
“Stages of transformation”
Stages of transformation:
1. overexcited + naive, first feelings of the HOF from day 3 to day 11. Test score = 40.
2. deep failure, continuous learning and catching up from day 12 to day 32. Test score = 49.
3. Training and learning have finally stabilized performance. Days 33 - 35. Test score = 67.
Some of my findings:
Daily physical exercises is absolutely crucial for me (running+).
“Me” — is a calculation made by the prefrontal cortex => I’m not limited to this sometimes nagging “me”.
Daily 20-minute meditation really changes cognition.
I can work 7 days a week, if I rest actively and do total resets.
I can and should ..
.. keep my word to myself. I think it’s the first time in my life, when I daily cross off all of the 6-8 tasks for the day.
.. keep my mouth shut about goals;
.. fight against “I need that attention” feeling.
Tricky television = an illusion of rest (I felt it, but I wasn’t sure).
Proper foundation opens up your true motivation and energy.
1. It took me three days in a raw to train up the “be your best when you’re at your worst” grit, because I just couldn’t get tired enough working all day long and then exercising hard. It was not hard enough because I underestimated my limits.
2. Now I feel a slight aversion to everything that is wasting my time, even to that without which I couldn’t imagine life before.
New applications of mnemonics (write to me to get free materials and join our community of fast learners):
1. plan your day = autotraining => easy to wake up, the gaps between tasks are reduced.
2. gratitude = I can see and feel ALL the things I was grateful for since discovering the gratitude practice (in a chronological order).
3. motivation = I remember ALL the situations that motivated me during the quest in a chronological order.
I think I perform 2-3 times better then before the quest. If you haven’t achieved that level of transformation, check this out:
1. I devoted 2-5 hours a day to the quest, because one of my MTP is “Make knowledge accessible and powerful”,
2. Also I have already put years to change my mindset from mixed to growth
Thank you all for your stories and support!
Huge thanks to Steven Kotler for being reliable and informative teacher.
Thanks to Mindvalley for building a product that exceeds expectations. Special thanks to Steve Allen
Mikhail Samsonov
United States
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