That is a good point @Nico The Great - CA .

My red-pilled awaking was very difficult. It took about five years. I was always in touch with racial reality, but I denied it for many years because I wanted to be "cool." Moving from Georgia tp California in 1989 changed my mind for real. I had never seen such White cowardice. All decent Californians have now moved out.

Your reactions to environments is a reflection of personality. Even within the mind, not necessarily an outward expression.

@Gerald Cunningham I'm just speaking from personal experience, but I used to be EXTREMELY self-disciplined. As a religious person, I did this by reading the Bible everyday, praying constantly, working out routinely, and this actually made me a very different person. Even how I thought and acted was totally different. As I've gotten more lazy, I'm more likely to emotionally burst for instance

There are real things (e.g. chemical changes) that can alter your personality to some degree like regular exercise, diet etc, but those usually don't make DRAMATIC changes in your personality. A narcissistic person, for example, will not become significantly less narcissistic if they do or do not exercise or use some diet.

A narcissistic person can become quite different with self discipline.

This is actually a very fascinating topic, I'm just a little low-iq for it ha ha

I guess it depends on the person, but I've known a number of anti-social personality disorder types (psychopaths of various stripes) that have never and will never change IMO.

Interesting. Do you think this state of "laziness" is a permanent character change or more of a phase kind of thing. I believe that you could easily revert back to this disciplined state of mind. Especially when considering the brain can revert to this kind of state and remember how it felt to be that way @Nico The Great - CA .

Of course, that would require them to realize they were narcissistic, wouldn't it? You got me there @greg_p - TX

I haven't ever known someone who became significantly less narcissistic (discounting changes during teen years to adulthood).

I am a workaholic, but I also go through phases of laziness and procrastination.

@Gerald Cunningham I go through such phases depending on the season (laziness, fatty foods, less exercise during winter months, Lean attitude in the summer)

Ah, that sounds a lot similar to Seasonal Affective Disorder

It's not to get my "summer bod" either, I'm married with 5 kids. I believe it to be a survival instinct to my ancestors cold climate.

@Gerald Cunningham I would say it's more of a phase. Because I know I can go back to that, but it will take great willpower to do it. Back in my "better days," every single day was a battle of will. I think it's possible, but it takes an immense devotion to something. Once again, as a religious person, I would argue that my devotion to God was the only thing that inspired me and gave me will, but you might have a different outlook on that. Cold showers really do help too by the way ha ha

@Gerald Cunningham Want to do an 8 day fast with me starting on the 9th?

I've heard a lot of people share the idea that being disciplined in one aspect of your life leads to that mentality affecting the rest of your activity. Sounds like your devotion to God was either the result or the catalyst of that mentality. Kind of along the lines of those Navy Seals saying "make your bed in the morning, small things matter," or even Jordan Peterson saying clean your room bucko.

I guess that would be starting tomorrow lol

Good lord, man!!! @DaddyPaddy - FL

an 8 day fast? whew, lad

That was for @Nico The Great - CA but anyone is welcome to join.. Please don't let me be alone! lol

Gotta kick in that autophagy, son!

@DaddyPaddy - FL Sounds good. But is the fasting literally NO FOOD? I'm a skinny guy, man! And I like food! I was just about to go to Denny's tomorrow ha ha!

bruh, russian squat program and GOMAD

SMOLOV

No calories. Black coffee and tea. By the end of 8 days, your insides will be that of a newborns lol

I’ve done 20 hour fasts max and my stomach wouldn’t stop growling

I can’t imagine more than 2 days

@DaddyPaddy - FL Wait, seriously? Bro, if you saw how skinny I am, you wouldn't tell me to fast ha ha. I like the discipline part for sure, but I need to get a few more pounds of fat first before I do that. I'd unironically get sick from that ha ha

You don’t need to if you have low body fat

It's really good to intermittent fast though (a big component of almost every world religion) It puts your body into ketosis, ramps up autophagy and will actually cause the production of more HGH in the body. You stop feeling hungry after day 2 and actually have MORE energy though the fast.

It's not about losing weight, it cleanses the body like nothing else.

Hmmm, getting in ketosis from intermittent fasting... gonna need a citation

Sure thing

I mean, if you're eating keto, then sure, but eating normal, X to doubt.

https://perfectketo.com/fasting-keto-beginners/

@DaddyPaddy - FL Yeah, sorry bro, I'm gonna have to decline you THIS TIME. I like IE and all, but I'm not quite ready to die for the cause lol

Okay, yeah, exactly, *on keto*

Ketosis begins when you burn off all glycogen reserves, fasting accomplishes this.

https://www.kissmyketo.com/blogs/activity-exercise-1/about-fasting-how-to-use-fasting-to-get-into-ketosis