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[BeastMODE]

I'm at a point in my life where I have gone through a lot of recent changes. Going from living in a party house to being seen as a hermit in some peoples eyes. I believe i have always had the predisposition to be able to evaluate one self and ones actions. Self awareness has long been knows as a sign of intelligence and I think most people do experience some amount of it during their lives. I'd also go as far to assume that people without the capacity or without the drive to look at themselves from an outside perspective tend to never gain a sense of complacency during their lives and tend to have a very bleak outlook on the world along with a personality that seems vacant and unappealing to myself at least.

So basically i have been spending countless hours examining myself as a person reading, seeing what resonates with me and cutting out the bullshit of society. Reflecting on past events such as childhood and the nurturing of my parents to try and paint a picture of my life and who I am at my most basic levels. Its almost as though i have been searching for the ultimate truth in my life. I tend to take into account what a natural lifestyle would entail through the concept that in society we have created a life which does not benefit ourselves as organisms but a life that is more beneficial to a machine we call progress.

Psychology has played a big part in this journey of self discovery but i have noticed a few trends in which I cannot ignore especially when it comes to profiling. I have been constantly evaluating myself to try and place myself into one of these introvert / extrovert / INTJ / INTP types of profiles. It seems whenever I do I feel myself yearning for a stimulation that seems to exist inside another profile. I feel as though there is a more basic less complicated approach to these patterns we see via intellectual capacity being a baseline and nurturing and environment being the defining factors of actions taken during a lifetime. I feel as though the higher baseline you have for intelligence the more likely you will be to ignore some of these nurturing and environmental factors. Think of a sheep leaving the mindless heard.

Overall I'm at the point where where I can sift through bullshit quite well and the abundance of psychological profiling that's been taking place since the 1970's seems like a cry for help with people feeling disconnected from others looking to find their place in this world through this profiling scapegoat.

TLDR; psychology gets too much undue credit

[Lister]

“You think too much.” I tell myself that all the time and I’m right.

You can battle hard and long to escape those boxes society forms around you and if you do so long enough you can somewhat escape. Though when you’re far above those boxes looking down all it takes is a little unbiased self-reflection to realise that you just didn’t understand the boxes and in fact you do fit into some of them quite well.

The shock of realising that you’re a normal person is both frustrating and rather comforting. It’s frustrating because we all want to feel unique and it’s comforting because it means you belong.

I’m a Philosopher at heart so I don’t really agree with a lot of Psychology therefore I agree with you that Psychology gets too much undue credit. I feel its issues are its habit of oversimplifying things because I see them as complex; perhaps though I’m over thinking it and things are just that simple…

They say a Genius is one step away from madness and perhaps that’s because they’re unbalanced and therefore unique. So then being “normal” could be an ok place to be. I just don’t know.

[BeastMODE]

“You think too much.” I tell myself that all the time and I’m right.

You can battle hard and long to escape those boxes society forms around you and if you do so long enough you can somewhat escape. Though when you’re far above those boxes looking down all it takes is a little unbiased self-reflection to realise that you just didn’t understand the boxes and in fact you do fit into some of them quite well.

They say a Genius is one step away from madness and perhaps that’s because they’re unbalanced and therefore unique. So then being “normal” could be an ok place to be. I just don’t know.

Others give me the “You think too much." bs. I'd also consider myself highly philosophical. At the end of the day I dont think im am any differnt than anyone else. I feel as though I want the same things out of life that everyone else does but am taking a different approach. Ive seen how easily myself and others can be mislead into beliefs that are thought to benefit our lives but only turn out to benefit a cause thats not our own. The one thing that I do believe has made the most dramatic difference in my life and in my thought process has been the cessation of almost all influential media. I would honestly say that most people these days are being entertained to death. I know im going to sound like a propaganda hippy crazy person, but since i have stopped listening to the radio watching tv and pretty much escaped materialism i feel as though my thoughts are finally my own. I talk to people now days and feel as though with most i have almost nothing in common. Now it seems all i hear about is sports/movies/reality shows/news from most people. Now that i dont take part in this aspect of modern life the coversations seem straight up retarded. I would even dare to say that a large portaion of society today has never had a thought that was really their own but more of a mindset base off of a menagerie of mass media. I've already been through my "unbalanced" phase where I felt like a crazy person. I felt as though disater was in my lane through this seperation of thought but have come to terms with it and wouldn never wish to retreat back into my former state. That phase was short lived and I feel as though i have more purpose to my life then i had ever though possible. Preching my views on the world to anyone dosent seem to reap any benefits. People always come up with retarded excuses like "you think too much" this is where my theory for a baseline of intelligence comes in. No one without a certain mindset would follow undertake these changes. Peoples arguments towards my thought process carry no weight or logic. Popular belief seems to be the only thing that drives their conclusions.

[Lister]

Hmm…

Between the end of High School and perhaps the birth of your first child (or some other similarly important event) it seems you go through many phases of thought. Through extensive philosophical research (which I did in university) I’ve found many positions one might take.

You could reject all media, or live in the woods and reject society completely. On a smaller scale you could live normally but only focus on one side or the other (watching Fox News exclusively, or only listening to those that represent your faith). You could also saturate yourself in information from all levels.

To me what matters is how much importance you place on information and events rather than what you’re exposed to or how you receive it.

Rejection for you and Saturation for me; which of us is better off? Just because I view something as right while you view something else as right doesn’t mean we’re both right, or both wrong, or that there even is a right/wrong.

Though why is it that the majority end up thinking similarly especially when entering their 40’s with children in tow? Convenience and practicality become a priority over accuracy of reality? Again I don’t know.

[BeastMODE]

I just ate a bag of dark chocolate and 2 dozen chicken nuggets so im feeling a bit bogged down but ill try and be coherent. I am an information whore!!! I dont try and block out all information in hopes to live am more complete life i actaully tend to do the opposite.

I have revelations throughout the day typically and do extensive research to try and paint my picture of life with great detail. I also believe we can look at history and cultures to find whats right or wrong. Its so easy to discredit or validate aspects of our lives. I do believe there are roadmaps in place for us to study to find whats "natural" or most satisfying in life. One example is diet. Which diet is most beneficail for human health? From there you could have a connection to what kinda of lifestyle would that diet promote.

I'd guarantee that lifestyle would also require a strong social system that would need to be in place as well which is needed for mental health. As a people I feel as though there has been a disconnect since the industrial revolution has started and we are only moving farther from it with the more "progress" thats being made. I dont believe its coincidence that the people with the most validation later in their lives and the ones with strong marriages and family values.

Most of what is promoted today disreguards alot of these values and i belive we have seen a suffering in social mechanism on a large scale with the amount of physical and mental health issues that are abundant today. I also think it is impossible to be exposed to or receive alot of these promotions without some underlying influence that would only effect your subconscious and effect your thoughts and actions.

And for the 40 year old all thinking the same with kids with the convient practical lives. Should i dare to compare them to the masses of individuals glued to television screens with nothing to talk about? there will always be things out there that are unexplainable but they should not be ignored just like the connection between humans and spirituality making for a healthier lifestyle and mindset.

I really have no idea what i typed my brain feels like mush ill continue this tomorrow.