How to Control Your Impulses So You Don't Ruin Your Life 

Thank you

Great notes. Thank you!

It works profoundly well when meditating for longer stretches of a time. The mind's always monkeying around, trying to justify why it's ok to stop. After a few weeks or months the mind stops trying as you've become the master. Such a good feeling. Detachment. Can see emotions, thoughts and urges pop up before they arrive and evaluate before actually acting.

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​@@JamieRsounds amazing 😊 and possible lol...

So true man…it’s so hard to stick to your plan and think in probabilities

I’m literally here because of that, my impulsiveness is killing me. I have ADHD and I’m sick of making profit and then losing it all bc of how impulsiveness I have. It’s the only thing keeping me from success

stop speculating. read these books if you really want to get good at investing and stop trying to win a fools game. 1) the intelligent investor - benjamin graham 2) the most important thing - howard marks 3) stock market logic - normal g fosback anton kriel was the guy who got me out of this short term thinking. he's really good and his educational content is top tier when it comes to understanding how practicing predicting short term market fluctuations is not only stupid but also impossible to sustain long term. It's something proven statistically. im only writing this comment not to sound smart but to let you know i have been there, i was also into the whole idea of day trading until i discovered anton kriel and actual investing educational literature. good luck.

I have a similar problem. Vipassana (awareness/insight) meditation has helped me overcome it, & life is now beautiful.

​@@Jocelynwert same man , i have a very profitable strategy and im at a point where im detached from losses but i just cant focus on trading because it seems boring so i just watch youtube and dont get anything done including trading

He's a Doctor in neuroscience and stated based off his knowledge of the wiring of the brain these are the practices he does. It's safe to assume these practices are the most efficient in rewiring ones brain

Please teach me 😂

Your disorders are excuses.

Well, you are...but not the whole of yourself, but rather just that aspect. Also, your brain isn't perfect. Neither is anybody else's. The reason I say that is because ...well, just because you have the idea to do something, it doesn't mean it's in your best interest. It doesn't even mean you really wanna do it. It might be just a habit. We make a lot of excuses for some of our shtty behaviors...we're good at that. If you're a little hungry, you might say to yourself you're starving, just so you can gorge something fatty or sweet. Also, the internet doesn't help. Everybody's telling us to do whatever tf we want all the fkn time. Nobody does that. Not a spoiled child, nobody...not even other living beings...not even a paramecium. And also, who tf are you to always get to do whatever you want without consequences? I don't mean you personally, but anybody. What exactly did you have in mind whem you made that comment? Can you remember? I'm not tryina lifecoach you, obviously I'm here for a reason :D

Good question. This is why in for example in Islam we believe that doing thing in haste is the action of the devil. And that not all our own thoughts are our own. We have angelic thoughts , thoughts of the self feeling (hunger or anger for example) and devilish inspirations. These devilish thoughts are not ours but just inspirations from the devil. The devil wants to use your feelings against you. That is why islam is all about self-control for the good. And these power will only came with true believe. Having self-control because of truth given true meaning to act meaningful knowing this is a test. And we learn self-control via parenting. And we learn self- control parenting via God. Or via what or who else? If we follow our desires blind we will go only for go. And if we follow the desires of others, you will determine your framework of good and bad via people. While religion gives you the good and bad beforehand, not dependend on the Ghost of the time. But the good and bad always, yesterday, now and tomorrow. every time the same. The self is good but out desires is the weakness the devil use. So we mis-use our given body. By doing corruption to it. And we know for sure we humans can do really bad things to ourselves because of our desires. let alone spiritual. God know ourselves better than we know ourselves. And God is our Master and God gave us teachers to learn to became closer to the self for what we are made for!

Come on guys we def know what we should be and shouldn't be doing the shouldn't just feel comfortable so it feels like a should function and anything other than fulfilling those impulses feels insane. I'm just getting around now to realizing and taking action into fixing my life and issues better late than never but god damn it feels weird cus I've been living 26 years this way ..

You determine it by previous outcomes

indeed alot of this boils down to having self discipline but i think this no-go practice gamifies the monumental task of self discipline into manageable sub-tasks of rejecting simple day to day impulses. essentially, start small and enjoy its knock-on effects

@@leahcimual yep, it breaks down the discipline practice in actionable tiny actions

I agree, I have to wonder if thinks of meditation as a way to escape emotions (as many people do) instead of understanding and observing them in the present.

Buddhism is not secular .it is a religion. You ain't a Christian if u practice it .

that is a very good idea . i haven't explored that solution as of yet but now i definitely will . thanks

Another Orthodox Christian here - cool to see another!!

That’s also why Muslims fast the whole month of Ramadan .

But once its a ritual bounded by social proof. Its becomes a go response.

Wow thats interesting, us muslims also fast twice a week (Mondays and Thursdays) according to the lifestyle of the prophet muhammad pbuh

Boy that metaphor really went right over your head didn't it

I used to check my phone every morning and then lapse into reading emails. Hated it. Then I put a sock on my phone, now everytime I go to check it I gotta take off the sock. tip: use clean sock

@@Nerdraker Very Unique lol