Basedonia™ - By E-go

Interesting test I found on Moral Alignment. These are my results. You can take it here: https://www.idrlabs.com/moral-alignment/test.php Post your results 👇

Grand Rising Volume 2 & 3 are out, kept at the same price for now. If you already got it, check your library to download the new volumes.

Also, I might not have been explicit enough about this but here is the deal: The final price of the encyclopedia once all the volumes are available will be $250, right now it’s $94 which is a steal.

I’ll release volume 2 and 3 of the encyclopedia and resume posting once this gets 100 hearts. (I’ll also keep same the price if we get the 100 hearts today) Let’s go 👇❤️

GRAND RISING ARE YOU READY?

The biggest regrets in life are hesitation related. The time wasted. The endless worrying. The useless overthinking. That’s what you eventually end up regretting. Rarely will you regret decisions because you will always find a way out if you make the wrong ones. There are very few decisions that will fuck your life up forever. And you’re not stupid. You won’t make those. But what you’ll regret later on is not moving fast enough. Taking too much time and thinking you’ll never run out of it. The truth is time catches up and it waits for no one. You already know this but it only hits hard 10 years later. Not making decisions and being too slow to get moving is the absolute worst course of action. Allow yourself to fuck things up. Allow yourself to fix your mistakes. Allow yourself to experience as much as possible of what life has to offer. Take your fucking shot. Stop watching from the sidelines. Step the fuck up.

It’s the first day of the new month. Don’t wait for next Monday to get started. Whatever your plan was for next week: Start it now. Cut the waiting time out and get in the fucking action. Get moving. Get things done. Get ready to own this month. There is absolutely no valid reason to wait for Monday. The new month is here. Make the most of it. Let’s fucking go 🫵

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I come from a family where I'm far from being the one in charge. My father has always been on top of things and if anyone was expected to be his second, it would be my older brother. This might sound unrelated to the question but let me explain how it is: Because of this, I grew up in the shadow and background of two very strong characters. And that made me shy. Because I never needed to speak up for myself or get out there and deal with people. With time, this became a hinderance. I would shy away from confrontation, I wouldn't speak up my mind and I would be very embarrassed and uncomfortable under the spotlight. And I felt that it was holding me back. As I started growing up, and experiencing life, I noticed areas where I was lacking. I wasn't very eloquent. I was a bad listener. I wasn't very aware of what's going on around me (this one can be dangerous). As a result, many times, I found myself saying things that I wish I never said. I found myself using the wrong words at the wrong times, failing to maintain important relationships and most importantly, I had a hard time standing my ground because of that shyness. Now, all of this is just a background story so you understand better where I come from. All of these were pain points that I've had to deal with and learn from the hard way. I also come from a hyper social culture and environment. I realize very fast that these shortcomings were going to be a huge burden if I didn't do anything about them. So to answer the question, here is what I did about it: I consciously and intentionally put myself in the situations that I felt the most uncomfortable in. I fucked it. I learned from it. I did it better the next time. Everything I share here, on my emails or on social media is mainly and primarily a result of my own experiences. Of course, some books and literature helped me learn about ways to better handle those situations. But it's the concrete application and iteration that truly helps you get better socially. Just like anything, social skills are about recognizing patterns more than anything else. You can be introverted, stutter, and even a bit shy yet still be highly socially skilled if you know how to interact with people in ways that benefit you. The encyclopedia will definitely help you achieve this, but don't forget to get out there and put your learnings into practice. That's what makes them most valuable. As for how I continuously work on my social skills: I make it a challenge to: - Befriend anyone I see on a regular basis (shop owners, neighbors, waiters etc... anyone that I interact with often has to become my friend) - I try to talk to as many strangers as possible on a daily basis. - I do small exercises that allow me to practice specific skills (things like the last social skills exercise I shared on here)µ The more you practice, the better you get. It applies to everything and social skills are no different.

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Ego, your last email did spark a question. How did you work on your social skills to go from the bottom to the top? Which social skills were you working on? How did you spot social skills to work on? If you're willing to share: how do you improve your social skills? I've read the critical thinking book and it's just mind-blowing. Your level of understanding of the concept is impressive. Encyklopedia is still on the to-read-list. I will start it probably next week.

Your self-image is essentially two things: 1. What you believe about yourself 2. Your behavior - what confirms your beliefs about yourself People get confused because this sounds like a chicken and egg type of situation. It sounds like it. But it’s not. These two parameter have to be grow and change in parallel. In order to change your behavior, your beliefs must change. And in order for the belief to change, you must prove it to be true through your behavior. The answer is embodiment. Now this requires a lot of willpower and most importantly clarity. Because you can bullshit yourself for a while but not forever. Your beliefs and behavior have to go hand-in-hand. You need to embody the new self-image. Because it’s not just about wanting to change. It’s not about becoming either. It’s about being. And that is a decision you take and then stick to. You define how you would ideally want to be. (And I’ve said this many times) And then you conduct yourself exactly as that person regardless of circumstances or who’s around and watching. Now, let me make something very clear: You will have doubts. You will feel like a different person. And that’s the point. If you embody your ideal self, you become it. If you feed into the doubt and fear, you don’t. And that’s where clarity comes into play. Your reasons behind the change have to be rock solid, crystal clear and most importantly: Intrinsic. If you want to be a different better version of yourself so people can appreciate you more? Not gonna make it. If you genuinely feel your soul itching for more, knowing that the higher version of you is within? All you have to do is unleash it and allow it to exist. Your perspective about this whole situation is everything. If you’re looking into mimicking or emulating someone else, you will never feel good in your own skin and the negative patterns of your old self will keep emerging. If you simply allow yourself to step into who you truly are, embrace bad and good sides of yourself and learn to leverage them to your advantage? You simply cannot lose. The short answer: Simply step into your true self. Let the parts of you that you try to hide emerge and take their rightful place. There is no shortcut to this. Except maybe, being completely honest and transparent with yourself. Then build from there.

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How to transform my self-image?

I noticed that among many of the clients that I’ve coached and some of my friends that tend to isolate themselves, that the reason is almost always the same: A deep desire for escaping reality. No matter how you look at it, the core driver of such behavior is always escapism. Now, even that is only a symptom of deeper rooted issues. This is exactly why for the past 3 years, I’ve been heavily preaching AGAINST labeling yourself as an introvert. I get it, you’re more comfortable on your own than you are in groups. I get it, it’s much more peaceful and recharging. But the problem is that once you make that your identity, you start falling behind in life. Don’t get me wrong, there are many high achievers who are deeply introverted. But those people also understand that life is a game of balance and that no man is an island. I also understand that if you start going down this path, you create a bubble of fake comfort that feels like home - most of the time. But that bubble is a lie. And the worst thing you can do to yourself is lie to yourself. The world requires you to mix up, meet people and put yourself out there. Unironically, this problem is exactly why I started teaching social skills. I believe it’s the one and only solution to this ramping plague. Most issues are skill issues. And this is no different.

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What might be the reason someone keeps himself isolated? Insight against inaction?