My interest in self-improvement goes back a long way. For example; when I discovered hypnosis in back in 1994, my first thought was: “This can help make people perfect”. I could see how hypnosis would be used to make people get rid of bad habits, learn new habits, and even how it would improve their memory, aid them in their learning and in their acquisition of skills.
While hypnosis didn’t prove to be the panacea that I had hoped for, my dreams of excellence have never disappeared. I still believed that there would be ways that each and every one of us can work our way to something resembling perfection. I knew that if we just applied ourselves, we could figure out a good way to systematically improve the our minds. I decided that – from that day onwards – I would try to design the best possible life for myself. I would weed out all the pointless distractions and things that were holding me back. I would learn like I’ve never learned before and indulge myself in the best possible sources of knowledge and mental stimulation.
For several years, I applied myself to test various things to see what worked and what didn’t. I’ve exposed myself to both dangerous and uncomfortable situations with only the desire to learn as my goal. After discovering that I had a few physical ailments, I began to apply this mode of thought to my body. What I found was not encouraging. I was sleeping an average of five hours per night, drinking nothing but Coke and energy drinks and eating at McDonalds more often than not. I was also horribly underweight, weighing in at a measly 120 pounds at 6″0 (That’s 55 kilos at 180 centimeters to my metric friends). My joints would creak, my knees and shoulders would pop. My smoking wasn’t making things much better either. I decided that I needed not just to upgrade my mind, but also my body.
This blog is my way of giving back to my friends, family and all the random people who have helped me on the way. You all deserve to learn from my mistakes and reap the benefits of my research. While much of what I write about is things that I’ve done or discovered in the past, I also invite you to join me on the journey where I continue to work to design my freedom.
Thank you for reading.