear, everyone's losing their shit over it and booking it all out, and here I am, when thinking about going into a recording studio for a living, seems like a pretty grim situation for me. I think music and production looks very exciting from the outside, but when you see the pro's locked in a room dealing with musicians and all the technicalities involved and shit, sure for some people that will make them very happy, but I feel so alienated about doubting whether I want to do that for a living, and damn, I'm on a course called Music Production, if I don't want to do Music production as a career then what? The feelings vary for different modules. Even though I was intrested and have done some studio recording in the past, which made me apply to do Music production as a degree, i dont think i want to work in a music studio as a career. It's like, If this isnt your absolute life purpose, it will grind you down. Thats how competetive, hard working, stupidly dedicated music related industries are. You need the life long passion, if you hesistate for a second you're left behind. And that's what I'm doing. Hesitating. What makes me feel this even more is now in my 2nd year you start getting cv's, cover letters, a massive list of companies and all that stuff down to search for a 12 month placement/internship next year. Most available ones will be for music studios, as obviously, my course is music production. I haven't lost complete motivation, as I really want to put the best effort I can into crafting a perfectly tailored proposition to a company based in Umea, Sweden. (I've really wanted to work for them since I heard about the placement system before applying. I've got tonnes of content to be refined into an excellent application. They're based in Sweden, and just for the sake of it I've been doing Swedish on duolingo, not just for that possible placement though, it's a very cool sounding language and similar to English. I'm at 45% haha.) I think I've vented enough, a lot of stuff to take in there for you guys so it's hard. This feeling has only been strongly prominent for a few weeks, but I felt it in my 1st year to0 a little. I feel stuck, I feel maybe I don't belong here, then I think why am I even putting in the effort if I'm doubting if this is what I want to do? It's just strange because I had a big passion for it for years and now being at uni, has really degraded that passion. Is it something to do with regular meditation? Is meditation killing my passion for it? In Uni, I don't like the harsh competitiveness, the judgment you get if you get something wrong, the pressure to be on top of your game. I guess this is good if you know you want to dedicate your life to it, but I'm just doubting it, and that's causing all sorts of issues. Sometimes just talking about it makes me tear up. Sometime's ill cry about it in my room. And I don't know what to make of it, how to process the feelings, how to think about them. To get some relief I like to listen to Alan Watts and other spiritual teachers. Sometimes I just feel like I want to break out of it all. So any advice or help is tremendously appreciated. Thank you so much, really needed to get this off my chest. -Rowan