Episode 971 Scott Adams: A Micro Lesson on Affirmations. Can You Program Your Reality?

[@jennybtx]

I love the self-development Scott lessons. This, I would never miss.

[@OP-ig1fj]

@@anirudhkannan9 just do it and see for yourself. Good luck

[@dukeee120]

I’ve used this method for years. There’s many ways to make it much more effective and to expedite your results. One of those ways is to heighten your emotional state. Grab some earphones and find an emotionally stimulating score like the dark knight soundtrack by Hans Zimmer and start to write slowly, intentionally and in present tense. You will immediately feel a shift in your emotional state and whatever doubts you may have will be drowned out by an overwhelming feeling of certainty. I’ve manifested everything I’ve ever wanted this way and very quickly.

[@felipemoitta]

would you mind sharing some real examples of things you manifested using this method? (change details and maybe exclude names, but I helps at least me a lot to know the specifics)

[@CoconutPete]

Scott should write a dedicated book on affirmations

[@kathrynlayfield9599]

Scott, So much fun, I'm getting older just turned 69 and found you on the internet. You are funny, calm and peaceful and you keep tweaking my mind. I look forward to listening to you each day. Kathryn

[@PabloEscobar-cs9lu]

When I learned about this early this year, I lost it. I had to do it right away, and let me tell you it worked three different times. Currently set my goals bigger and working on the fourth!

[@shastasilverchairsg]

Hey Pablo, any updates? How's the affirmation going so far?

[@PabloEscobar-cs9lu]

@@shastasilverchairsg going great, just set a new one for the new year! Look forward to a great year, anything is possible! Think big, the word impossible doesn’t exist

[@1111Tactical]

I had a very similar experience to Scott with his Berkeley test. A long time ago I was struggling at a law enforcement academy for a special team while losing weight and struggling to reach peak fitness. I could not meet the minimum 11 minute mile and a half time to pass at the end of the months long program. It was the only PT standard I could not easily beat as I'm short, bulky, and hate long distance running. I discovered Scott before and was writing affirmations I would pass. While training I never ran faster than 12:20. And the final practice PT 3 days prior to the real deal, I ran my ass off and only made 12:20. When the final day came however ,I made 10:47. A very sudden and huge boost in performance.

[@CantThinkofaCoolOne]

Awesome. I hope that after 2 years you’re doing well and blasting bad guys too!

[@lehcyfer]

I've read about that in "How to fail at almost everything and still win big", and not long ago heard you speaking about that in a youtube interview - was it Tim Ferris? Nevermind, two weeks ago, 11th of May I started to write affirmation "I, Leszek Cyfer, will be healthy, fit, full of energy and will weigh 90kg". I am not even on a diet and I lost 3,5kg, and now as I am preparing to introduce intermittent fasting I expect even better results. So, thanks a lot :)

[@PabloEscobar-cs9lu]

Intermittent fasting is amazing! You will love it! Good luck

[@PabloEscobar-cs9lu]

Leszek Cyfer i also have affirmations that have worked! Crazy

[@GGboy1987]

Ive had success with this, after watching this video months ago I started writing affirmations 15 times and Ive became more wealthy, even made hundreds dollars in days from stock picks sorta like you did Scott. TY

[@anirudhkannan9]

wow seriously? what was your affirmation -- get rich in general or in the stock market?

[@GGboy1987]

@@anirudhkannan9 I write everyday in everyway I am getting wealthier and richer 15 times in journal.

[@kakashiiisenful]

Would writing on your notes on a phone have the same effect you think?

[@richifernandez1571]

this one shall live forever, what a wonderful lesson, and so generous to share such power.

[@anirudhkannan9]

have you tried the technique?

[@MinusEighty]

Scott's reference to Norm's broomstick joke made me smile. They say it's one the worse ways to go, drowning is very peaceful.....

[@sarahmiller4084]

Affirmations change our status quo: the status quo is 'We go after the things that we think we can get...not after what we want'. This makes sense to 'go after that we think we can get' as it conserves energy. With affirmations, we pay attention to and make small changes to nudge us to go after the things we truly want. These are the things we are not sure we are going to get a pay off for. If we expend energy towards them, we might not get a reward. So we don't make the effort. Affirmations nudge us to make tiny changes to get us in the direction of what we want vs what we think we can get.

[@sarahmiller4084]

As my HS soccer coach said: "we miss 100% of the shots we don't take!" 😊

[@stephencochrane5820]

ASK...ASK and it will be given to you,seek and you shall find,knock and the door shall be opened for you

[@waitasecond...]

Someone already posted it earlier but 20:44 is where he starts explaining his method.

[@goldennguyen8271]

20:44 from here Scott explains in detail his affirmation process.

[@mayankmudgal1728]

Affirmations change reality!!

[@Closeprobate]

I’ve demonstrated this to close friends and manifested all sorts of things. Yet, I don’t run around many numerical goals. I still don’t know why this works and decided that the “why” is none of my business. I just know that I works I can repeat it. A real paradox.

[@vividist]

What do you mean by numerical goals?

[@mitchellhall7382]

process of affirmations 20:30

[@hakapelika7024]

We used to call it praying for the best outcome and total faith in Gods’ plan for our life.

[@mihiershandilya2736]

We desire too many things in life at the same time. Using affirmations brings focus to that one most important desire.

[@brianjanson3498]

This was a great Periscope. Thank you. I'm on Locals, so I will definitely watch this again.

[@anku348]

These are roughly the principles mentioned in the power of Subconscious mind. Thanks Scott for reaffirming my belief system.

[@Paul-uw2my]

I tried this about 3 years ago when I first read “How to lose big...” There is definitely something to it. In fact I experienced such a positive turn around that my toxic BPD girlfriend dumped me, but that’s a whole different story. But the affirmation thing, it definitely wakens something. Even if it’s just shifting your perception enough.

[@salildeshpande7]

BPD? Bipolar disorder??

[@ryanackert1536]

Fantastic. Been using affirmations since my college athletic career. Very powerful. This is a great breakdown.

[@robynmarie2956]

I had seen an interview you did several years ago on this subject and it always stuck with me. I'm back at doing affirmations again and was searching your interview out to re-watch and so grateful to have stumbled on this video. :-) Great stuff !!

[@radmanonline]

Reticular Activating System is also the reason when you become aware of a particular car, you start to see it everywhere. A year ago, the bumper fell off the back of my car. I thought it looked strange. In the year since that happened I've spotted maybe a hundred cars with missing rear bumpers. Reticular Activating System!

[@alwaysovercomingbear4809]

Perspective really is everything.

[@cue_khb]

That pom pom pom pom pom pom pom at the start is very relaxing.

[@Shadowjedi007]

Its meant to induce a trance

[@cue_khb]

@@Shadowjedi007 I know.

[@CoconutPete]

I have tried this technique before and it worked! Going to try it again on a new goal...

[@nl5703]

What did it work for?

[@helvegr13]

This is a popular concept in chaos/sigil magick, except they create an abstraction of the desire (a sigil or mantra) and then focus on that.

[@vladmordekeiser1054]

So maybe the "magic" had been all the time just a psychological persuasion trick?

[@CantThinkofaCoolOne]

My 6 month affirmations commitment starts today. Previously I had given up after a few weeks to one month. 16th of January 2024. I'm going to come back here and comment on my outcome. I've not nailed down my exact affirmation right this moment, but it will be finalised today!

[@CantThinkofaCoolOne]

Okay, I have finalised my affirmation : I, J.B will be making over $2000 per week day trading stocks and options by the end of January 2024 FYI - I have a lot of experience in the market, though the mental challenge of applying the knowledge and experience that I have gained has been the key factor in my failing to turn the dream into a reality so far.

[@CantThinkofaCoolOne]

Anyone reading this - I stopped affirmations on the 28th of September. About two and half months of affirmations every day. I stopped because I had not even begun to make even the tiniest bit of progress towards the affirmation target / goal.

[@scottfitzgerald5352]

@@CantThinkofaCoolOneBut, bro, there was a lot of testing time left

[@TS-fr7ch]

What's the latest status? What are you doing now? Have you started up the affirmation? Have you made any progress yet?

[@jimmerpierce]

I Believe luck is a skill that can be developed. There are 2 kinds of luck that i know of: 1. Observational luck - involves attending (ie paying attention), pattern/anomaly recognition, understanding the significance of what is observed, and a "lucky mindset" similar to the Power of Positive Thinking - this is essentially the luck Scott is speaking about - I have improved this luck over time. 2. "James Garner" luck - or network effect luck. Garner's "luck" as an actor was in major part due to his genuine respect and interest in the lives of all people he encountered, from the Studio chief to the on-set caterer. As a result, he was presented with, and was open to, more opportunities than most. As an introvert, my own "James Garner" luck is underdeveloped.

[@helvegr13]

Is there somewhere I could read more about James Garner's luck. I love The Rockford Files but always wondered how the guy got the job.

[@vladmordekeiser1054]

Scott talks about we making our own luck, or "becoming lucky" through our own actions in one of his books. Either "How To Fail (...)" or "Win Bigly"...

[@FakeCrisRealTyranny]

Thanks, Scott. Gonna try this for sure.

[@anirudhkannan9]

did you try?

[@FakeCrisRealTyranny]

@@anirudhkannan9 Funny you should ask... not in earnest, don't think, all those months ago. But since you asked, I just listened to this again and so... I'll let you know!

[@DanWalterTradeview]

It goes back, at least to Napoleon Hill, the author of Think and Grow Rich .. which changed millions of lives.

[@radscorpion8]

Thank you Mr. Adams for this incredible episode haha. Apparently there are many speakers on this topic even from the 1950s, namely people like Neville Goddard or Joseph Murphy. The thing your Mensa friend said is exactly what I tell myself and others, but most other people just laugh it off and never want to approach the subject again. I always find that approach stunning, considering what you have to gain vs what you lose (a little time each day).

[@MegaMsLittle]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I will be doing this to help realize some goals in my newly formed business and my love life.

[@anirudhkannan9]

how's it going?

[@MegaMsLittle]

@@anirudhkannan9 It’s going beyond my imagination. I’ve started 2 successful businesses and was offered a job 2x my salary. I’ve decided to opt out of the love life part as I’m using that energy to pursue my financial goals and attract a man of a different caliber.😉

[@hermes9731]

Congrats @@MegaMsLittle! What was your exact technique?

[@Shinchan958-h9z]

@@MegaMsLittle I want more details

[@fredjones5137]

Doesn't even have to be fifteen times a day. I've had great results with two times a day...as long as it done in an intense and energetic manner.

[@juliancasablancas1350]

Affirmation or scripting?

[@fredjones5137]

@@juliancasablancas1350 Affirmation

[@jarmyvicious]

Thank You, Scott! Both Brilliant and Inspiring! Cheers and CIAO!

[@BayouDrank]

This series has been great, please continue making vids dedicated to this topic! I'd specifically be interested to hear how you think this concept ties in with our lack of free will. I've always thought of it in terms of orders of desire--for example, perhaps I don't desire to exercise, but I do desire that desire (2nd order). Depression might be a good example of a lack of even 2nd order desires like that, but perhaps a 3rd order desire remains? It gets pretty convoluted from that point. Going back far enough in the chain of desires and we end up at our "arbitrary", "animal", or "prelogical" desires which we cannot be said to choose freely. On a related point, I take it you find it pragmatic to "see-through" the free will illusion, while most (westerners/capitalists especially) see the belief in free will as indispensable. There's even a philosopher who argues that we need to protect people from that dangerous truth and uphold the illusion. Understood correctly, I believe it is indeed pragmatic to see through the illusion - for one thing, it might inspire one to remove negative influences from one's life rather than hoping or pretending they always have power over them. "Reprogamming" yourself through affirmations seems to me to be a case of self-imposed positive reinforcement on our unfree selves. Your thoughts?

[@karlk9316]

Bring it on Scott Adams! I do heartily affirm that your content is not too weird for me.

[@Royal-home]

Thanks Bro Scott🤝🏻

[@heidihatch4151]

The correct form of affirmation would be “I Scott Adams, am a syndicated cartoonist.” Tell yourself you’re already there. More effective. Make it present day.

[@Peasbeuponyou]

I hope Scott addresses this issue. Maybe the real trick is to repetitively visualize and believe it to be so.

[@vplants9810]

This technique was basis of "The Secret". Based on quantum physics. Energy out, energy back.

[@GeorgeCoghill]

Really surprised Scott never mentions the writings of Robert Anton Wilson. He wrote about lots of the same concepts Scott talks about, but back in the 60s/70s. “Quantum Psychology” is a good Wilson book to start with. Wilson talks a lot about the “23” phenomenon, which he got from William Burroughs. It’s essentially the “brain tuning” concept Scott mentions.

[@pseudonymous8702]

That book covers so many different things. Completely changed the way I think about the world.

[@GeorgeCoghill]

@@pseudonymous8702 agreed. The first Wilson book I read left me feeling like I was on a mind-altering substance for days, weeks afterwards. Still regularly think about and am affected by the things I read by Wilson back then, almost 20 years ago.

[@GeorgeCoghill]

Scott’s “filters” are what Wilson termed “reality tunnels”.

[@EmberAsh]

I like these ones a lot. Lots of good information. Thanks!

[@anirudhkannan9]

did you try the technique?

[@EmberAsh]

@@anirudhkannan9 No, I haven't recently, although I did read and try out these same affirmation techniques Scott Adams discusses here, back when I first read them in one of his books decades ago. I kept the goal I had in mind very achievable when I did the affirmations, so I certainly can't say they didn't work! 😉 Most of the positive achievements and extremely unlikely events that have occured in my life have happened without the use of any specific affirmation techniques. I still think they're a great focusing tool, and I enjoyed remembering some things that I'd forgotten that I once knew. Thanks!😉

[@monsterstacks]

Commercials are programming most people shows or social media... affirmations put you in control...

[@HowTechTo]

This is one of my favorite videos.... Just did a short article on your affirmation system and included your video :)

[@bingbird23]

It's just the reticular activation system. It's real and it's science based.

[@oz2011]

Speaking of bubbles… In the mid to late 1660s Isaac Newton had to leave his Cambridge studies due to a plague, and during this epidemic he then had a couple of years to ponder how the world works. Would he have become such a world-changing mathematician, chemist, and physicist without this epidemic-induced bubble? Who knows. I don’t think affirmations will change gravity itself, but it does feel like my bubble is getting a bit lighter from absorbing your lessons. So thank you, Scott.

[@monsterstacks]

You basically hypnotize yourself.

[@peterkoch]

What the.. what the... I picked an affirmation that has been frustrating me for weeks.. and barely got to repeat it today (like 5 times) and I got my result just now... OK that's gotta be a fluke...

[@frankwturner]

give some details please!!!

[@scottfitzgerald5352]

Yeah, gotta be. Did you try again? Say… three times more to confirm? I mean, one fluke? Understandable. But four? I dunno about that buddy

[@mattpatterson8746]

Scott, Scott, Scott...isn’t this just ‘The Secret’?

[@jennybtx]

Yep.

[@RoboSteave]

Durn it, Matt, you beat me to it. I was going to say that it looks like Scott has found the secret, er, I mean "The Secret". He must've been an Oprah fan.

[@jennybtx]

Or LOA

[@michaelm3219]

Thanks Scott!

[@stevenlyhne1]

Maybe the simulation hears the affirmation, and helps out.

[@nikolasflameart9750]

Simulation confirmation. Lately I've been doing an affirmation most every hour of the day. I put the alarm in my phone to go off every hour. Cool. I will continue experimenting with this!

[@asdsmil4890]

Got any result???

[@plantphilosophy6367]

Did it work?

[@nikolasflameart9750]

Shortly after, I moved out of a nasty situation I'd been stuck in, and then my son's mom suddenly drops my son off with me after 9 months of not letting me see him. And is living with me. I'd been in custody battles for over 10 years. There is something to this.

[@plantphilosophy6367]

Awesome

[@leiyang477]

Hi Scott, can I do these affirmations for my child’s recovery from illness?

[@ryanackert1536]

Prayers and love for your child's recovery friend

[@dianeorsino6570]

Praying for one another, especially for those we love is always an affirmation for usually they are good, lovely and of good report, I say yes.

[@PabloEscobar-cs9lu]

Doesn’t hurt to try! Hoping for the best

[@Jcrpdx]

It's a balance between predicting the future and anticipating the future. You might consider two sets of affirmations, one that is specific and one that is not. The specific one, "the what", is limited and will help with your focus and the power of intention and the general one, "the how", will help you expand your mind to be open to new unanticipated opportunities and solutions. Try both types of affirmations at the same time.

[@perliva]

This video _randomly_ was inserted into my KZbin home feed. Last time I watched Scott was around the 2016 election. I definitely need and want a change too. Coincidence?

[@TheCaryHenriquez]

Athletes use affirmations as part of their mental training so it works!!

[@RWappin]

Neville Goddard spoke at length about this concept.

[@sylvia7867]

Anyone interested in delving deeper into the subject matter, look up Neville Goddard.

[@Jcrpdx]

I never heard of him. Great referral. Thanks!

[@jimmierustle6363]

good video. i've already written down something 3 times while watching this

[@amitmalhotra368]

What's the result??

[@jimmierustle6363]

@@amitmalhotra368 I gave up writing after like 2 days, lol. But i'm gonna try it again starting today and i'll be persistent

[@jimmierustle6363]

@@amitmalhotra368 Update: so 3 days ago after I started writing the affirmations, a money making idea suddenly came into my head. I'm already applying the idea (internet business stuff) and should already see results in a few days. That idea can bring huge amounts of money

[@amitmalhotra368]

@@jimmierustle6363 Hope it does. All the very best.

[@jimmierustle6363]

@@amitmalhotra368 Wish u all the best as well :D

[@bassphat1046]

Is it better to focus on one thing at a time, vs. having multiple going in parallel? Does it reduce the odds of success to do more than one objective at a time?

[@Firerose101]

The harder I work the luckier I get

[@DistinguishedMenofCulture]

@20:44 is where the video begins

[@statesofbeing888]

Don't waste your time, it doesn't work

[@bridgetteswenson52]

Thank you so very much for sharing! Amazing!

[@anirudhkannan9]

have you tried it? How did it worked?

[@idontwantachannelimjustcom7745]

Deja vú. I feel like I have heard the gmat test story before. But I just started listening daily, like a month ago.

[@Huxya]

Now I have another problem... I wish I had a goal, an objective....

[@joybartlett379]

Very meaty and thoughty Scott. I know this technique. I did this with the Abraham-Hicks teachings. Met the man, fell completely in love with him, he dumped me after 2 months and I'm still REELING from it. Can't seem to get out of the hole of despair....working on it though, so I'm going to try this...on something OTHER than love. Maybe it's like exercising a muscle. If it is, I'll try again later when I have everything ELSE in the world I want.

[@aajkabaadshah]

Thank You very much Sir for this lesson of wisdom. I am grateful to You as this technique has worked for Me and also didn't work few times , where my thought process was not appropriate maybe. But as You said , trying it won't cost anything , so Why not try and find out ourselves ;).

[@hbarsquared1]

I don't think I came by this video by accident.

[@bobs5596]

that's called synchronicity''. it runs the world. there are no coincidences. the universe is flowing through you.

[@scottfitzgerald5352]

You can think of a synchronicity, but maybe, I think, it’s a good thing to rule out the algorithm at work. If you searched about the subject, it’s probably the algorithm doing it’s stuff

[@grizdog]

I am going to start doing this today.

[@anirudhkannan9]

how did it go?

[@grizdog]

@@anirudhkannan9 I started my own channel, but not just here. I duplicated it on multiple platforms. The goal is pretty lofty, so I'm definitely not there yet, but I've done a whole lot and I'm working on more and pushing forward. I have gotten out of the affirmation routine, as of recently, but your question reminds me to continue. Thank you!

[@anirudhkannan9]

@@grizdog lmk how it pans out

[@vegasstevo]

Great show.

[@miniphanies7512]

Scott, changing base reality via affirmations is not inconsistent with a simulated reality.

[@Debbie_George]

This like the Secret.

[@AJMadden]

Brilliant. Thank you.

[@drummachinedean]

Scott's the man!!

[@StephenRock]

Napoleon Hill - Law of Attraction.

[@saraana996]

Okay, I’m going to try doing this for an objective that is totally doable but that I haven’t actually managed to do (get to a goal weight) in many years. If this actually works I’ll come back and tell you all!

[@devpriakanji8706]

I'm so proud of you! You got this! ✨

[@scottfitzgerald5352]

Dont forget to share, Im trying the same

[@TS-fr7ch]

How are you doing? What's the latest update? Is the affirmation working? Did you keep doing it?

[@fredjones5137]

it will work. Do it in an intense state (like you're almost angry) and do it consistently most days of the week for about thirty days. It will work.

[@TS-fr7ch]

I started doing the affirmation and then I recorded my voice doing the affirmation and I would play it in my ear all night long and now I just live the affirmation. I can't say that anything in my life has changed, but I do know that my energy is deeply desiring change.

[@samuelspade889]

I want to be able to listen and understand long winded people. I want to be able to listen and understand long winded people.... I gave up before he finished, did he win the bet?

[@jsat5609]

Why use 1 word when 27 will do just as well?

[@meyerjac]

You don't need to think you ARE lucky. You just need to be enough of a non-pessimist to accept you might GET lucky, and then realize the consequences of failure are likely less than you anticipate. On a more serious note you also have to accept your own mortality or you will never be willing to let go of pieces of yourself that weigh you down. Psychedelics help a lot with that.

[@cavejelly]

Got a Domino's commercial before this

[@debbiedebbie9473]

Thank you 😊

[@tom9152a]

Isn't affirmation just prayer?

[@jennybtx]

To some, I guess.

[@Test4Echos]

@@John-mj6uq Why would anyone go with a cult that has a horrific murderous past and that tells you that you are a looser when you're born and that you will burn in hell for all eternity if you don't do as the cult say? Most organised religions is just about control and power to whoever is in charge of them. Otherwise you are correct - religion is just another filter that shapes your subjective reality, and if it works for you, go with it.

[@SheaRoberts]

@@Test4Echos Don't forget the pedophilia too!

[@jennybtx]

@@John-mj6uq No it doesn't.

[@RedesReds]

Your MENSA friend’s book suggestion. Hey Scott, did you ever remember the name of the book that your MENSA friend suggested for you to read? I’d really appreciate it if you could share the title with us. Also, how about the one you mentioned on 24:11 ? Thanks so much in adavance

[@conca324]

Yeah, I've been trying to figure out what the book is for so long, but I can't

[@kieranmckeown3621]

Pretty sure it’s Creative Visualisation by Shakti Gawain. I read in there about writing your affirmation 15 times.

[@kieranmckeown3621]

@@conca324 Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain

[@conca324]

@@kieranmckeown3621 Idk if it is. I thought it might be as well, so I reread the chapter on affirmations and her first rule is to write them in present tense, not future tense. Plus she doesn't require that you include your name (even though I don't think that part's necessary). The closest thing I could find to how Scott says to do them is from Solve All Your Money Problems by Victor Bok. He says to write your affirmations 15 times a day. He also words them very similarly to Scott, for example "I, (your name), have a brand new Lexus". Again, he emphasizes present tense instead of future tense, but still... The only problem is that the book was published in the 1990s.

[@rediRwoL98]

Mark 11:24

[@know-it-alltoknow-nothing4150]

Aren't GMAT and similar tests standard normal scored? - ie, your score isn't how many you got right but how well you did compared to everyone else taking the same test?

[@cesar.cuervo]

Brilliant!

[@anirudhkannan9]

have you tried it? How has it worked for you?

[@markthenicholson]

Is it best to focus on only one affirmation at a time, or is it better to work with several concurrent affirmations?

[@RonPaulOrDie]

Probably 1 at a time for 21 days or so, or a month, or if you doing multiple ones think of a frame that encompasses both and make the affirmations around that 1 bigger idea or feeling youll have when the multiple goals will have been successful. In other words have the affirmation presuppose the different things you want to happen.

[@pratikbodi]

Let's give it shot 🤨 I will come back in 60days

[@rationaloptimist5747]

and?

[@cliffdariff74]

Your must be busy! Been 90 days already.

[@michaeldblake]

Did it work?

[@pratikbodi]

Yes it did! I think I have set small one. I think it works in a way like, our brain is tend to forget most of the things all the time so if we think about something particular the whole day for somedays we can see a lot opportunity in day to day life to get that thing done. I have tried on getting clinet for particular amount and i did it 🤗

[@CantThinkofaCoolOne]

@@pratikbodi - great to hear Pratik.

[@CoconutPete]

I'm going to try this again and report back. First i need to pick a goal.. it will be financial i know that

[@colt-king1111]

What affirmations did you use specifically? Thanks

[@bingbird23]

Did Scott just teach us how to achieve goals and not systems?

[@mostdope2536]

Lol

[@glendamcgee1779]

Thanks.

[@BanditsandBusiness]

I am going to try this. My goal is related to KZbin growth. Let's see how it goes

[@thatstherecipe]

interesting stuff, i'd bet that ur perception skills are just really good

[@gottapea8502]

This whole simulation thing is just a repackaging of positive thinking mashed together with productivity suggestions, it reminds me of a diet, because every new one is just a repackaging of a list of foods that are lower in caloric values then a body needs to maintain its weight at the moment. They call it a different name and include different foods, but the concept of less food intake is the same.

[@gottapea8502]

@Bill Whittaker Anyone who actually wants to understand the world beyond just following a system blindly does. Multiple things work in situations, you can prop a door open with a rock, a stop, a can of peaches, and just about anything else that is heavy enough. Could it just be that like a wise man once said " a journey of a 1000 miles begins with one step" I believe that wise man may have been Kwai Chang Cain but it didn't stop the actor who spoke those words from accidentally dying from Autoerotic asphyxiation in Thailand. I am not sure of my point here, but sometimes I just roll with it.

[@notasophon]

@@gottapea8502 appreciate this exchange. it's important to be skeptical. as you and Scott say, there are multiple ways to skin the cat. what matters is finding what works for you, and Scott presents just another paradigm here for manipulating your means of achieving success.

[@BettyConklin]

Actually, I think there is science behind this. It's a form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or retraining the brain.

[@fraukatze3856]

It likely works by you subconsciously trying to make it come true. I could see that. It might be something you want but you’re lazy and can’t be bothered to really try. It would have to be something you were capable of doing. I could see it working on a lazy person who procrastinates but wished for something realistic. You increase your chances of just overcoming the procrastination and doing it. Maybe I could use it to finish the cross stitch I started last year and is nearly done. Not a very challenging goal.

[@ivanivanow4642]

I believe it has to do with limiting beliefs, brain tuning, and breaking our rationales that seem helpful but are not

[@mc_xeditz8242]

Can we do multiple affirmations about the things I want everyday?

[@JakeG1]

That's what I'd like to know. Is it just one affirmation until it's achieved and then move onto the next one or as many as you want each day? 🤔

[@rahulmodi8706]

I’m going to write our my affirmation 15 times a day between 24 July 2023 - 19 February 2024, that’s 210 days. 3150 times I’ll let you guys know what happened on 20th Feb 2024. I know it will happen sooner but I’ll keep doing it for 210 days, days I miss I’ll fill it in on another day and I will report back.

[@CantThinkofaCoolOne]

What is your affirmation Rahul? I've committed to returning here at the 6 month mark myself. January 16th 2024 is the exact day, though I've set a target for the end January.

[@devpriakanji8706]

​@@CantThinkofaCoolOne I hope you remember this! ✨

[@rahulmodi8706]

@@CantThinkofaCoolOne I wrote: I Rahul Modi will win over £500,000 in GG poker winnings I won £200,000 by Feb 24th. In March 2024 I won a further £400,000. It’s feels surreal looking back that I won

[@rahulmodi8706]

@hiyoko2039 ​​⁠ I wrote: I Rahul Modi will win over £500,000 in GG poker winnings I won £200,000 by Feb 24th. In March 2024 I won a further £400,000. It’s feels surreal looking back that I won

[@CantThinkofaCoolOne]

@@rahulmodi8706 - great to hear Rahul. Well done mate.