Every culture, every nation, every society across the annals of history, have had some or the other forms of gods and goddesses. Right from worshipping different forces of nature, to dedicated gods and goddesses for dedicated fields of life. Before the rise of monotheistic religions, we had ancient civilizations which had huge pantheons of such gods. Right from Egyptians to the Greeks, and Mayans to the Hindus. But who are these gods? And why are they relevant even in the age of AI?

Who Are Gods? And How Do They Shape Our lives?

Our life is a series of choices we make and the consequences we face. From Self to Civilization. Across the 5 levels of Decision Making (Self, Team, Society, Nation-State, Civilization), there are many forces which influence the choices we make. Right from the clothes we wear, to the wars we fight. Some of these forces are short lived (like the fashion of wearing baggy jeans), but some forces are almost eternal. And gods & goddesses of different cultures and different societies are one such eternal force, which shape a lot of our decisions. Maybe that's the reason they're called gods?

Gods Are The OG Influencers

Religion is the biggest uniting force of societies, it's important to understand how it works.

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ᴍᴏᴍ, ᴍʏ ʟɪғᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ɴᴏᴡ, ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴀ ɴɪɢʜᴛᴍᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴋᴇᴇᴘs ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴡᴏʀsᴇ. ᴛʜʀ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ ɪ ᴛʀʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ ᴍʏ ʟɪғᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs.

ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅs ᴍʏ ɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴs ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ: "ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ʙᴏʀɴ ᴛᴏ ғᴀɪʟ"

ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴘᴜᴛ ᴏɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴛᴏ sᴜғғᴇʀ.

ᴡʜʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍs, ɢᴏᴅ, ᴏʀ sᴀᴛᴀɴ, ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ?

ɪғ ɪ ϙᴜɪᴛ ɴᴏᴡ, ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪᴛ'ʟʟ ʙᴇ ʟɪғᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴘᴜʀɢᴀᴛᴏʀʏ.

ɪ'ᴅ ʀᴇɢʀᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ sᴛᴀʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴇɴᴅ.

ʟᴏᴛs ᴏғ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ʙᴇɪɴɢs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ʟᴇɢᴇɴᴅs ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ғᴀɪʟɪɴɢ

ɪғ ɪ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ᴛᴏ sᴜғғᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴍᴀʏ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴍʏ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄɪɴᴇ. ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴍʏ ᴏᴡɴ ᴡᴏʀsᴛ ᴇɴᴇᴍʏ!

ɪᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴏʀ ɢᴏᴅ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠɪʟ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴇ!

ɪ ᴛʜʀɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀʀʙᴀʀɪᴄ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ ᴏғ sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴜʟ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏᴇᴅ, ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʀɪsᴇ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴏʙsᴛᴀᴄʟᴇ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴘᴀᴛʜ

ɪ ᴡɪsʜ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʀᴏ

ɪ ᴡɪsʜ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɢᴏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ɪᴛ'ʟʟ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴍᴇ, ᴘᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴜғғᴇʀɪɴɢ.

sᴜғғᴇʀɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴʜᴇᴅᴏɴɪᴀ(ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏss ᴏғ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴏɴᴄᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇᴅ; ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴏғ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏᴍᴏʀᴇ), ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ᴍ ɪɴ ᴀʙʏss ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴍʏ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴs ᴄʜᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴅᴏᴡɴ.

ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴡᴀʀ, ɪғ ɪ ᴡɪɴ. ɪᴛ's ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ɪғ ɪ ʟᴏsᴇ, ɪ'ʟʟ ʟᴏsᴇ ᴍʏ ʟɪғᴇ.

ᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪs ᴛʜɪs, ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ʙᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴ ɢᴇᴛs, ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ʜᴀʀʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏʀᴛᴜʀᴇ, ᴀʟʟ ʙᴀᴅ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴇɴᴅ.

ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ, ɪ'ᴍ ɢᴏɴɴᴀ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴏᴡᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ sᴀʏɪɴɢ: "ɪ ʀᴀɴ ᴀs ғᴀsᴛ ᴀs ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ, ғʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴘᴀsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏ ʟᴏɴɢᴇʀ ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ, ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴀ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇᴅ. ᴀʟʟ ɪ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡᴀs ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ"

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Understand yourself and those around you.

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Reality is harsh to the feet of shadows. But will you come?

People are shadows. Walking in truth is hard. It’s not easy or convenient. It is however reality. 

C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce is a classic Christian allegorical tale about a bus ride from hell to heaven. An extraordinary meditation upon good and evil, grace and judgment, Lewis's revolutionary idea in the The Great Divorce is that the gates of Hell are locked from the inside. Using his extraordinary descriptive powers, Lewis' The Great Divorce will change the way we think about good and evil.

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Self-discovery and self-awareness are interconnected concepts that involve understanding oneself on a deeper level, but they focus on slightly different aspects of personal growth.

Self-discovery and self-awareness

Self-discovery is the ongoing process of exploring, uncovering, and understanding various aspects of oneself, including values, beliefs, passions, strengths, weaknesses, and life goals.

Self-Discovery

- Nature: It involves actively seeking new experiences, reflecting on past experiences, and exploring different facets of one's identity.- Methods: Activities like self-reflection, trying new things, facing challenges, and engaging in introspective practices contribute to self-discovery.- Outcome: The result of self-discovery is a clearer understanding of who you are, what you value, and the direction you want to take in life.

Self-discovery 

- Definition: Self-awareness is the conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires. It involves being attuned to your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

Self-Awareness

- Nature: It's an ongoing process of paying attention to your internal states and understanding how they influence your actions and interactions with the external world.- Methods: Practices like mindfulness, meditation, and regular self-assessment contribute to enhancing self-awareness.- Outcome: Improved self-awareness leads to better emotional regulation, decision-making, and the ability to navigate relationships with a deeper understanding of oneself.

Self-Awareness 

- Self-discovery often contributes to self-awareness, as exploring various aspects of oneself naturally leads to a greater awareness of one's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.- Conversely, increased self-awareness can guide and inform the process of self-discovery by providing insights into patterns and motivations.

Interconnection

In summary, self-discovery is the broader journey of exploring and understanding various aspects of oneself, while self-awareness is the specific focus on being conscious and attuned to one's internal states. Both are valuable components of personal development and contribute to living a more authentic and fulfilled life.

Conclusion 

Both are crucial aspects of personal development and well-being

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Self-Discovery and Self-Awareness 

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"The most important knowledge is self-knowledge."

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."

Self-awareness is not self-centeredness, and spirituality is not narcissism. 'Know thyself' is not a narcissistic pursuit."

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."

The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance."

To know yourself as the Being underneath the thinker, the stillness underneath the mental noise, the love and joy underneath the pain, is freedom, salvation, enlightenment."

Self-awareness is the ability to take an honest look at your life without any attachment to it being right or wrong."

"The journey into self-love and self-acceptance must begin with self-examination. Until you take the journey of self-reflection, it is almost impossible to grow or learn in life."

"Self-awareness gives you the capacity to learn from your mistakes as well as your successes. It enables you to keep growing."

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."

"He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened."

"Self-awareness is the key to self-mastery."

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you."

The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with the rest of the world."

"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it."

Reflecting on these quotes can be a meaningful way to deepen your understanding of self-awareness. May these quotes inspire and encourage you on your journey of self-awareness.

Self-Awareness Quotes

“A cent that doubles daily for a month will be more than getting 1 million euros today.”An example showing us the importance of<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">looking at information closely</li><li class="ql-align-justify">having a long-term vision</li><li class="ql-align-justify">not underestimating small values</li></ul> “Appreciate the small things in life”A phrase telling us to<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">be attentive and grateful</li><li class="ql-align-justify">not take anything as granted</li><li class="ql-align-justify">not forget things though seeming less important</li></ul> Both quotes have one thing in common:They draw attention to the value of little things.

Values

Be thankfulAppreciate the people who are helping, supporting and working with you all along the way.Those doing you small favors frequently show real loyalty. Show your thankfulness1. Make saying “thank you” one of your habits2. Add a “for” to emphasize that your thanking is sincere

Appreciation 

Even a short “thanks” to a person holding the door open, letting you exit the bus or handing you something can make your as well as their day better.We are social creatures and exchanging a few words already has the ability to improve our day and the ability to make uscome across as likeable,overcome shyness,gain courageand develop confidence.

Power of Thanking People

I believe that it is important to not forget about all the little moments of happiness due to small acts of kind people. Cherish them.

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Gratefulness: Unveiling the Power of Appreciation in Everyday Life

We see all our tasks as something which requires energy, focus and dedication . Our body takes it as boredom and pain.Our eyes purely soothe Reels, Games and Porn as the best of its interest.And therefore our mind neglects everything which is important, as something which is important, takes effort.

Philosophy: What are the these tasks?

That's why it is recommended that you should acquire friends which take down multiple effort taking tasks on a single day, so that you do what you see.There's also other way to save or subscribe to channels, podcasts and apps which give a lot of essential trigger for your upstart.Could be Deepstash, Medium and Eizenganger (Ytb Channel)

Solution

Why do you delay, says he, "Why are you idle? Unless you seize the day it flees." Even though you seize it, it still will flee therefore you must vie with time's swiftness in the speed of using it… and as from at torrent that rushes by and will not always flow, you must drink quickly.

Postponement is the greatest waste of life, it makes us dependent on the future and instead of seizing the day, and doing what we can in the present moment, we give away these opportunities to fortune.Simply take: By postponement we give away our control and the present is where the future is made.

Postponement

Waste no more good time arguing about what good man should be.
Be one…

The most important stage is the trigger point that is the starting pointYou know that tasks require anticipation and interest so need structure your tasks in such a way that they could be swallowed within a crumb of a space.

Trigger Point

The other way is to subdivide the task into microtasks in different timeline.<ul><li>Analyze the Code</li><li>Debugging</li><li>Train the Algo with Data (ML)</li><li>Combine & create the Program</li></ul>As when we finish one micro task we not only gain confidence, we get hungry and get caught up in the joy for more.

Structure

If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid with regard to external things. Don't wish to be thought to know anything; and even if you appear to be somebody important to others, distrust yourself.

When we procrastinate, we are immersed in future thinking, and unable to do the work that we had planned to do in the present moment. The consequences of this behavior are often harmful. 

For example, if we refrain from performing necessary tasks, this will negatively influence future results and the acquirement of resources, while utilizing the resources we have accumulated by past endeavors. We stagnate, and with stagnation comes deterioration.

But most ironic is that the act of repeated procrastination probably costs us more energy than performing the task itself. 

This video will explore the mechanisms of procrastination. What is it? Where does it come from? What do different philosophies (Stoicism & Taoism) say about it, and what wisdom do they contain that might help us out? Philosophers like Marcus Aurelius and Lao Tzu had a thing or two to say about this.

How to stop procrastinating? How to be more productive? Overcome procrastination and be more productive at studying, work, et cetera.

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The only journey is the one within

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"The unexamined life is not worth living."

"In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion."

"It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?"

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself."

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."

The journey into self-love and self-acceptance must begin with self-examination... until you take the journey of self-reflection, it is almost impossible to grow or learn in life."

"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions."

It's not about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself."

"To be aware of a single shortcoming within oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in somebody else."

You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you

Self-reflection quotes to inspire and encourage introspection 

Self-Reflection quotes 

Identifying your strengths allows you to leverage them, while recognizing weaknesses provides opportunities for improvement.

1. Strengths and Weaknesses

Understanding your core values and beliefs helps guide decision-making and align your actions with your principles.

2. Values and Beliefs

Recognizing and understanding your emotions fosters emotional intelligence, enabling better self-regulation and interpersonal relationships.

3. Emotional Intelligence

Reflecting on how you communicate helps improve your interactions with others and ensures your messages are clear and effective.

4. Communication Style

Self-reflection allows you to clarify your goals, both short-term and long-term, and develop strategies to achieve them.

5. Goal Setting

Assessing how you respond to change helps develop adaptability, a crucial skill in navigating life's uncertainties.

6. Adaptability

Understanding how you handle challenges and setbacks provides insights into building resilience and coping mechanisms

7. Resilience

Examining past decisions helps identify patterns, allowing you to refine your decision-making process and learn from experiences

8. Decision-Making Patterns 

Self-reflection helps you explore and understand your interests, passions, and what brings you fulfillment.

9. Interests and Passions

Reflecting on your values, experiences, and aspirations can contribute to a deeper understanding of your life purpose and meaning.

10. Life Purpose

Self-reflection is an ongoing process. Regularly taking time to introspect and learn from your experiences contributes to personal growth and a more fulfilling life. Here are some key aspects you can learn

Self-reflection is a powerful tool for personal growth and development

In today's era, people are taught from birth to say "thank you" and "sorry" wherever necessary, which now-a-days is multiple times a day. But what this has resulted in is the phenomenon that most people say "thank you" and "sorry" without it meaning anything, beating the whole purpose of using these expressions. Same goes for receiving these. I have had many instances, where someone apologized to me, and I didn't really acknowledge it. Or said thank you, without even meaning it. This phenomenon has rendered even the truly heartfelt uses of these, meaningless and doubtful Continued in next idea

How To Bring Back The Impact Of Your "Thank You"s And "Sorry"s

But these expressions, and there frequent use is very necessary in today's world, no doubt. (Unless you want to look ungrateful or rude)So to have a real impact on people with your "thank you"s and "sorry"s, I recommend adopting the following strategy:- Prepare around 2-3 different forms of "sorry"s and "thank you"s.One for a formal/casual useFor example, when you bump into someoneUse these as your day-to-day needs.The others being for expressing true gratefulness/apologies.For example- apologizing for a huge blunder.Use these VERY rarely, only when you truly mean it, Hope this was worth reading

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