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A comparative measure of how truthful and real something is. The less able you are to debunk or disprove it, the more accurate it is - with the exception of irrefutable (unprovable) claims.
What you do with your expression of words or bodily actions as a response to your internal reaction.
An ongoing development of work, through any number of jobs, that may or may not contribute to your mission.
Charisma is the ability to attract, charm, and influence the people around you.
A subjective assessment of pleasure or pain attached to sensations – anything judged as pleasurable is deemed to be comfortable, painful is uncomfortable. Craving/aversion are the more extreme forms.
A sensation of togetherness with another sentient being (this can occur during an interaction but also in the absence of their physicality). It can be described as consisting of rational, emotional, and physical aspects. From a neurotransmitter perspective, connection is most directly connected to oxytocin and serotonin.
The quality of functioning of your body and psychology.
A piece of work that provides an income. This may or may not contribute to your mission. Contributing to an income does not automatically qualify as contributing to a mission or as having integrity.
Psychological & emotional manipulation are types of social influence that aim to change the behavior or perception of others through abusive, deceptive, or underhanded tactics.
Ongoing activities and actions that give you a sense of meaning and a reason for participating in life. Typically, a meaningful mission is directly based on your personal values. This may include a higher “purpose” and goals towards this dream, however the actions of the present moment are given the most importance for creating a sense of meaning.
Any sensation that one does not enjoy or consider pleasurable. Pain is not the same as “harm”, which is permanent unhelpful damage.
What occurs inside someone after they observe an external event. It is the sensational responses that come from an interpretation of an objective event.
The perception of possessing an ongoing and unbroken connection with another sentient being, inanimate object, or deceased being.
Questioning any version of the truth presented to you, not accepting first impressions or appearances no matter how “right” they feel. Seeking to clarify and prove things “wrong” until they are substantially evidenced, rather than trying to prove yourself right.
Self-development, or personal development, covers all activities that one undertakes to improve one's life.
Thoughts, feelings, beliefs, pain, pleasure, emotions and any other observable event that takes place in your conscious awareness. The occurrences in the mind’s space.
Any organism that is likely to possess a conscious awareness and/or experience emotion. (Remember humans are just a species of primate).
Any pain that does not contribute to growth or healthy development. Unnecessary and unhelpful pain.
Tools, data processing and resources designed, created, or harnessed by humans, including AI, Internet, satellites, machinery and robotics.
The closest we can currently come to identifying what is real and differentiating it from what is imagined, assumed, fictional or deliberately concocted.
Principles that guide your decision-making and behaviour in the name of longer-term quality of life. Values adjust to context, in that they are what’s best for right here, right now.
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
Socrates
The avoidance of male orgasm either through sexual abstinence, or by practicing sexual intercourse without ejaculation.
In the brain, serotonin impacts levels of mood, anxiety, and happiness. Illicit mood-altering drugs such as Ecstasy and LSD cause a significant rise in serotonin levels.
The cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief or a course of action among several possible alternative options.
The examination of psychological structure from a modern evolutionary perspective.
A masculine form of "people pleasing" first described by Dr. Robert Glover.
Founder of Ali Baba, richest man in the world. Jack Ma embraces failure as an essential part of the path to success.
An honest, straight-up guy, and an advocate for NoFAP (avoiding pornography and masterbation).
Determined to become the ‘hardest man alive,’ David Goggins is the only member of the U.S. Armed Forces to have completed Navy SEAL Training, the U.S. Army Ranger and Air Force tactical air controller training.