anxiety
The Manic Zettelkasten Mood
closed mode “most of the time when we’re at work. We have inside us a feeling that there’s lots to be done and we have to get on with it if we’re going to get through it all. It’s an active, probably slightly anxious mode, although
The Fear of Death is the Root of All Anger
Fear is the cause of every problem. It’s the root of all prejudices and the negative emotions of anger, jealousy, and possessiveness. If you had no fear, you could be perfectly happy living in this world. Nothing would bother you. You’d be willing to face everything and everyone
The Subjectivity Vortex
The Focus of a Furnace Without a Chimney Of all the advice in the world that you do not want to listen to, it is the advice of a disturbed mind. (Location 1317) Telling myself the worst case scenario can happen non-intuitively allows me to pass the block. It seems
Relaxition for Me is Focusing Elsewhere
When our beliefs are hopeful and optimistic, the mind releases chemicals that put the body in a state of physiological rest, controlled primarily by the parasympathetic nervous system, and in this state of rest, the body’s natural self-repair mechanisms are free to get to work fixing what’s broken
Use the Mind to Influence the Brain and Use the Brain to Influence the Mind
When I asked him how belief can change the cellular environment, Lipton explained that the brain is perception, but the mind is interpretation. It’s all about how the mind interprets a life event. For example, you can open your eyes and see a person. (This is your brain’s
I'm Not in Psychosis
"u look tired" dawg im literally going insane (View Tweet) I'm not in psychosis, now LAUGH WITH ME Psychotic behavior occurs when the mind is so frightened and the wounds so painful, that it seems better to break contact with the outside world. (Location 913)
The Art of Copium
It is very interesting how the human mind works. We have the need to justify everything, to explain and understand everything, in order to feel safe. We have millions of questions that need answers because there are so many things that the reasoning mind cannot explain. It is not important
Anxieties and Ruminations Becoming Compulsions
Consistent worrying chip away at the minds defenses, and eventually seem less like suggestions and more like causal outcomes. This causes the person to defensively react and create mechanisms to build a "fence" around the negative thoughts, causing release in rituals. This is why we cope! 202301090011
Your Competition is Not (mentally) Better
Your competition is not better. Even if your competitor has 1000 employees, that doesn't make them better, they more likely work a lot slower and less efficient than a smaller company. Also, a big company is more likely to ruin a perfectly good product trying too hard to squeeze profits.
The Everlasting Grind of Content Creation
YouTube The YouTube subscription page is a chronologically weighted page, favoring channels that post consistently and "1000 true fan" type subscribers. 202212160135 The home page uses a recommendation algorithm based on CTR and watch time. These two -- on the surface -- don't conflict with each other. But they create