CHAPTER 1 : Transcend the culturescape
Extraordinary mind are good at seeing the culturescape and are able to selectively choose the rules and conditions to follow versus those to question or ignore. Therefore, they tend to take the path less traveled and innovate on the idea of what it means to truly live.
CHAPTER 2 : Question the Brules
A Brule is a bullshit rule that society adopts to simplify its understanding of the world. To question the Brules is to take a step into the extraordinary
Common Brules worth challenging
The college Brule: We should get a college degree to guarantee our success
The loyalty to our culture Brule: We should marry within our religion or ethnicity
The religion Brule: We should adhere to a single religion
The hardwork Brule: We should work hard to be successful
The Brule Test: How to recognize a Brule
Is it based on trust and hope in humanity, Does it violate the Golden Rule, Did I take it on from culture or religion, Is it based on rational choice or contagion, Does it serve my happiness?
CHAPTER 3 : Practice Consciousness Engineering
Extraordinary minds understanding that their growth depends on two things : their models of reality and their systems for living. They carefully curate the most empowering models and systems and frequently update themselves.
CHAPTER 4: Rewrite your models of reality
Extraordinary minds have models of reality that empower them to feel good about themselves and powerful in shifting the world to match the visions in their mind
Question 1: Is my model of reality absolute or relative truth?
Question 2: Does this really mean what I think it means?
CHAPTER 5: Upgrade your systems for living
We pay more attention to systems for taking care of our bodies than to systems that take care of our minds and spirits. It is not normal to wake up feeling stressed, anxious, fearful and worrisome. Hence the need for transcendent practises such as gratitude, meditation, compassion and bliss.
12 Areas along with recommended books.
Your Love Relationships: Women are from Venus by John Gray
Your Friendships: How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
Your Adventures: Losing my Virginity by Richard Branson
Your environment: The magic of thinking big by David j. Schwartz, PhD
Your Health and Fitness: The bullet proof diet by Dave Asprey (for men) and the virgin diet by jj Virgin (for women)
Your Intellectual Life: What better way to optimize your intellectual life than by learning to speed-learn and improve your memory I recommend courses by Jim Kwik
Your skills: The 4-hour workweek by Timothy Ferriss
The spiritual life: Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsh and Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yoganda
Your Career: Originals by Adam Grant
Your creative Life: The war of art by Steven Pressfield
Your family life: The mastery of love by Don Miguel ruiz
Your community: Delivering happiness by Tony Hsieh
CHAPTER 6: Bend Reality
Extraordinary minds are able to bend reality. They have bold and exciting visions for the future, yet their happiness is not tied to these visions. They are happy in the NOW. This balance allows them to move toward their visions at a much faster rate while having a ton of fun along the way. To outsiders, they seem “LUCKY”
CHAPTER 7: Live in blissipline
Extraordinary minds understand that happiness comes from within. They begin with happiness in the now and use it as a fuel to drive all their other visions and intentions for themselves and the world
BLISSIPLINE SYSTEM 1: The Power of Gratitude
BLISSIPLINE SYSTEM 2: Forgiveness
BLISSIPLINE SYSTEM 3: The practise of giving
CHAPTER 8: Create a vision for your future
Extraordinary minds create a vision for their future that is decidedly their own and free from expectations of the culturescape. Their vision is focused on end goals that strike a direct chord with their happiness
CHAPTER 9: Be unfuckwithable
Extraordinary minds are full of energy and prepared to take on the world to manifest their bold goals and visions. If you want to do the same, you must step past your fears-Immune to criticism or praise and fueled by their own inner happiness and self-love. It involves understanding two particular models of reality:
Self-Fueled Goals: Goals that you have absolute control over. For example to be consistently happy
You Are Enough
Extra ordinary people do not have careers but callings.
CHAPTER 10: Embrace your quest
Extraordinary minds are motivated by a quest or calling- a drive to create some positive change in the world. The drive propels them forward in life and helps them to gain meaning and make a meaningful contribution.
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