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awesome post. well explained, easy to understand.
Such an awesome post. Thanks for taking the time to put it out there. It'll help guide many, including myself.
Cheers dude.
Cheers dude.
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Niiice.. I'm gonna be a broken record and recommend TRE again here, it's been great for me for becoming more chilled out,
Also worth trying... COLD SHOWERS... I'm just getting into these (read some of the comments!). The health benefits alone look immense (upped immune system, fatloss, tight glowing skin) whats also really cool is people reporting feeling calmer and energised. Even people with depression and panic attacks saying its working wonders. Fits in great with paleo eating too - if you think about it, hot water is unnatural, we've evolved to bathe in cold water.
Also worth trying... COLD SHOWERS... I'm just getting into these (read some of the comments!). The health benefits alone look immense (upped immune system, fatloss, tight glowing skin) whats also really cool is people reporting feeling calmer and energised. Even people with depression and panic attacks saying its working wonders. Fits in great with paleo eating too - if you think about it, hot water is unnatural, we've evolved to bathe in cold water.
Some comments:
1.) Awesome wording of this stuff. Kind of reminds me of the variable that fluctuates for me. You talked about how guys can shift into this for minutes sometimes, or get lucky and do it for the night. Then they go back and are like "Whoa was I really that awesome guy?!?!" Yeah, its funny, to me this is like...you have to "stay in the dream" --> the realization of what just "happened" kind of fucks it up, and you go like basically "Whoa I was was dreaming! Oh fuck...ruined the dream!"
2.) Awesome example video with Ryan Gosling too, actually. So chill, relaxed, not "trying."
3.) I'll check out the EFT in the next few months. Since the rest of what you're talkin bout sounds right on and in line w my experience, I can't not check it out.
4.) I REALLY like how you put it, the "letting go of logic." That's like the best words I think for describing the right headspace.
5.) Also, just a detail that I think might be more key than you emphasize -- you kind of seem to mention 'doing things you fear' as a 'thing on the side', but I honestly think this is ESSENTIAL for the mindset you describe. Cuz, if you don't do those, you'll run up near them, feel the fear, then you CAN'T be in that chill relaxed zone we want. I really do like the way you put it: "Do the things you fear...just for FUN." That's awesome.
Some questions:
1.) You mentioned something to the extent of "You can even go get ripped in the gym, without being needy." Are you kind of just pointing to a lot of "male accomplishments" being to "prove oneself" rather than "to express the self" and do what he wants?
2.) On point 4, I guess you've exposed some weakness or chink in my armor AKA flawed belief system here...I had cut computer programming out of my life for 3 years. Now I'm back in it. I now fully accept that I can "be a nerd" in the day time as well as "get in my head" for the purposes of my job, but then I can be "out of my head" outside of work. I guess I realize now...dur...I can't tell...should I be able to be in my head (logical, doing the job) and out of my head (fun and chatty w my coworkers) at the same time? Obviously I can't expect anyone else around me to 'go first' as I have more life and social experience...noone else has had the experience of kickin the job out for 3 years and focusing on themselves, so if anyone were to be able to do it, it'd be me. Actually, yeah...I guess there are times when I could still be doin the work yet still relaxed... Good stuff SnugglyBear. So not really a question but still room for others' thoughts there.
My takeaways:
1.) Throwing this in a special new folder in my evernote called "Stuff to read every Sunday." I'll be reading this once a week, for now. Good reminders.
2.) Will soon force myself to do 30 days of 20 minutes of meditation, to make it a regular habit I can do every day. (I always start, then slack off on it.)
3.) Will lean into the fears EVEN MORE. Actually, I already kinda have been these last few weeks, but I'm sure much more is to come.
1.) Awesome wording of this stuff. Kind of reminds me of the variable that fluctuates for me. You talked about how guys can shift into this for minutes sometimes, or get lucky and do it for the night. Then they go back and are like "Whoa was I really that awesome guy?!?!" Yeah, its funny, to me this is like...you have to "stay in the dream" --> the realization of what just "happened" kind of fucks it up, and you go like basically "Whoa I was was dreaming! Oh fuck...ruined the dream!"
2.) Awesome example video with Ryan Gosling too, actually. So chill, relaxed, not "trying."
3.) I'll check out the EFT in the next few months. Since the rest of what you're talkin bout sounds right on and in line w my experience, I can't not check it out.
4.) I REALLY like how you put it, the "letting go of logic." That's like the best words I think for describing the right headspace.
5.) Also, just a detail that I think might be more key than you emphasize -- you kind of seem to mention 'doing things you fear' as a 'thing on the side', but I honestly think this is ESSENTIAL for the mindset you describe. Cuz, if you don't do those, you'll run up near them, feel the fear, then you CAN'T be in that chill relaxed zone we want. I really do like the way you put it: "Do the things you fear...just for FUN." That's awesome.
Some questions:
1.) You mentioned something to the extent of "You can even go get ripped in the gym, without being needy." Are you kind of just pointing to a lot of "male accomplishments" being to "prove oneself" rather than "to express the self" and do what he wants?
2.) On point 4, I guess you've exposed some weakness or chink in my armor AKA flawed belief system here...I had cut computer programming out of my life for 3 years. Now I'm back in it. I now fully accept that I can "be a nerd" in the day time as well as "get in my head" for the purposes of my job, but then I can be "out of my head" outside of work. I guess I realize now...dur...I can't tell...should I be able to be in my head (logical, doing the job) and out of my head (fun and chatty w my coworkers) at the same time? Obviously I can't expect anyone else around me to 'go first' as I have more life and social experience...noone else has had the experience of kickin the job out for 3 years and focusing on themselves, so if anyone were to be able to do it, it'd be me. Actually, yeah...I guess there are times when I could still be doin the work yet still relaxed... Good stuff SnugglyBear. So not really a question but still room for others' thoughts there.
My takeaways:
1.) Throwing this in a special new folder in my evernote called "Stuff to read every Sunday." I'll be reading this once a week, for now. Good reminders.
2.) Will soon force myself to do 30 days of 20 minutes of meditation, to make it a regular habit I can do every day. (I always start, then slack off on it.)
3.) Will lean into the fears EVEN MORE. Actually, I already kinda have been these last few weeks, but I'm sure much more is to come.
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RSD Misinterpreted: A Series of Posts on Popular RSD Ideas and How I Used to Misunderstand Them
Coming to you every Sunday...
►Part I -- What Tyler means by "Drop the Self-Image Paradigm"
►Part II -- [What Do You Want to Hear About On a Coming Sunday?]
Coming to you every Sunday...
►Part I -- What Tyler means by "Drop the Self-Image Paradigm"
►Part II -- [What Do You Want to Hear About On a Coming Sunday?]
Robby here, tried this today after a long plateu of frustration, anxiety and lack of fullfilment in a certain environment where I could not feel free and expressive, after a few hours of using this stuff from the moment I woke up today (8AM) up until now (12PM), I've had about 4 hours of practice and sarging and let me say this - THE RESULTS ARE STAGGERING, honestly it's like I faced one fear at a time without even noticing, it was like BAM BAM BAM BAM and everytime it was something a bit more uncomfortable, thing is:
A) I was not focused nor have I forced myself to face the fear, it just naturally happend as this state of mind just naturally flows into DOing and ACTing.
B) Every time I faced a fear (small or big as it may be) I've felt my state just went up, and up, and up. Thing is, I was relaxed from the get-go (I've had good "state" from the start), but as the day progressed my relaxed state just got more and more cemented until I was, as Tyler would put it, "ICE" (
), BUT, along with the unbreakable relaxed vibe, I also became more and more energised and took more and more action, I was litteraly dominating social groups, 100% giving value, keeping everyone captivated and simply HAD FUN.. thing is, I didn't even notice controlling groups, didn't even notice the time passing, only when I later looked back have I noticed how I LORDED AN ENTIRE SOCIAL GROUP for like 15 minutes straight, with the only thing I'm noticing (while this is happening) being the person I am talking to, and simply giving value (as in storytelling, sharing experiences, listening; all ego free of-course).
Anyway, I am amazed man, thank you, I will definatly practice this more, and I am sure to give another post later regarding my progress and impressions from this mindset/technique.
THANKS :D
A) I was not focused nor have I forced myself to face the fear, it just naturally happend as this state of mind just naturally flows into DOing and ACTing.
B) Every time I faced a fear (small or big as it may be) I've felt my state just went up, and up, and up. Thing is, I was relaxed from the get-go (I've had good "state" from the start), but as the day progressed my relaxed state just got more and more cemented until I was, as Tyler would put it, "ICE" (
), BUT, along with the unbreakable relaxed vibe, I also became more and more energised and took more and more action, I was litteraly dominating social groups, 100% giving value, keeping everyone captivated and simply HAD FUN.. thing is, I didn't even notice controlling groups, didn't even notice the time passing, only when I later looked back have I noticed how I LORDED AN ENTIRE SOCIAL GROUP for like 15 minutes straight, with the only thing I'm noticing (while this is happening) being the person I am talking to, and simply giving value (as in storytelling, sharing experiences, listening; all ego free of-course).Anyway, I am amazed man, thank you, I will definatly practice this more, and I am sure to give another post later regarding my progress and impressions from this mindset/technique.
THANKS :D
amazing post, enjoyed reading it :)
eft looks interesting, can you anybody any books on it?
eft looks interesting, can you anybody any books on it?
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