#selfcontrol

[jatawrites]

Change your perspective and your life will change!! Be happy on purpose. Be thankful on purpose . Fuck the past . Fuck the negative shit!

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[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

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[socialdragonflytarot27]

Our subconscious programs come from the ways we had to cope with our environment as children. These programs are how we self soothed and met our own needs during times of stress, fear, or neglect. It can be difficult to act on the changes we know we need to make as adults if we haven’t addressed the underlying origin of the behavior which stems from the program. Unless we re-program our subconscious mind we will continue with patterns of self sabotage, perpetuating cycles of shame and the illusion of powerlessness. You can change! You can stick with it! But first you must address the subconscious program at the root of the issue.

[valkyr7e]

Making an important phonecall through a Panicattack is a crazy form of selfcontrol 💀 Like yeah bro I'm actually going crazy inside rn but ofc i can suddenly only come to work fridays and wednesdays from 1 to 6 pm sure thing. Wait i didnt really catch that, can you uh, uh... Repeat that again? Wich time should i come over again? Couldn't quiet catch that through the voice of terror in my head sorry :')

[anthonynysa]

Is Free Will an Illusion? A Day in the Life of Your Decisions.

A Choice: Morning Snooze

Alarm goes off, you are still half asleep, and you stretch your right hand out to reach the little button marked "Snooze." Did you do that based on your decision, or did your brain respond on autopilot by now, conditioned by excessive sleep deprivation? Neuroscientists will argue that the brain made that call something like milliseconds before consciousness kicks in. So, was it you who actually decided, or did your brain go into action because the situation called for it?

The next in line is the choice of breakfast. You stand in front of your fridge, staring at it, and caught up in thought about the meal between eggs and cereals. You choose cereals. On what basis? Probably because you saw a commercial for it last night. Or probably because your body is craving some sugar after long fasting. Or keys to choices, even if unaccepted, could already be chosen on your behalf by previous experiences and biological programming.

Commute: Driving or Your Instincts?

It is very likely that you don’t think of every little thing: pressing the gas, switching lanes, stopping at a red light. For the most part, your brain relatively runs your commute by remote, with defenses lowered. After taking the same route every day, your body seems to just know where to go. Is that really free will, or rather is it just you executing pre-programmed behaviors, like a sophisticated biological GPS?

Let’s take it further: suddenly, you decide to take a different route. Aha! That was free will. But—wait!—was it? What if your brain already calculated that the other route would probably be preferred based on past experiences of being stuck by traffic patterns or subconscious stress levels? Maybe just “randomly” picking that route was a less random choice than it originally appeared. 

Midday: The Illusion of Choices

As you come towards lunchtime, and you begin to browse a menu, so many options! You feel like you are in control-no doubt, you get to choose what to eat. Let's take this apart:

Your upbringing has influenced your preferences, your past meals, and what type of culture exposure you had as well as from whom you receive the meal.

Such cravings of your body are ruled by biological factors such as blood sugar levels and hormones.

Though there could be marketing influencing your decision-you may have seen a burger being advertised earlier and now you are leaning toward it, unknowingly.

Insofar as free will is a summing up of past experiences, biological needs, and external nudgings, how free truly are your choices?

Afternoon: Can You Will Yourself to Work Harder?

You sit at your desk, trying to concentrate. You tell yourself-I will be productive by my choice. But do you truly? Studies suggest our ability to focus is governed by neurotransmitters, brain structure, and even how little sleep we got last night. On some days, no matter how much we will ourselves to concentrate, our brains just can't comply.

Even decisions to move towards motivation are suspect: Did you choose to be motivated today, or were you happening to be on the right side of the dopamine and serotonin balance? If you had gotten less sleep or a different genetic predisposition, would you even be able to join work, have concentration, and work? 

The Night: Interaction and Subconscious Scripts

You are with friends after work. Every interaction, every joke told, every opinion given- these are conscious choices, aren't they? Or do they come from experience, social conditioning, and subtle cues of body language developed over decades by other people?

Oh, you laughed at a friend's joke. Was that a conscious choice? Or was your brain lining up all possible social cues and producing the right answer? Deeper still-were you free to decide what kind of sense of humor you liked, or was it influenced by the environment you grew up in?

Night: Do You Decide to Overthink?

As you're lying in bed, you're having multiple thoughts racing through your mind. You'll play scenes from the day, analyze conversations, plan for tomorrow-even think about whether you made "the right" choices throughout the day.

But if each decision were merely an automatic response to the past chemistry of your brain, subconscious biases, and environmental triggers, was there ever a "right" decision? Or were you just along for the ride? 

So, Is Free Will an Illusion?

Come on, who hasn't debated about that before? For centuries, this has been a subject of deliberation among philosophers. Neuroscientists are now saying that many decisions we make may occur before we become fully conscious of their existence. Determinists hold that everything we do is the set of dominoes set in motion by a preceding cause, so free will doesn't really exist at all. But far from being the correct opinion, there are some philosophers who believe that as long as one feels they have free will, their choices being tainted by biological and past effects is no sin.

So, what to take from this? Perhaps free will is an illusion. Perhaps we are only the sum of experiences, subconscious programming, and biological forces. But so what? If life were to illusion us into feeling we do have choices, maybe that's the punchline.

Come on, when your alarm rings tomorrow morning, is it or is it not a possibility you won't hit snooze? 

[caesarandthecity]

"Isn’t it ironic that a hero wears a mask to hide their face, but a villain wears their face because they are tired of the mask?"

[tmarshconnors]

Samurai code of honour

The Samurai code of honour is commonly known as Bushido, which translates to "Way of the Warrior" in English. Bushido is a moral and ethical code followed by the samurai class in feudal Japan. While the specific details of Bushido may have varied over time and between different samurai clans, some key principles were generally upheld. These principles include:

Rectitude (Gi): This emphasizes moral and ethical correctness. Samurai were expected to act with integrity and make decisions based on a strong sense of justice.

Courage (Yū): Samurai were expected to exhibit bravery in the face of adversity and to confront danger without fear. This aspect of Bushido often emphasized the willingness to face death in battle.

Benevolence (Jin): Samurai were expected to show compassion and kindness towards others. They were encouraged to be generous, charitable, and to act in a humane manner.

Respect (Rei): This involves showing respect to others, especially to those in authority. Samurai were expected to be polite and to uphold social etiquette.

Honor (Makoto or Meiyo): Honor was considered of utmost importance. Samurai were expected to maintain their personal honor and the honor of their family and clan. They were prepared to commit seppuku (a form of ritual suicide) to regain lost honor or to avoid disgrace.

Loyalty (Chūgi): Samurai were expected to be loyal to their lord (daimyō) and to follow orders without question. Loyalty was a key aspect of the samurai's relationship with their feudal lord.

Self-Control (Jisei): Samurai were expected to exercise self-discipline and control over their emotions. They were to remain calm and composed even in challenging situations.

Filial Piety (Kō): This principle emphasized the importance of respecting and honoring one's parents and ancestors. It was considered a fundamental virtue in Japanese society.

Wisdom (Chi or Chie): Samurai were encouraged to seek knowledge and wisdom. This included both academic knowledge and practical wisdom gained through experience.

The Bushido code served as a guide for samurai in their personal and professional lives. It was not a formal written code but was transmitted through oral tradition and written works. The exact interpretation and emphasis on each principle could vary among different samurai and regions in Japan.

[jatawrites]

Just like there’s people who talk negatively about you behind your back. There’s people who speak positively about you!! Not everyone is against you . Not everyone is jealous of you . You have love just as much as you have hate .

[clarissaxrose1212]

Lacking self-control or self-discipline is like a breached city without walls because if we don’t have control over ourselves, then we’re basically open and susceptible to dangerous and reckless things which ultimately have a negative impact on us. We should pray for God’s help to protect and strengthen us so we can be strong, safe, and have self-control, as well as wisdom to recognize and decipher between bad versus good choices!!!!!

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[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

Officially one month of me not smoking weed..

[motivate4k]

Mastering Discipline: The Key to Success

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