04:00 unconscious of persona, different faces, “who is the real man”?

1:41 identifying with a persona, consequence of society/expectations on oneself, & compromising the self

Persona is fine, as long as you don’t “identify” with it

Masking as camouflaging real self

Also see persona

26:00 being friendly to present moment is Wu Wei

(linking eckhart his teachings to flow)

09:00 Suffering on journey to consciousness (before it arises)

10:30 Humanity & life as one

• see critique on individualism (Alan Watts has similar critique)

Definition of neurosis seems very similar to how I came to understand my unconscious behaviour of trying to hide my deep anxiety of my shadow (see framework)

10:56 philosophers as a bunch of unconscious people who reflect their troubled minds into their philosophy

09:45 on philosophers, like Kierkegard, who talk the talk, but don’t walk the walk

07:13 Jung on how philosophy is limited to the philosophers psyche

see idea on limited reality

05:40 Jung on Kierkegaard

05:00 Jung on Heidegger

1:41 Nietzsche as troubled mind & inspiring muse

00:20 critique on existentialism

0:00 Jung quote on philosophers as systemising their struggles/neurosis

see Al Ghazali on philosopher critique

Kierkegaard seems to point at the fear or anxiety of becoming the shadow, fully, and not wanting to become it, but he seems to use certain thiught patterns to deal with it. Is this the reason why Jung critiques him?

07:30 mind activity that goes along with the suffering

06:00 observing without when one feels intense suffering (pain body), not denying what one feels

01:00 being present within & without, “in both worlds”

See idea on “master of both worlds” (Campbell) & extending oneself to the heavens & earth (Miyamoto Musashi)

01:00 being present within & without

• 21:00 Big Data overheid (“te ver geschoten met data verzameling)

• ego as illusion
• not I, but we? (relate to concept of environments/ extending mind/extending self)
• awareness to what is (all of our experience, surroundings, organisms)
• body "I?" as part of a greater nature, Allah, and everything else (part of oneness we participate in)
• ego as construct (things we tell ourselves, beliefs)
• ego as illusion (are we a center of consciousness/energy? it causes opposition)
• we are the body, as part of the natural environment
• no self, as system (organs)
• self as organism that goes together with other organisms/see extended mind as extended self, maybe different phrasing)
• I as organism/environment, but ego as opposing it
• confusing symbols with reality of the world itself (see Tolle on interpretation as removing from present)
• caused by stories to ourselves, by others, looking at mirror/listening etc. "creating of image of self/mask" (persona), as a social institution (construct of self/ego), it is useful (helpful for navigation, but it is abstract)
• hides of ourselves, entirely unconscious, to external world etc. (things that are essential to us, we don't perceive, bec of the ego)
• sensations of "I" is false (cutting off your complete experience, all organisms, everything in ones awareness, not closed off)
• forcing the mind/concentrate is thinking to ourselves (for example, how we ought to read thst difficult book)
• distracting ourselves from reality
• destroying environment as destroying the body
• "you can't rid of it" (that is the ego, trying to get rid of the ego, a circle) answer: do nothing (ego asking the question)
• you can't control anything, like thoughts, feelings, other organisms, they are as they are, so you don't do anything, you see, you feel, observe, you are not "you" , you as the whole world (and creator), as experience

• misunderstanding nafs as misunderstanding quran
• doctor doesn't use ego, but self
• ego as ana? (not same?), ego as term by freud
• how science and religion can be compatible (removing materialism)
• key to world as in hands of man (self), thirtieth word
• Nursi as using quranic definition of self and philosophical
• Nursi studied himself, not attending medrese (at early life)
• Nursi memorised 90 collections of books, reciting those books every 3 months, read quran in his early 40s
• self/nafs 300 times in quran (& different meanings of self)
• other component than self, directing you?

naming (interpretation) as reducing reality (harder with people than nature, people labeling themselves), perceive it/be aware "mental abstractions is not life"

• reference earlier note on filtered reality

Eckhart talking on how "the flow came back" (striking to write)

• see note on knowing when to stop working (also reference earlier wu wei annotation)

welcome stillness (to discern purpose)

• see: discernment happens to you, you don't do it) (movement happens to you, you don't force it)

thinking process when writing had to be inspired (by something deeper)

• see only writing what comes natural, following natural movements, wu wei

purpose as not my purpose, what does the greater purpose want (power of now written through Eckhart) "what does god/life want from me, rather than what do I want from life" (finding place in the whole)

See invisible hand as a force that aids us in our life journey as a metaphor of Adam Smith his metaphor of the invisible hand

• Joseph Campbell also coined this term somewhere, in his explanation of the hero’s journey

Movies as portraying limited existence, but sometimes “signs” of consciousness

• In my opinion, well made movies, show a lot of signs of consciousness. See, for example, LOTR, with the rhoririm charge where there is a collective consciousness forming, or the scene in which Shanks stops Akainu.

ego as personal history (see my view on history, as ongoing presence)

silent spaces as meditative practice (using throughout day)

03:00 Ali changes locations, work as play (also see flow, Rian Doris)

Gut influencing behaviour as much as brain

Mind effecting gut health

Gut bacteria composition as influencing mind state

Also, causing to feel an inner flame, or feel suffering instead

Human gut as second brain — Forte, this is the real “second brain”

• 20:47 Only creating out of flow a problem for people; “how often, or can we even, get there” (good market research)
• 24:17 you can’t force the process of creativity (exactly, Wu Wei)

• Empty the cup: start from beginning (see Alan Watts on this), let go of what you know, let new things come by removing the old
• calling out fire energy/good aggression from within
• create balance to this energy, by meditating etc.

• Wu wei as not forcing
• Lao Tzu: man who isn’t conscious of his superior virtue, is this virtuous
• Watts: Wu Wei as not intentional Wu Wei, and is thus Wu Wei
• Doing opposite of society is not spontaneity (you are trying)
• go back to your childhood, realise the grandness of the universe

• wu wei as not forcing

• 07:00 Zegt Maarten van nou hier dat 30% van Nederland geschrift zou zijn? volgens hem is Omtzigt dus totaal niet geschikt om een partij te starten ?
• 12:30 Naar eigen competentie handelen: partij is te ver boven Omtzigt, daarom 30% die op Omtzigt zou stemmen is totaal “geschift”?

• condemnation as oppressing oneself, not liberating: accept as it is (others, and ultimately, of accepting oneself)

• 1:23:20 Vision Pro as infinite Canvas
• Mac from personal computing, mobile computing, to spatial computing
• omg, it changes environment (contribution to flow, inducing novelty?)
• new os (VisionOS)

02:30 No media/lessened consumption to remain more present

05:00 consumption as running away from suffering

info filters niet meer ingebouwd in het systeem; dat moeten we nu zelf zien te creëeren, of deze worden anders voor ons gemaakt (zie bijvoorbeeld algoritmes, enzo)

• writing that people want an answer to
• law of inertia/harder to be in motion when inert (my trails as making motion easier, also making it interesting)
• ghostwriting for free (extracting/repurposing content that a creator is already making)
• be compensated on outcome, not time/effort (look at upside)
• Gary Halbert as Hemmingway in advertising
• Ghostwriting as different from ghostthinking
• writing as business (not what I want, but what others want)

Newsletter as saving time or shortening growth (expertise)

My view: intention as what to gather/learn, attention as what to do in the moment, looking at a note, which makes us aware of that thing, which results into curiosity (also good entry to flow)

Is nothing truly original, then? (when it is just combinatorial)

By remixing, we make something new (if the ideas cross-pollinate in an intersection)

Ideas as organisms/virus

Ideas as neurons/connecting to each other

as scalable/building on previous knowledge

• understanding audience, then make a brand (in this case, I am my brand)
• make sure to really build out a profile for the audience (me), then you can cater towards that, archetypes help a lot in segmenting (what do I want, like, dislike, etc.)
• explorer ticked most for me (process of self-discovery). but the hero is really related (mastery)

The work of Musashi, Dokkodo, is the Japanese for "The way of walking alone", which I like most as a translation.

The 21 rules that Musashi wrote in Dokkodo, almost like guidelines, and the last rule (21), says to "Never stray from the Way".

Using stream of consciousness for writing, as a narrative form (for me, this portrays more authenticity, maybe even a way to communicate inspirations as it first strook the person, without filter).

Definition of consciousness

Auto pilot questions for silencing thoughts - are my thoughts useful? - how do they behave?

This kind of speaks to having awareness, and the ability to neutralise thoughts, using self-inquiry (not destroying thoughts, as Eckhardt Tolle does seem to suggest)

Anthony doesn't want to destroy thinking, but, instead, wants to neutralise them. This means that he still has thoughts, like thoughts for intellectual thinking, or thoughts for planning, and so on, but, he wants to neutralise thoughts that seem excessive, not helpful (see questions) - also see comments made on Eckhardt Tolle in previous note - see Shi Heng Yi, and his 4 steps (the fourth one being self-inquiry), and the video on embracing suffering

the folly of endless bla, bla bla, people viewing the mind as a big boy, while in reality, it is a little boy who is undisciplined and goes on random rants and tangents, liking and disliking everything it sees on social-media

Focusing on outcomes/results as problem (not having control over a lot of variables)

• looking at other parts of world to see how people really are (africa)
• no training in primal tribes (way of life)
• sitting is not bad, it is about the way we sit, and what we do when we don't sit
• interrupted sitting is better than prolonged sitting
• making exercise necessary (kind of hard in these times) or rewarding

• knowing how to suffer, allows you to suffer less, having understanding and compassion (see my idea on madness, understanding it, knowing how to be mad)
• we always run away from suffering (like avoiding to face the dragon)
• using technology, like tv, to run away from suffering (see my idea on media controlling attention), also other coping like eating etc.
• embrace and face suffering (facing the dragon), understanding will arise, you become compassionate (that will heal you), because you understand that other people suffer (see idea on not having enemies, understanding others, looking not only at yourself, but others)
• (see above) now you want to help others
• practice of looking into one owns suffering, and then looking at others suffering (thinking of self, then others, see idea)

5 hindrances as challenges to journey (state of mind, not having/getting clarity)

• not learning oneself, self-master as self-discovery & self-awareness
• spirituality as learning of oneself
• enjoy time doing nothing, also find things you like to do
• each person find way to climb the mountain (gaining clarity on top of mountain)
• 5 hindrances as challenges to journey (state of mind, not having/getting clarity)
• (1) sensual desire
• 2 ill will (rejection, also see my ideas on madness) "let go"
• 3 sloth (dullness of mind/body) lack if motivation/energy (see flow)
• 4 restlessness (not being in present)
• 5 sceptical doubt (being indecisive, getting lost in thoughts)
• structure/design life to prevent hindrances from arising (see my way of life as making environments/practices to prevent?) "techniques to remove them"
• (4 steps to prevent the hindrances)
• 1 what is your state of mind
• 2 accept the situation/someone/something to be they way it is/the way they are
• 3 emotional & mental questioning (why did it come up? understanding it, what will happen if it remains?)
• 4 non-identification (I am not my mind, my body, or my emotions, it is just that I am there to observe them all)

Inspiration needs to be expressed (not only passive consumption and annotating) - what about capturing your thoughts and synthesising them with readings to create something for yourself (expressing/creating privately)

Capturing (GTD etc.) inspiration and spirit

Serendipity as a form of inspiration?

Spirit and inspiration have related linguistic roots

Flow as a spirit of productivity

00:24:00 default mode network is niet meer actief (reizen, muziek etc. activeerde deze brein gedeelte ook voor brein)

• 06:40 Norbert Wiener/cybernetics: technology shouldn't replace humans, they should complement each other
• 14:00 infinite buffer effect (there is infinite knowledge work, optimising the shallow leads to more work, not a transition, perse, to deepwork) (16:57 example of his grandfather before the computer age)

A zettelkasten if used properly by the practitioner, can also have these elements of GRINDE integrated (though it is more textual than visual): - you group knowledge by linking (making a initial connection with folgezettel) - reflective: what you write reflects your own ideas in relation to what you read or are learning (and it is very non-linear) - with a ZK, you can make more distant connections to other notes, and bring them together in hubs - in these hubs, you can create a flow of notes, deciding which are stronger/better, in order (which allows you to emphasise what is better etc.)

note: a ZK is for long term, while a mind map is limited in scope (though probably better for the short term)

GRINDE mapping: 1. Grouped: grouping knowledge together 2. Reflective: reflective of your (non-linear) thinking 3. Interconnected: making more & distant connections (stronger than the groups) 4. Non-verbal (visuals) 5. Directional: which relations are the strongest, in which order can you sequence them? 6. Emphasise (visually) the most important things (see directional as well)

• Caffeine as backbone of civilization
• caffeine archetype ( I am the mindful master)
• high correlation between flow & caffeine
• associate caffeine with flow (I also do this with flow music)
• shortcut struggle phase with caffeine
• caffeine timing (1 to 1.5 hours until waking & 10 hours before sleep no caffeine)
• proper dosage (test what works) 4.1 higher dosage when lack of sleep
• what caffeine synergizes most (for me, probably coffee, in particular espresso) 5.1 double water intake when drinking caffeine (I always try to do this) 6 keep caffeine sensitivity high (1 day per week off, 1 week per quarter off)

Use a when next word begins with consonant, an when it begins with a vowel.

With vowels, there is no blockage when you say them, opposed to consonants, which seem to block the airway (I tested this, and this is the case: back in school, I never realised this... makes a lot of sense now)

Learning happens when we add memory to thinking. So, thinking precedes learning, and is fundamental to learning.

note to self: is thinking required for memory?

ep 20:

• 1:28:00 meaning of life: remembering that there is a greater purpose, reminding yourself (not forgetting)

My note-taking method is informed by the commonplace book and zettelkasten: why reinvent a wheel that needs no reinventing (it is only, really, about translating things from one medium to another)

Before the advent of the computer, the use of a zettelkasten or commonplace book to research was "common place".

What happened with the transition? Perhaps the methodology was lost in the transition, people just dumping things into a word file?

Hans Zimmer did A way of Life from the Last Samurai! (would want to go so bad to this)

Wow, I didn't know there was a song with "Idyll" in the Last Samurai. (this is big coindence, because I am writing an essay on Tennyson's Idylls of the King)

22:30 Differing environments/context matters. So before giving tricks, hacks, etc. realise that you function within a different environment.

Historicity is a historical sibling to this: periods have different environments, and thus don't apply 1 on 1.

But we can still learn from other other people & periods?

Er wordt onderzoek gedaan naar mensen die potentieel fraude plegen met studiefinanciering nadat het wordt teruggebracht in 2023 (vooral buitenlanders)

The holy grail caused the members of the round table to leave in search for it. The theme to of giving into your passions (see Excalibur) seems to recur.

This seems to represent the cycle of life, that the old will make place for the new, and will be forgotten or remembered. The new comes, trying to make inroads, and tries to be remembered? (work on this further...)

16th century (Gessner)

Media control is actually a definition/term (that has been coined by Noam Chomsky)

Mini memory course

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQXMl4GycD0

• (intro & title) Studying is not the same as learning
• Higher order learning is interweaving information (interconnecting, building knowledge in networks and graphs) [a zettelkasten and a commonplace book stimulate higher order learning]

How to learn the art of memory (quick)

03:54 Attention as most valuable resource (which media can take away)

Creative thinking

Be highly productive (about taking action?)

A zettelkasten involves a lot of layers in Bloom's taxonomy (see third annotation with context)

• The model changed over time (I will focus on model of 1956)
• The model exists of:
• Knowing (without understanding)
• Comprehension (understanding the thing to some degree)
• Application (applying the knowledge)
• Analysis (breaking up info, connecting them, contrasting them, relations etc.) [A zettelkasten lends it self for analysis within Bloom's taxonomy]
• Synthesis (similar to analysis: but you bring things together, to form a whole) [A structure note and similar notes allow for synthesis within a zettelkasten]
• Evaluation (judging information, which idea is better, what/how to defend info, how valid they are etc.)

Benjamin Bloom was the originator (and the taxonomy was named after him)

Bloom's taxonomy is actually a list of three (the cognitive one being the most dominant: me thinking this was the only "taxonomy")

• Thaw fish with a seal over it, in slightly running water

• reduce perceived exertion (change positions) & reduce perceived effort (change places)
• main environment for (1) sitting (2) standing (3) walking
• standing set-up: motion board (& budget standing desk with books etc.)
• changing walking set-ups
• change working environments that are different from each other (for novelty)
• (1) three main environments to change positions (dip in energy/work is getting hard) (2) three additional environments to change places (when fatigue kicks in)
• take breaks that are "boring" (do nothing, stare at wall, break activities: stretching, breathing, meditating)

• see 07:30 for a goosebumps scene where Thorfinn is getting punched 100 times "I have no enemies" — Thorfinn

• writing is thinking

(4 pillars of flow) 1. flow blockers 2. flow proneness 3. flow triggers 4. flow cycle

37:30 Tech companies don't want you to take info into your own notes (see pkm can give agency)

13:00 talks on finding a (1) zone of fascination, (2) go into a congregation (a community, a discours), and (3) master the thing (and fulfil the hero's journey), and (4) add these to the congregation - Scott relates this to the hero's journey

• release from flow, go into recovery, don't snap
• less hours forces the person the be more effective, you also get obligations done within 3/4 hour block, and afterward, you can process and think about deeper things, be spontaneous, still do work, but it is not a obligation (work as leisure, as well?)

• waking up in 90 sec doing most important work bec mornings your "flow proneness" is high
• recovery is important, as well (morning routines should help with flow proneness and recovery, but bec you are flow prone in the morning, do the work, and do recovery in other parts)
• plan most important task (thing you will do after waking) the night before

Conditioning can be done in conjunction with strength work. Use low recovery periods with multiple sets.

The hero in a story, like Arthur, dies unfulfilled, knowing that he never reached unity.

Apollo as representing order, clarity, a dream-state of life, an illusion.

Dionysus, on the other hand, represent chaos, and the dissolution of this dream.

12:00 Allen talks about the science of flow, but doesn't coin the term explicitly, he only refers to it as being in the zone. This makes sense: gtd makes you know your commitments, and helps you to focus on one thing at a time, undistracted, which gets you into flow.

Set a domino habit (the central point of your day): a habit that makes everything else better for the rest of the day.

Then, make temporal landmarks (and set alarms as reminders, hinges) which function as beacon to transition throughout the day, to make sure you can hit your domino habit.