I am listening for the second time to a talk by Alan Watts where he says that the problem with people who get their introduction to mysticism by LSD etc. need a discipline or skill. Unfortunetly I didnt really understand what he means by that. A hobby? That sounds almost too easy a solution. The thought however resonates with me. Ever since I start... See more
reddit.comAlan Watts said young people need a discipline/skill.
Adolescents who never learn to control their consciousness grow up to be adults without a “discipline.” They lack the complex skills that will help them survive in a competitive, information-intensive environment. And what is even more important, they never learn how to enjoy living. They do not acquire the habit of finding challenges that bring ou
... See moreMihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Flow: The Psychology of Happiness
“Reflection matters because it is continuous with practice. How you think about what you are doing affects how you do it, or whether you do it at all. It may direct your research, or your attitude to people who do things different, or indeed your whole life.”
Lawrence Yeo • The Right Side of Thought - More To That
HOW TO STAY FOCUSED WHEN YOU GET BORED WORKING ON YOUR GOALS After my baseball career ended, I was looking for a new sport. I joined a weightlifting team and one day an elite coach visited our gym. He had worked with thousands of athletes during his long career, including a few Olympians. I introduced myself and we began talking about the process o
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