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Made significant progress on the plane & now it’s Friday Jan. 10th, 2025, had plenty of fun with the 3course meal & glad i skipped out of pub crawl because I knew that I would be tired and wasted. Not to mention the risks 🤪, im somewhat rested. The plan make another dent into this book today 🙏💯

Plan to finish this book relatively by the end of the week so Saturday Night Jan. 11th

Planning on finishing this book today, & then 3 days before my trip to read another book this month! 👍

Thinking I can get through this book & move on to the next maybe read two at a time. & finish those two before the end of the my trip & start a 3rd January. Tbh this book is easy to follow & I kinda wanna finish it to watch the movie.

I’ve read the last couple of days but have kept track of it until now. It’s a very light read but we going to get better. 💯🙌

The chapter is starting to get interesting, exhaustion & emotional distress is starting to get the better of the kids.

It’s a light ready but I not only read slow but not very often but again finishing this year strong & setting higher standards for next year! 💯

So far the book is relatively light & I’ve read it before in a class, I plan to finish it by the end of the week & listen to the whole thing as well but we shall see ;) 💯

Got thru the last 3Chapters relatively quickly.
Very influential, going through it again with the audiobook to further grasp it.
P.S. Thinking I should be more assertive when it comes to my goals as in I need to be more targeted like how Aries people are, completing the tasks given.

Started Chapter 10: Be Precise In Your Speech
Read through the part of the Laptop becoming obsolete like most things are except somethings might not be apparent.

Finished Chapter 9: Honestly a crucial rule even to me to improve my communication skills.
I’d like to equip myself with this is in particular to be successful, helpful, & overall happier. Next Chapter is talking about speech which is even more directly pertaining my personal growth!

3 Types of Conversation
“Primate Dominance-Hierarchy Maneuvers-and Wit” Again loved this part of the book, I feel like I’m usually all three when I speak however I know that when my ego is hurt I tend to stick with the primate dominance or I will remove myself from competing out of emotional state(varies on situation). I definitely want to go over the book again w/ audiobook!

Just read the “How to Listen” part of the Chapter 9: “Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don’t”
Loved the Rogerian Method: summarizing what the other person said & confirm that what was said is accurate & if not then you learned something & got closer to the truth of the other person. Also making every conversation you have exciting!

Read up to 244 but wouldn’t mind going to back to 242 to re-read & catch up to get to Rule 9 entirely, a thought came to mind; people tell me look at me, act around me like I’m smart when I’m not, I just know things; to the point where I feel like I need to know more 🫤, again part of my re-association of myself & where I want to go & who. Love Paulina deeply but I need to love me before we can be something!

Read next 2-3pgs & had a twist of revelation to me, kinda saying that if I’m going against the grain then I better be sure that I have my reasons, not saying I should follow the crowd but then again people who don’t rise up above the crowd usually stay in the crowd (mediocre), I guess what it’s saying is be mindful of your goals & go from there. For me I do have my mission & to do better than me the year prior.

Thinking I might like & genuinely benefit from this chapter or Rule 👍

Rule #8: Ties back to being present, taking accountability, & how telling the truth will set you free from anxiety, depression, regret, deceit, making you more genuine, calm, happier(or at least content), leading you closer to your goals & always transforming//growing!
Tell the truth, or at least don’t lie!

“Deceit” is the cause of people living in hell.
Also the cause of hundreds of millions of deaths that have happened in the 20th century.

I re-read a pew pgs. to gather what I was reading I guess for me so far is that I need to take a step back & learning from the people around me. To move forward growing & learning, I must be humble & be ready to listen to learn.

Re-Read last 4 pages
It talks about how I need to open up to new experiences in order to change. It explained the different types of situations in which people who choose not to say something//vice versa & reasons behind why someone choose to act. It essentially puts you in a trap.

“Don’t try” I get the point about taking myself out of the rat race of chasing what I am not, essentially same thing Eckhart Tolle is saying and being in the here and now accepting my current self & enjoying the process. David Goggins version of this is accountability, taking a look at yourself & owning up to who and where I am & going from there to change it. By doing it.

“Telling the Truth” & if not then at least “don’t lie”
Read a couple of pages & I’m dreading going to the gym. I want sleep really. However I need to push & get some work done on myself! 💯💪

Did’t really like the Chapter too much but have a few points that stood out & I got the gist of what he was meaning with that Rule #7: Pursue What Is Meaningful, Not What Is Expedient!

I’m in a better place these days, this year I’ve lived more sober than previous years prior & I’d like to be clean of such things going forward. However in some ways I feel like I’m complacent & not being disciplined.

It’s shocking to understand how life on a societal level has drastically changed of the centuries yet to date every form of rule or common knowledge has been wrong. Sure overtime its becoming less barbaric but still the principles are always the same & if anything its done behind closed doors or in the souls of the people. At least that’s my perspective of it.

I’d like to finish the chapter today, I like the part about the
Tao De Ching:” He who contrives, defeats his purpose; and he who is grasping, loses. The sage does not contrive to win, and therefore is not defeated; he is not grasping, so does not lose.”
“Purse What Is Meaningful (Not What Is Expedient)”
I think the end of this chapter is going to be good! I have one week to finish the book!

Chapter 7: Very deep analysis of “Purse What Is Meaningful”(Not What Is Expedient). I’d definitely need to go over this chapter again due to its complexity & it’s also 3AM