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the stuff you joke about (even ironically or whatever) has a way of shaping your reality so be careful and deliberate with that stuff. a lot of people out here fumbling their own bags by joking about outcomes they don’t want. you might as well joke about the outcomes you do want
see when a person talks about what they want I can take actions that might help them get what they want and in a sense we are all doing this all the time when we complain we are inviting others to complain with us and help us complain more https://t.co/SMmyBD9HxK
When you spend your time and energy focusing on what you don’t want, you’ll likely end up getting more of it: https://t.co/Pu3xZQeiQM
29. just discovered /r/enoughpetersonspam, where 31,000+ people voluntarily subscribe to posts about Jordan Peterson, including posts indicating shock at reddit suggesting that maybe they might be interested in Jordan Peterson https://t.co/SnGQ7iSuWf
so as always the primary winning move is https://t.co/tFaWtEZM1p
yes it can be worthwhile to direct attention to cruel, ugly, terrible things – but the tricky thing is to stay focused on the goal: a more just, kind, equitable world. If one loses sight of that it’s unfortunately easy to get swept up in despair and vindictiveness etc
just remembered this classic https://t.co/cGplJfM82R
you’re very unlikely to get what you don’t ask for if it’s significant if you ask for something totally “impractical/unrealistic”, it’ll likely require a bunch of additional work — you’ll have to stay with the ask consistently for months, years, and answer the followup questions
so if it’s like, “I wanna be rich, it’ll be so funny if I were rich haha” – you can’t just say it once. it’s not THAT simple. you have to keep thinking it. then you’ll start to notice silly opportunities and silly business ideas more than you used to, and it compounds from there
aside: I was reading some Borges recently and I noticed for the first time in months (over a year??) that the olive oil in my kitchen is Borges. I somehow never noticed it before. Similarly there are always things we are missing in plain sight until we start looking out for them https://t.co/fgw2PnUhX8
@visakanv Coincidences are magical doorways. https://t.co/laOdI5tcQs
Quick thread on coincidences, synchronicity and magic. I think it was Gordon White who defined magical practice as working to maximize the number of meaningful coincidences in life. Coincidences are powerful, in a way that's hard to understand at first.
@visakanv Hmm, I feel complaining has its place. There’s a way to do it consciously - you step into complain-space and unearth new stuff you don’t realize is affecting you! I agree abt the spell-power of words, tho. Finishing a complain sesh w the reversal? ++ https://t.co/YnOVqBykCl
@visakanv I find conscious complaining works best for “I feel terrible and I have no idea why!!!” Last pain-point I unearthed this way was “nobody touches each other and everybody leaves!” Now I’m at a 30-yr-plan homestead and enrolled in massage school. Lol 🙏💕
@visakanv Actually I don’t think the article gets to the whole depth of the practice. Here are book pages instead! Conscious complaining as a practice to restore flow to a clogged-up psyche: https://t.co/cPRRsgAjaI
@visakanv Go for it, make a complaining shrine with dark or annoying colors. & now after reading your tweet, I’ll end the sessions with jokes about “haha what if <inverse of complaint> HAHAHA” 🎉 https://t.co/TQmX1cb7rt
@visakanv My good ol’ standby. I first picked it up in November, and keep re-reading and getting more and more out of it. After massage school I wanna study directly w the author ! https://t.co/1WX1K2lcY6
@visakanv No offense man but I don't buy it Of course you can always analyze a joke for the anxiety underlying it and excessive neg self-talk is harmful. But life is really fucked up sometimes and in many situations dark humor is a gift.
@VividVoid_ https://t.co/GEWDTc8Q9I
thinking about how sometimes the only thing that really matters is the right vibe. you can have dark humor that's nourishing and supportive. you can have cheery positivity that's cruel and oppressive. the thing itself is so often secondary to the context, the delivery, the frame
you might as well joke about the outcomes you do want https://t.co/X3TjrYViCt
you might as well joke about the outcomes you want https://t.co/FDgjMNMhYb
you might as well joke about the outcomes you want https://t.co/iavLAFxYj3
you might as well joke about the outcomes you want https://t.co/GLnSdDRVaL
I remember the "but how would that work?" arguments not very long ago. the idea was treated as inherently gross and laughable. now... now we have burned it into the fabric of the new world. it may be confronted with malice but it can't be dismissed.
love him or hate him, you might as well joke about the outcomes you want https://t.co/TtEDkqYl11
don’t joke about what you don’t want, joke about what you want https://t.co/JeELByojvL
joke about the outcomes you want https://t.co/SGzNLgGpvU
joke about the outcomes you want https://t.co/gXd4tV5sYw
@visakanv visa what is the rebuttal to: “if i joke about the outcomes i want then those who could help me get there will see i’m joking and they will think i’m not serious about working toward that outcome and they will not help me”
joke about the outcomes you want https://t.co/HrE78JST82
@visakanv Aaaaany publishers hanging around? Who wants to publish some mythic fluff that changes lives, hm? Don’t lose your chance to my self-publishing game, yall https://t.co/xaBUvH0IhE
joke about the outcomes you want https://t.co/NLhx7Kkqug
musician jokingly asks his fans to send him money, raises $100k in 2 hours (h/t @seyitaylor) joke about the outcomes you want https://t.co/p1hOpkbdAL
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joke about the outcomes you want (also, raise your prices) https://t.co/7MrzzIKMbl
speaking of which, I would appreciate your assistance on my 50yr quest. there is no joke here I am absolutely serious about this one https://t.co/v7BzcE4k1S
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This madman actually went ahead and wrote a Wordle-to-Townscaper converter (like 2 seconds after I jokingly floated the idea). To mark the occasion I'll reluctantly share my embarrassing attempt at today's Wordle. https://t.co/cUReZUaG3H https://t.co/CHGLWrsXmN
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@visakanv A joke lead to the production of the famous Cobra Kai series ☺️😆🥋🐍🏯 https://t.co/zwPhRfICLk
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54. ~1.5 years ago @neats29 quoted the start of this thread with, how funny it would be if she wound up working in personal growth and healing today she works in personal growth and healing you might as well joke about the outcomes you want https://t.co/EBGH3opWzP
how funny would it be if I wound up working in the personal growth/healing line of work 😂 growing up I used to feel emotions very intensely and was prone to existential thinking, even at 5. I dampened these as a survival strategy but have spent many years unravelling it https://t.co/pz9UQtxdid
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Yesterday was bananas. I half-jokingly fired from the hip saying I'd wear/do whatever if a brand pays for me & 7 friends to sit 50-yard-line at the National Championship. Turns out a dozen brands from VC-backed startups to Fortune 50 were super interested. Huge props to all of them for being open to trying something new & taking risks. And now...my 7 friends & I are officially sitting 50-yard-line at the game. Can't wait to share more & document the journey. Just remember: shooters shoot.
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@visakanv If only someone had warned him https://t.co/hFyA5ncDn2
@visakanv I'm not sure I want it but that would be absolutely hilarious https://t.co/Y964Pm7HkE
@visakanv A wedding ceremony might be the wrong place to joke about outcomes you don't want.https://t.co/Pk3NqprCIM