You don't own feelings, they are not who you are
Just like you don't own radio stations you tune into
Feelings are signals of the amount of energy around you & flowing through you
*Thread* - (e)motion
Manipulate Energy, leverage emotions, & defeat low energy
You don't own feelings, they are not who you are
Just like you don't own radio stations you tune into
Feelings are signals of the amount of energy around you & flowing through you
Depression = Repression
It's a lack of expression - cells, brain, body
Energy is not flowing
If you were to:
- Exercise intensely
- Do something creatively stimulating (socializing, writing, producing)
ATP would begin producing
Heart rate would go up
Blood flow would increase
Nervous system would be active
Oxygen would be flowing to the brain & through the body
Until demand is seen you will not be supplied what you need
We are wired to conserve energy
If you inhale too much
You'll FEEL a need to exhale
Energy has no opinions or meaning
We assign opinions & meaning to our emotions
If we choose to interpret low energy as "chill out"
We essentially are inactive spectators taking orders from the flow of energy (reactive)
(aka a human being with free will & consciousness)
You can change the flow of energy by changing your actions
Every action has a reaction
Inaction also has a reaction
You always get more of the same, an object in motion stays in motion
If you can run 10 miles
You're adapted to supply energy to complete 10 miles
If you exert 5000 units of energy daily
Your body adapts to supply 5000 energy units daily
and you demand 900 it'll be a bit uncomfortable
if you demand 5000 it'll be very uncomfortable
We are wired to conserve energy
You soon adapt & will produce 5000 energy units per day with little to no willpower/force
If you exerted a lot of energy
Being tired indicates that energy is spent
But if you're tired & have low energy
Despite doing nothing
The feeling then does not mean "rest" we misinterpret it as rest and end up repressing
Supply/Demand - how much energy are you demanding (action/effort)
will determine how much gets supplied
Efficiency - things you consume, sleep, environment which can unnecessarily inhibit the flow of energy
and how efficient energy conversion is
Supply/Demand is more important than efficiency
Which is why we see plenty of examples of unhealthy people, stressed people, 'low vibe' people
Who are productive, get things done, & have energy
They 'ask' for or demand it via action
Pushing that extra half mile is where the adaptation happens
Showing slightly higher demand, consistently, will adapt
Soon it will be at 3.5 miles where that same tired feeling kicks in
Pushing part is now from 3.5-4
Like a antenna receiving signal
They just display to you the energy around & energy flowing through you
They're not orders
They're also not useless
The balance is to listen, then respond
Not automatically react
Not totally ignore
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1/ Here’s a list of conversational frameworks I’ve picked up that have been helpful.
Please add your own.
2/ The Magic Question: "What would need to be true for you
3/ On evaluating where someone’s head is at regarding a topic they are being wishy-washy about or delaying.
“Gun to the head—what would you decide now?”
“Fast forward 6 months after your sabbatical--how would you decide: what criteria is most important to you?”
4/ Other Q’s re: decisions:
“Putting aside a list of pros/cons, what’s the *one* reason you’re doing this?” “Why is that the most important reason?”
“What’s end-game here?”
“What does success look like in a world where you pick that path?”
5/ When listening, after empathizing, and wanting to help them make their own decisions without imposing your world view:
“What would the best version of yourself do”?
Please add your own.
2/ The Magic Question: "What would need to be true for you
1/\u201cWhat would need to be true for you to\u2026.X\u201d
— Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg) December 4, 2018
Why is this the most powerful question you can ask when attempting to reach an agreement with another human being or organization?
A thread, co-written by @deanmbrody: https://t.co/Yo6jHbSit9
3/ On evaluating where someone’s head is at regarding a topic they are being wishy-washy about or delaying.
“Gun to the head—what would you decide now?”
“Fast forward 6 months after your sabbatical--how would you decide: what criteria is most important to you?”
4/ Other Q’s re: decisions:
“Putting aside a list of pros/cons, what’s the *one* reason you’re doing this?” “Why is that the most important reason?”
“What’s end-game here?”
“What does success look like in a world where you pick that path?”
5/ When listening, after empathizing, and wanting to help them make their own decisions without imposing your world view:
“What would the best version of yourself do”?
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The benign product is sovereign programmable money, which is historically a niche interest of folks with a relatively clustered set of beliefs about the state, the literary merit of Snow Crash, and the utility of gold to the modern economy.
This product has narrow appeal and, accordingly, is worth about as much as everything else on a 486 sitting in someone's basement is worth.
The other product is investment scams, which have approximately the best product market fit of anything produced by humans. In no age, in no country, in no city, at no level of sophistication do people consistently say "Actually I would prefer not to get money for nothing."
This product needs the exchanges like they need oxygen, because the value of it is directly tied to having payment rails to move real currency into the ecosystem and some jurisdictional and regulatory legerdemain to stay one step ahead of the banhammer.
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The benign product is sovereign programmable money, which is historically a niche interest of folks with a relatively clustered set of beliefs about the state, the literary merit of Snow Crash, and the utility of gold to the modern economy.
This product has narrow appeal and, accordingly, is worth about as much as everything else on a 486 sitting in someone's basement is worth.
The other product is investment scams, which have approximately the best product market fit of anything produced by humans. In no age, in no country, in no city, at no level of sophistication do people consistently say "Actually I would prefer not to get money for nothing."
This product needs the exchanges like they need oxygen, because the value of it is directly tied to having payment rails to move real currency into the ecosystem and some jurisdictional and regulatory legerdemain to stay one step ahead of the banhammer.
