Self & Transformation
this is why I am not afraid of AI
excerpt from David Reed’s book on improvisation https://t.co/ygTqEqe8I7
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who do u go to master ultimate frisbee?
Another barrier to change is perfectionism’s demand for certainty before action. Because perfectionism says you need to know that your goal is correct before you spend any time or energy on it, you can get stuck spending weeks and months trying to figure out if your goal is worth pursuing in the first place. The issue with making certainty a prereq
... See moreClarissa W. Ong • The Anxious Perfectionist
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Perfectionism has nothing to do with getting it right. It has nothing to do with fixing things. It has nothing to do with standards. Perfectionism is a refusal to let yourself move ahead. It is a loop—an obsessive, debilitating closed system that causes you to get stuck in the details of what you are writing or painting or making and to lose sight
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Perfectionism holds us back from showing up and trying, or really doing the important work of our lives. This happens because when we are afraid of failing, or feeling vulnerable, or not being as good as we want others to think we are, we end up avoiding the work that is required to actually become that good.
Brianna Wiest • The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery
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Perfectionism is easy to see on someone. Physically it is a rigidity in the musculature and there can be stunted tones in the voice. Mentally they are often second-guessing themselves, hesitant, and overly precise.
Joe Hudson • Tweet
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Some people appear confused about the bar for full awakening in the classical Buddhist sense.
So, here's an uncontroversial minimal definition that cuts across traditions:
Anuttarasamyaksaṃbodhi:
anuttara - unsurpassed, there is nothing further
samyak - complete
sam - perfect, correct
bodhi - awakening
What does this actually mean?
1. The delusi... See more
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You could find a few definitions for the core of The Shaman archetype,
but I would go with “One who tends to the wholeness of a folk."
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But the most crucial part of committing is *not needing other people to validate your schtick*. When you release others of the expectation that you need them to approve of you, when you say a little "fuck you, I'm having a good time" NOTHING you do will be cringe
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neediness & committing to urself, organic-like
interesting consequence of this is that adhd might just mean you have a body with more fragments of the computation in it, distributed across society. you are responsible for their integration. suggests the answer would involve an idiosyncratic path
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Douglas Hofstadter's book "I Am a Strange Loop" can offer profound insights that expand your consciousness, boost productivity, increase earnings, and enhance your enjoyment of life, a thread: https://t.co/7L26AviscZ
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