I share and react to a recent MIT study. (Note that the study has not been peer reviewed yet as of my writing). For now we can only use this as a basis of discussion or possibility rather than definite fact. The intention is to create awareness around this topic, rather than to label it as "bad", especially knowing that we don't have all the information available.

To play devils advocate, there is one constant that is not debatable. The term "Use it or lose it". As an example, when we stop all resistance training, our body diminishes our muscle mass. When we stop doing something may it be an action or habit, we lose that muscle memory naturally. In turn, the same would apply for critical thinking and mental models. The corporate is not the technology but how we use it and how often.

As I mentioned, I will definitely continue to use LLM's but only after I do what I could myself. I will try to work things out myself first, before seeking out help immediately. There is absolutely no harm in asking for help even from a LLM model but it does build more resilience, creativity and critical thinking ability when we try things independently first.

*This is my current opinion as my time of writing. Whenever new information comes out, my knowledge usually expands and opinions change.*

I have definitely been in those moments where I no longer have the will to do a task or continue something I have been actively engaging in. This varies from workouts, to writing, painting, content creation, communicating something to someone, the list goes on.. Iv noticed in my experience that taking a step back from something often offers a chance to come back better. I do not have the science or hack around why, I just noticed that it's been a constant in different aspects of my experience.

Have you ever experienced something like this? Tell me your experience and how disengaging helped the journey.

I come with a challenge in this episode. Let's say you were to create something starting from scratch, that you know people would see or listen to. How would you approach this process? Think about it, our internal chatter gets activated and we start feeling the pressure to perform and create something of quality, value or result driven. We can sum this up and call it “perfect”.

If this is the first reaction we would all feel, wouldn't there be a better way to go about the process if we decide to see past the minds initial reaction? What if we enter the project with doing as much creations as possible and have fun with every project. We do each one with an intent to explore what we truly enjoy. While having fun during the process without our own judgement or pressure getting in the way. Usually that type of mindset comes when we keep what we create private or only to a select people we really trust.. What do we do when it's being heard or seen by anyone out of that comfort zone? Why can't we follow the same mindset? Its like the mind over powers our need for joy, fun and exploration because of a social pressure or judgement that what we did was not “good enough”. Is this because we didn't do it with the upmost stress, pressure or made it to perfection. What is perfection anyway? It's an illusion or even a subjective opinion.

I speak about how I have been striving for results and generating a valuable outcome rather than exploring and finding joy/fun in the creation process.

Now, cut me some slack im posting very raw and unfiltered content for you to read and listen to. While also having to be aware that I can't just say anything and there has to be mindfulness in my content. It is a hard task to find balance in that. I might very well be posting content that I will not be aligned to in a week or a month from now. Although, I came to the realization that I have been taking things too seriously as well. Workouts, content creation, learning have all been serious and result driven for an extended period now. Is it time I integrate play and exploration while still challenging myself and having a clear direction with my actions? Time will tell i guess, finding my harmony in the process.

Have you ever watched the movie Limitless? In the movie the protagonist Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper's character) finds a pill that makes him "limitless". It completely changes who he is as a person and his life for the better. He overcomes laziness, completes a book he has been trying to finish and attracts all the other traits you would associate with someone who has no limits. (wealth, confidence, charisma, social life, etc)

There's a specific scene where he realizes what he needs to do going forward. This is what a moment of clarity looks like to a tee. It's the undeniable realization and clarity to a specific path or journey you decide to undertake.

I share my moment of clarity that led me to transform my physical self and ended up creating a domino effect that has led me to start doing content, expand my knowledge on topics I love learning about and eradicate limited beliefs I previously had of myself.

It's important to note that I am still "figuring it out" and I don'thave all the answers, nor do I even want them. I enjoy this process (as confusing at is). Life would be boring and predictable if it were any other way.

Enjoy!

Coming in with a perspective shift. The intention behind this episode was to create awareness around our current environment in regard to media. We live in challenging times, I decided to offer some guidance around something that is not often spoken about.

As usual, im rooting for you. Thank you for listening!

For this episode, I decided to share a story like wisdom tale. I run through my personal experience with my real estate mentor, why having a mentor/life teacher is so valuable, where you can find one and what to look for when that person comes along. As I mentioned in the episode, when you become aware that there is a lot to learn and discover, your teachers will find you. May it be the way of the universe or the algorithms of social media. They will come! ;)

What a loaded question.. We would think wisdom comes from our greatest achievements and growth comes from pleasure. In fact it's the exact opposite. This episode is designed to help the listener make sense of the two things that help us become wise and grow. If you are on a path of evolution and growth and want to become the best version of yourself this episode is definitely for you. It will help you understand how to be at peace or to accept the price of admission of growth and wisdom.

Why do we always think arguing is easier than simply showing others what we're trying to articulate or a certain point of view that is different than the others?

I try something different in this audio and keep it simple and light hearted. I explain why actions speak louder than words and why they are way more effective, some personal wisdom from my life and a tale about a Donkey and blue grass. (Just listen to the audio.)

Your feedback is appreciated and condoned on all episodes. Enjoy!

Life often offers us moments or experiences that can be painful, gruelling, long as well as beautiful, bliss and exciting. How would we know the difference if we didn't first comprehend what it took to get there?

I offer a short mindset shift I recently had around my personal journey and my frustration and lack of patience to "get to" my goldilocks zone. Im still in a work in progress, I know I'll get there!

I explore a quote that I wrote down after multiple attempts of creating content. Once written down I realized the quote symbolized much more than just content creation and had much larger significance. I realized that creating a meaningful life or creating a life an individual is truly content with and filled with purpose comes with a sense of trial and error or creating "what is not" to find out what is really truth. I hope you enjoy this one and I got my point across clearly. This was a huge mindset shift for me and I was so excited to share it, I Hopefully it was articulated properly and made clear and concise!