In the last hour since I wrote that above, I followed some desires that I remembered while running Emperor. Like getting up and getting things done: laundry, cleaning, the stuff needing done weekly, which I’ve often pushed off until later.
I’ve also realized why I never saw such changes as being “major breakthroughs” while running it. In the old Emperor sales pages, it used to speak of how it’d make such actions natural for you. So, I never made notice of the changes because “this is just how I am”. It still does this, but that mention has been pulled off the sales page for newer additions.
Lastly, I spoke of being more social on Emperor. And for me, being social means being non-combative with everyone around me. I have a clear remembrance of a disagreement I had with my current housemate about 3 months back. During our election cycle, his preferences began clearly showing. He’s a long-time liberal, and I’m just a conservative. He constantly doomsayed everything that would “possibly” happen, and I didn’t react. It’d be like adding fuel to the fire.
But one day I did speak out. Surprisingly, I spoke with conviction, but alas, without being accusational toward him. I remember clearly pointing out how media constantly divides people, and that could lead to such things as he predicted–if anything they said was worth believing (I didn’t share that last line with him).
I was surprised, as he agreed with me. We didn’t fight and bicker. We simply spoke of what was happening, not blaming or accosting other parties.
This stands out to me since Emperor focuses on resilience, getting the job done, and not being childish in the process of achieving that. And Emperor did well for me. Just the facts and taking responsibility for my part. Nothing more. It worked for me.
I like the changes it makes in me.
