Leo's Blog Discussion Mega-Thread

[Leo Gura]

6 minutes ago, Loveeee said:

what's your elo, in what mode and what chess site ? Also can we know your pseudo ? 

I have only trained against bots. I don't have any rating.

[Spiral Wizard]

10 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

Do you guys find the blog quotes useful/valuable?

YESSS!!!

[Spiral Wizard]

@Leo Gura why no more comment function in the blog directly? 

[Leo Gura]

3 minutes ago, Spiral Wizard said:

@Leo Gura why no more comment function in the blog directly? 

There never was.

Because it would get spammed with nonsense.

[Leo Gura]

5 hours ago, Davino said:

Consider this an intervention: I do feel like you're getting stagnated and honestly this project you're running has so much potential that is still untapped. I know you must be struggling personally and that many things happen behind closed doors, but you don't communicate that to us, like the one week webpage breakdown and the one year video gap without explanations. There are so many avenues to take Actualized.org moving forward, much more than videos, if we get lucky to even have them. What about the course? What about the book? What about the interviews? What about the tour? What is the vision? Please tell us...

Because I do not want to play the game of being that guy -- the social media influencer careerist. I deliberately do not try to build a popular well-oiled self-help guru brand, which becomes an end in itself.

I go out of my way not to do business.

You want me to be a strong classical leader, and I appreciate that, but I am more of an anti-leader.

Edited January 5 by Leo Gura

[Whitney Edwards]

2 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

Because I do not want to play the game of being that guy -- the social media influencer careerist. I deliberately do not try to build a popular well-oiled self-help guru brand, which becomes an end in itself.

And what's wrong with being that guy? What would happen? I mean your work would actually reach out to a larger audience. 

Also what's your end goal with this work? 

 

Edited January 5 by Buck Edwards

[Leo Gura]

8 minutes ago, Buck Edwards said:

And what's wrong with being that guy?

It's not something I care about.

The reason my work is different is because my motives and values are different.

The things most humans care about I do not.

Edited January 5 by Leo Gura

[Princess Arabia]

I love the blog post about opinions, (post #107).  It's something that I've become cognizant of and have been doing for several weeks now. Limiting the opinions I have and also trying not to have as many, for some of the same reasons you've stated. These are the kinds of practices I do, or things that start to fall away when certain things are noticed or realized. I don't even think I'm purposely doing it, I think it's just a natural response mechanism because there isn't much effort involved. 

[RendHeaven]

4 hours ago, Davino said:

I wanted to express a feeling I've been having lately Leo. In a way Actualized.org is losing its edge.

Your parasocial sensei don't share your values bro

[lostingenosmaze]

1 hour ago, Leo Gura said:

You want me to be a strong classical leader, and I appreciate that, but I am more of an anti-leader.

Is this related to your ideas of Power and how it corrupts? I remember you wanting to make an episode on that. Is that what you fear, or what's holding you back from going big and popular in this work: that your career may stray yourself from truth if pursued too hard? Or is it simply not something you want?

[Leo Gura]

11 minutes ago, lostingenosmaze said:

Is this related to your ideas of Power and how it corrupts? I remember you wanting to make an episode on that. Is that what you fear, or what's holding you back from going big and popular in this work: that your career may stray yourself from truth if pursued too hard? Or is it simply not something you want?

I deconstructed everything so much that I disillusioned myself on many things, like the fantasy of being a spiritual teacher, having a career, being popular, being admired, leaving a legacy, saving mankind, doing good for the world. These are fantasies. Being a leader is a kind of fantasy too.

Edited January 5 by Leo Gura

[Unlimited]

4 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

I deconstructed everything so much that I disillusioned myself on many things, like the fantasy of being a spiritual teacher, having a career, being popular, being admired, leaving a legacy, saving mankind, doing good for the world. These are fantasies.

So what are the things you focus on now?

[Whitney Edwards]

5 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

I deconstructed everything so much that I disillusioned myself on many things, like the fantasy of being a spiritual teacher, having a career, being popular, being admired, leaving a legacy, saving mankind, doing good for the world. These are fantasies. Being a leader is a kind of fantasy too.

What are your goals for 2025? 

[lostingenosmaze]

@Leo Gura Damn Leo, are we gonna have to call for a welfare check on ya? What happened to the optimistic nihilism and being able to enjoy the fantasy and all it's meaninglessness or whatever, this is depressing 

Edited January 5 by lostingenosmaze

[RendHeaven]

1 minute ago, lostingenosmaze said:

this is depressing 

He has found much better things to do. Careful not to project depression onto the word "disillusioned."

Being disillusioned is AMAZING. It means you are no longer shackled to petty nonsense.

Leo may be the only Free one among us. Pity is a trap!

[Terell Kirby]

8 minutes ago, lostingenosmaze said:

@Leo Gura Damn Leo, are we gonna have to call for a welfare check on ya? What happened to the optimistic nihilism and being able to enjoy the fantasy and all it's meaninglessness, this is depressing 

what is behind your attachment to him being those things? What would happen by relinquishing those attachments?

Edited January 5 by Terell Kirby

[Leo Gura]

11 minutes ago, lostingenosmaze said:

this is depressing

This work is no lark.

[Leo Gura]

I still have serious spiritual work to do and if I made a bunch of commitments to business, career, etc I would never do it.

In order to really grow I had to stop making videos as I did for 10 years.

Edited January 5 by Leo Gura

[bazera]

@Leo Gura

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I still have serious spiritual work to do

What do you consider as spiritual work these days? More tripping?

[Leo Gura]

14 minutes ago, bazera said:

@Leo Gura

What do you consider as spiritual work these days? More tripping?

I don't trip any more. For health reasons.

Edited January 5 by Leo Gura