15-ish pull-ups last night at end of hike.
The last two were more conceptual than actual 
the idea of a pull-up
In the Platonic realm, Iām in excellent physical condition
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There was a brief period of time back about 7(?) years ago, when I was doing 20 pull-ups and benching 265 for 8 reps on the first set. I donāt know about benching that much but I do want to get back to that number of pull-ups.
Seems doable. But I am being very polite to my body at this stage. Definitely donāt want to piss it off. Weāll dialogue and see whatās possible.
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Subliminal rest day.
Decided to start the day with a talk with my sis. That was good.
Now, Iām doing a late meditation hour.
Herzegovinaā¦ (āhere we goā)
Did this morningās PATHS Terminus meditation a bit early, from 5:15 AM to 6:15 AM.
Then I decided to lay down a bit more and played a loop of Paragon Ultima v2.
Brain and body got kind of chemically zonked-out.
But as I was waking I realized that Iād been having dreams about navigating through some kind of conceptual New York like around the Bronx region at some point. There was some kind of safety zone, a very clean (partially subterranean) library that I somehow descended into.
Took me a few hours after getting up to click back into the day.
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so is everyone 
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Specifically, from 2:07 to 3:03 and then 5:44 to 6:40.
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oh, duh! This wasnāt the main point, but I did not realize that Watchmen was also a Zack Snyder movie. Now those subtle aesthetic resonances make more sense to me.
Haha. This guy really does not like Marvel superhero movies. haha. But apart from that, I was just making the same point to someone about the āGods on Earthā/Mythic aspect of DC movies. I really agree with that. Now that I think of it, Marvel aims to humanize the gods. DC kind of leaves them as gods. I think thereās enough room for both of them. But this Ben Shapiro guy definitely prefers the heightened reality, GODS kind of atmosphere.
I think that his critiques of Whedonās Justice League are very much spot-on.
But I donāt think they represent failings per se. Whedon was not well-matched with the mythos of Justice League. In Firefly/Serenity, he is excellent. There itās all about limited, flawed humanity finding its way in the face of a vast, often dispassionate, Universe. The Whedon sensibility works much better in that context. The irony, the gallows-humor, etc., are ennobled by the fact that they are (self-consciously) occurring against the backdrop of that great Existential Void. The VOID (the vastness of the Universe) is the real power and context in Firefly.
But this approach does not work in Justice League or Avengers because the main characters ARE the power. So, when theyāre flippant and ironic it seems to speak to the triviality of life rather than to the defiant moxie and spirit of human beings. In those super-powered movies, it works better if the powerful superheroes are aware of how powerful they are, if they embody that power, and if they struggle with the moral and ethical burden of it.
hmmmā¦that might not be true. Iām just expressing the idea.
Anyway. Thanks for the video. Iāve only watched the first half (up to 6:40) and will watch the second part afterwards.
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step by step
The only person whose life is really about you, is you.
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The ultimate grounds of human contention is Narrative and Perception; the prizes at stake, Attention and Mind.
Never let anyone pimp or con you into believing this is about anything else. Thatād just be the wool over your own eyes.
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I donāt care if you like me.
I like me.
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Attention is Worship.
make no mistake.
MIND the Doors of attention.
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I finger-swiped the above several entries as I was on my evening hike. They were as much to remind myself of certain states of mind as anything else. I can see the influence of Ascension (in Ascended Mogul) and Alchemist.
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There is no shame in this acknowledgment.
I have struggled with many limitations in my life.
Every person possesses strengths and capacities that I lack; and I possess some strengths that others lack (to the same degree).
I have dealt with fear. And lack of social ease and ability.
haha. as Eminem said in his movie:
āIām still standing here saying ,āf**k the free world!ā
hahaha.
There is something for me to admire or something from which I can learn in almost anyone. Things they can do better or with more skill and assurance than I can. Good for you!
Iām glad you have whatever talents you have.
Also: NEVER mistake the ability to describe something for mastery of that thing.
That is the foolishness of the intellectual.
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For some reason, I didnāt play my planned stack during any of my morning meetings. I usually suspect/trust that these āchance occurrencesā are being guided by my subconscious mind.
Itās 8:30 pm and I only just now finished what Iād usually have played by about 2 or 3 pm.
Todayās stack:
Mindās Eye Terminus2 (1 loop, morning meditation)
Alchemist Awakening (2 loops)
The Alchemist (2 loops)
Quantum Focus (1 loop)
My official start date for Alchemist Stage 4 and Quantum Limitless Stage 4 is April 12.
Since 2 weeks ago, Iāve begun gradually titrating in stage 4. For the previous 2 weeks, I played 3 loops of Stage 3 and 1 loop of Stage 4. For this week and next week, Iāll play 2 loops of Stage 3 and 2 loops of Stage 4. Then it will be April 12, and Iāll play 3 loops of Stage 4 and 1 loop of Stage 3 for 1 or 2 weeks. After that, itāll be just 3 or 4 loops of Stage 4 alone.
My reason for this more aggressive than usual titration is that Iāll be doing a washout from May 1 to May 11. Then on May 12, Iāll begin playing a custom that includes Stages 4 of both Alchemist and Quantum Limitless.
So, before experiencing them as part of a larger custom, I wanted to get a decent timespan of exposure to the āpureā versions of Alchemist and Quantum Limitless Stage 4. This way Iāll have gotten about 7 weeks of exposure instead of just 3.
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Another plan that I have for the next stage of listening is Build-Strength Layering.
Iāll retain Terminus builds for my two customs; but for the first 1 to 3 months, Iāll keep those exclusively for meditation. For daytime loops, Iāll be using Standard Q-build versions that I will also be ordering.
I plan to work with those standard Q builds until I feel theyāve expressed their full effects. If and when that happens, then Iāll begin replacing them with Terminus loops.
Major time dilation again with this morningās meditation.
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Iām not trying to be foolish, but apparently Iām naturally-gifted
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Impatience is the luxury of the confidently ignorant.
Tired today.
Think I got a little more sleep.
Meditated 7 to 8 (Mindās Eye Terminus2)
Running my scheduled stack.
April is the last month with my current playlist. Want to squeeze the last drops out of it.
A month from today, Iāll start the washout.
Today, after meditating, I was a little hungry and tired, but I decided to go out and do my hike at the start of the day. Felt weird, but had the time so I did it.