I appreciate your remark about consciously doing nothing.
- It's quite hard to really do nothing. Usually the mind wants to wander, which also might be good sometimes, but
- really doing nothing enhances your focus so much when you actually start doing something afterwards!
Also the passage about entertainment serving as a tool for control is spot on! While some time off is beneficial, I agree it is necessary to even entertain yourself consciously.
Thank you!
Sorry for the short reply last night, my brain needed sleep soooo bad.
Everything seems to start by being willing to self-reflect. I'm a huge fan of the cosmic schmuck principle that says:
If it periodically occurs to you that you could be acting or perceived acting like a cosmic schmuck, then over time you will cease to be a cosmic schmuck.
However if it NEVER occurs to you that you could be acting or perceived as acting like a cosmic schmuck, you will forever be a cosmic schmuck.
[Shout out to Robert Anton Wilson!]
Once that first little bit of self reflection starts, the next hump is the how to use my time effectively, how do I work, communicate, receive/process information...so many wonderful rabbit holes of the self.
Hopefully everyone gets there eventually. I'm patient