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Boy, 16 years old, you don't know how lucky you are to question on your path so seriously! If you start now you can be relatively easy going and in 10 years, bam, you are a master. You can do it:):) Not important, sure, there are better universities. Better names. But if you go full in you could reach to the top. For example could you go in Bachelors to Czechia and in Master wherever you want.. That is my opinion Yes Probably yes, but you would need to find it first. Give some lines to describe it: So what would I do? Back then I was 16 I would have choose Psychology, however, medicine and psychology combined are the shit. Sometimes they call this clinical psychology as a combined study path. So why is it important? It means that you are allowed to write prescriptions (but not as a psychology major) - at least in good ol' germany. So how do I know that? I studied Psychology, on the side, to soften my flaws. My Girlfriend is at the end of her master of psychology and II know several others master of that major. My Psychotherapist has studied both medicine and psychology. Okay, now I answer your Question: Do you think there is a better way beyond all this, that would make me the most useful as a person? Think about why would you want to go into the field. For example you decide 'because i want to help metally sick people REALLY good, to make the world a better place'. Ok, you write it down and hold it to yourself, not talking it around. Now you let the days, weeks and months (because you have to go to highschool ether way) go by and then think about it. SOMEDAY you notice something that somebody tells you in a conversation or on in a video on youtube. You write that down and research. Be open minded. Then decide when the day comes if you want to go the outlined way with university and so on (sacrificing 5+ years). Be prepared that they will teach you stupid shit, statistics (math! ahhhh) and some useful bits. In medicine you'll have to learn the right methods and study 8+ hours (with inefficient methods more like all day long like most medicine studentes ==> bad culture in this major). If not you have to come up with something. Plan all the way to the end stategise often Book tips: Robert Greene - Mastery (a classic read about the path, because you'll need 10+ years to be a master), Aaron Clarey - Worthless (good read on the worth of majors, but a lil harsh and cinyc), Daniel Coyle - The Littel Book of Talent (Techniques to learn), Marcus Aurelius - Meditations, Knut Hamsun - Hunger/ Fyodor Dostoevsky - Crime and Punishment (Two romans with a severe metally ill protagonist - do you can help extremes like that?)

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It's so funny. To say JKR is transphob is like Leo Videos are shallow. It goes down to your metaphysics. I claim that we construct reality on the base of a materialistic world. So yeah, you can make up whatever concept you want - and it becomes even public reality if enough people believe in it. If the Contradictions become ever to big, the made up on concept will be ether a. dropped or b. even stronger believed. Right now is trans* the pet concept of the decade, very postmodern and so on. Green people reacting versus Blue. Same old Song. The whole debate is complicated, but not sophisticated. Maya: A Person can not change sex. Yeah, but seldom anybody claimed that, aren't they? It's the change of gender. Two different concepts in gender studies (juhu, my 1 gender studies course finally good for a conversation)

Sure that is understandable. Yesterday I made these Luhmann-Vocabulary-Map in the other Thread. I think I'll go further in the Subject so: Yeah, likely I'll find it helpful:)

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I took your Comment and thought about it. That took me to the possibility of a merge 'System Theorie X Spiral Dynamics'. On the surface I see no problems, but I'll think it through to the end. Spiral Dynamics (SD) is a more right-brained Theory which can predict the behavior of people or groups. The Systemtheorie (ST), which is more lef-brained, is about communication - a system is basicly communication in it. So ST is the context in which SD takes place in. Like that: The Circles are System and Subsystems in which Spiral Dynamics takes place. Why? you may ask. Higher Predictability and more precise description which leads to even better decisions. Left brained and right brained - the best of 2 worlds. edit: I made Connections between the vocabular of the systems theorie, the Word System is almost in the middle... Looks beautiful

Hey Everyone, are here any students of sociology (or others) who have encountered Niklas Luhamanns Systems Theory? I think it would be a nice complementary Theory to Spiral Dynamics. What do you think? The dude had a slip box of his knowledge (basicly like our commonplace books) and he claimed that his many books are co written by this slip box (also known as 'Zettelkasten' in german). Here is an old documentary with english sub titles: Have a nice day.

Hello, your post is hilarious to me. 1. I found Ken Wilber just yesterday and I'll research him in depth. 2. Autopoiesis is a kernel principle of the luhman systems theory and I posted (just some minutes before you) in the other subforum a thread about him. Conclusion: We may (if not on the same) on a parallel path;) Autopoiesis - systems keep themself alive - is an interesting concept. Have you studied the source material (Maturana and Valera) on a broad level? Can you recommend a book or video?

Strangeloop, you are at rockbottom. Now you feel ashamed, because you were so stupid. That sucks. I think many here were at this place. But that is your opportunity to develop. Get help from your family and friends and consider going to a therapist. Do find a job. Don't waste time in Forums. You know what you have to do.

What is your Perspective on this? I learned that a System should regulate itself and we should not try to quickfix it. With this quickfix mentality we do more bad than good. Example: War in Irac to stop Terrorism and to bring the holy Democracy lead to ... Chaos. Acknowledging that I stop to do 'Interventions' in my personal life unless I really have to act... Especially with People and their Problems. Dude, how many hours I tried to teach a Type Blue/Orange Person about Stage Green (I did not knew the Model back then). Or tried to figured out a Type Red Person, who just can't grasp many things. How many hours I've wasted with a 'quickfix' for people, that costed mounths to repair, like People who want to change something. I'm like: Start to do Yoga; It's neat. Then they come back to complain how stupid this Indian sh*t was... and never try something like this again -> I pushed them in the opposite direction. Reversal: Sometimes there is someone who needs help and is willing to follow a little advice it (seldom). But it is likely that I would overdo it, push them to far.. In doubt I wouldn't give any advice any more. Most cases giving advice it is just a showcase of how smart we are... we want others to give us respect (at least I from time to time). It's distraction to not work on our own issues. Conclusion: People can handle things for themself (i guess), so it is mostly counterproductive to intervene. I will stop doing it. You know, I'll give a hungry person something to eat... I mean it in this Actualizing-sense I know, not that revolutionary but so basic it can make or break your social life.. Greetings

If your Family eats Standart American Diet (S.A.D.) they would greatly benefit from eating more fresh vegetarian food. If you do it good then time will prove you right... you will prosper as their health will go down.. But don't preach... Basicly true. Also true. I'm a Vegetarian and was a Vegan for years. You push them in the wrong direction with this: Into Ego Defense. Bam. Nailed it in one sentence.

I have no doubt. And that's cool if it works for you. I like my thoughts accessible in a textfile instead of a program for several reasons. And my stuff in the cloud too.

There are some cool features in MS One Note. One Note.. .. is a little more intuitive if you plan to paste pictures or screenshots .. is from Microsoft, which can be a advantage if you have to work with MS Products At the end it is personal, but I like the open approach of Zim more because I want to use that book in 30 + years.. Watch this about Zim. The guy is a little technical and uses no pictures (which you can paste in directly or as links). The nice thing is that you can Zim (basicly folders and folder with textfiles or whatever you want) into the CLOUD. Now you can access you Information from everywhere.

Congratulations. This is truely one life transforming Decision:) ANSWER: Use whatever Laptop you have, BUT if you want to buy a laptop AND have enough $ buy a Lenovo. I've used a commonplacebook (analog and digital) for almost 10 years now. I'll go into the depth for anyone who wants to read it: 1. Hardware I use Lenovo with Windows with Linux under the hood. I used to use Mac with OSX and later Linux, but in my humble opinion they got worse every year since Steve Jobs died. There is no Soul left. Search for 'Mac Luis Rossmann' on Youtube and you find rants about it. But the Hardware is still good, but costly and you can't easily replace anything any more. 2. Software Dont. Use. MS. One. Note. Try Zim. it is a Desktop wiki but with Plain Text. Why? Read this. You don't want your most valueable Information in the Hand of Microsoft. PLUS: What will you do if they stop developing One Note? Plain Text will be there FOREVER no matter what comes. 3. Analog Write with a pen on paper. Doodle. It will help you learn. Years later you can go back to you books and read... I have around 20 books (mostly from college and related studies)

Is anyone familiar with the 'strange mix' of Blue and Green that skips Orange?

Exact. My Alma Mata is purely Green or Orange with some exceptions. But good luck to get the foot in the door with these rare individuals. However, I found my Teacher somewhere else. To get more integrated I go to Group Therapy. The Host is yellow or slightly above, which is a great opportunity. We just talk in the Group about our sticking points, reflect and sometimes the Teacher asks fundamental question to lead you further.

@Pacific Sage But isn't that just Turquoise, which embraced with Yellow all the lessons of the lesser Stages? @remember I see what you did there.

Right, I would certainly have to learn what you mentioned. At this point I have still a lot of work at my own development to do. I feel that no matter how I decide I have to get into a very solid Yellow. Do you work in IT? I know him only by Name. But so many Stages.. this seems very intriguing. Can you explain?

I have to add something that was not mentioned. It's a 'Yes, but...'-Case. Generally you want that extra awareness in your life. But life is messy and you can't do everything. If your goal is to be a Master of Cooking you may find that you should be 100% focused on it. But is that what you want? The Level of Awareness you talk about is not something you achieve 'on the side'. The Monks are away from everyday life for a reason. Conclusion: Is it good to be more aware? Yes. Should you strive to be fully aware? You have to decide it. I for myself have recognized that hearing music or podcasts in the streets is a rather bad habit in that regard, but it is hard to break because I do it to gain Power trough it. Some day I will be ready to do this.

In a sense we talked implicit about it. A Green Society won't emerge until we have outgrown Blue. Until then I feel that Yellow will have to mediate between the other Stages. I think about it since 2 years as a potential livelong mission, but I had to develop myself first.

If that is true wouldn't that be a threat to Orange and Blue and - at worst - result in a Backlash? Edit: I've observed a strange mix of Blue and Green in my area (Germany), which is quite hostile to Orange and other Blue. It skips Orange, which results in personal and group chaos

Think about Godfather 3: "Just as I thought that I was out they pull me back in!" Yellow won't fight. But will premature Green recognize Yellow as Yellow? I foresee that they will picture it as Orange. This'll be a Problem. @remember That is what I talk about! But it could be a Bias of yours that makes you encounter all the Yellow person in your area. If have certainly experienced that in the past in Green an it had a destructive effect.

Right. Orange-Yellow can be a trap. I meant not my Individual Yellow but a whole Group of Yellow Individuals. How would a Yellow Group operate in this culture war? So Green will push against Yellow? That would be less than fighting. Culture War => Culture Debate ?

You describe culture war. In the future we might see a raise in Numbers of Individuals in Yellow. Will Green fight Yellow and continue the culture war?

1. So a shadow hates generally other things at it's own stage? 2. Is it generally a downcast, so you are at Orange and your Shadow is Blue or could you be Orange and your Shadow is Green?