Reverse traveler

    I am writing because the book I am reading now told me a cool strategy. It's about reading and writing for 2 hours every day. So I will summarize what I've read from the book so far.

Humans are caged like chickens if you really think about it. The human cage consists of his need to protect his ego, subconscious programming, and impulses which evolved from his DNA.

However, if he is able to cut ties with these factors, he is able to enjoy true freedom and achieve almost anything he desires.

The author started off as a loser, who had really bad grades at school and no friends. He really was at the bottom of the ladder of the society. However, one day he had this idea that changed his life. That books are like guidebooks to win at life. Similar to how the video game guidebooks help one improve in the video games really fast.

So once the author started reading a lot, he kept on leveling up his knowledge base and exponentially brought success to his life.

So where do you start?

First, the ego blocks people from seeing reality as it is. Their need to protect their ego distorts reality and prevents them from admitting their flaws. Because they don't admit their flaws, they can never make improvements to their life. The first step to improving your life is to admit that you are full of flaws and that your ego prevents you from seeing reality as it is.

It was very true for me. My ego made me continue repeating the same mistakes and prevented me from making significant improvements in life.

Once you see reality as it is, you can create your own identity. Also, when you admit that there is not a lot of free will, you can start reshaping your life in more realistic ways. You can visualize by reading a lot of books, immersing yourself in a certain environment, and becoming an architect of your life so that it goes in a certain direction.

The next chapter ties into previous chapters. The human brain evolved in ways that made it imperfect. It is a human brain on top of a mammal brain on top of a reptilian brain. The animalistic side of the human brain makes it difficult to make logical decisions all the time.

The way humans evolved as herd animals makes people prone to certain mental models that were useful in the caveman days. However, these human tendencies are not very useful in the modern day, and can in fact be counterproductive.

Being shy, not wanting to try new things, and being overly afraid of loss are some examples of this concept.

Finally, in the current chapter that I am reading, the author talks about reading and writing for at least 2 hours every day. This chapter talks about how intelligence grows and compounds. I was skeptical at first but I think that it makes sense. 

Which brings me to writing this blog. I will make a part 2 by the time I finish the book!