00:02:10.000Now, if I say that I would prefer to do something else, I would prefer to read Persian poetry from Rumi and meditate upon it,
00:02:26.000you might think I'm crazy if I would rather do that on a Friday night.
00:02:31.000Now, of course, it's different if you are a family father, but even if that weren't the case, I would still perhaps prefer it.
00:02:37.000No, this doesn't mean that I think I am, oh, so intellectual, or oh, I'm so Apollonian, I'm so disciplined.
00:02:46.000It's not about that at all. It's about me seeking to find fulfillment within my archetype.
00:02:53.000So, as I've said before, I'll say it again, in the name of complete honesty, my ambitions are quite clear.
00:03:01.000I am an aspiring, enlightened despot. I have aspirations, my ambitions are those of leadership.
00:03:08.000Now, there is only one way to gain enough gravitas, and that is to gain the respect of others in many different ways.
00:03:17.000So, if you ask why is it necessary for you to live a disciplined lifestyle and to focus only on your enlightenment and to produce content and whatever it might be.
00:03:30.000Yes, it's because for me, for my archetype, it will yield more fulfillment and happiness as opposed to those who perhaps do not have the same aspirations.
00:03:43.000For them, it would be absolutely crazy to not want to go out to, you know, spend time with their friends in those situations.
00:03:53.000Now, of course, I do love the camaraderie myself, and that's something that all men should have in their lives.
00:04:01.000So, it's not something I can completely forego. I also need it.
00:04:04.000That's why I promote training in groups with your Menderbund, with your friends.
00:04:10.000So, male camaraderie, it's important even if you are, no matter what you are, it's not reserved for any particular archetype. It's needed.
00:04:19.000But you need it to a different extent.
00:04:24.000So, for example, if you are a warrior archetype, as I mentioned, then you might want it even more.
00:04:33.000But if you are of a artist archetype or something, yes, you want it, but you also want time to focus on your art.
00:04:43.000If you are of the priest archetype, you do want camaraderie, but you also need, you want time for reflection.
00:04:52.000If you are of, well, the philosopher prince archetype, you will also need time to optimize every single thing you can in your life,
00:05:02.000so that you can attain more gravitas, so that you can be a reasonable choice in a type of leadership position later on.
00:05:11.000Now, that being said, most of the advice I am giving, I can give you some advice now.
00:05:18.000Try to sleep eight hours each night. Try to minimize the exposure of blue lights late in the evening.
00:05:25.000This will apply to whomever you are. You can be a artist, a philosopher, a warrior, a lover.
00:05:33.000Whomever you are, you will benefit from the advice.
00:05:37.000But I also want to make it clear that if I present a certain way of life, it doesn't mean that you need to be the same.
00:05:49.000If I make an epic training video, which I will release, one of the coming videos will be a training video.
00:05:56.000Now, I'm not saying that everyone needs to embody that particular ideal, but I have to do it.
00:06:02.000And that's also why I have to do certain things, I have to be certain things.
00:06:07.000So I'm not saying that, oh, you need to be exactly like me, otherwise you're doing it wrong.
00:06:12.000You need to appreciate everything I do, otherwise you're doing it wrong.
00:06:19.000To take an example, which I mentioned in the podcast, the warrior archetype would probably want to be out doing some sort of high testosterone activity on a Saturday.
00:06:31.000afternoon, but I can just as well be happy with playing some Warhammer Underworlds with a good friend.
00:06:44.000And now if I say that I could very well imagine secluding myself for a week to meditate upon a certain topic, or just meditate overall.
00:06:56.000For some of you it might sound like a nice idea, and for some others it might sound like a complete waste of time, a completely not attractive or appealing in the least.
00:07:09.000That's fine. That's because we have different archetypes. That's because we are different and we don't all need to be the same.
00:07:17.000Now, something also that is important to point out, that if you have certain interests, do not be pretentious in the sense that you think you're better because you have certain interests.
00:07:31.000That you, again, you like to read poetry and you have read Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment ten times.
00:07:38.000It's not necessarily better to have done that than to have a good, well-developed social life.
00:07:44.000It's about having different archetypes, having different sort of interests.
00:07:50.000And, by the same token, if you are someone who perhaps isn't all too keen on being overly social.
00:08:00.000I got a question on Subscribestar the other day, where a guy said he wasn't as, he felt bad for not being so talkative.
00:08:09.000But, you know, being talkative, it's not, it's not a manly trait. At least not in certain countries. It's, you know, seen as a female trait to be very talkative.
00:08:19.000And this is true. And, related to this, if you feel that you are, if you feel that there is something wrong with you, if you would rather, yeah, seclude yourself to meditate for a week.
00:08:33.000Now, of course, I'm exaggerating, but if you feel that, if you still go to school, you get a lot of social interaction and you want to take the weekends off to just not be with anyone.
00:08:45.000You perhaps want to read or do something else. Then it's important for you to not feel strange, because you want that.
00:08:53.000Now, for some people, they still want even more social interaction, but for some, primarily guys then, who have a different archetype, you want to spend some time by yourself.
00:09:02.000So never feel bad about that. It's completely normal, especially if you have that sort of archetype.
00:09:09.000So it's completely natural and you should not feel bad for not wanting to go to a party or whatever it might be.
00:09:16.000But it's also important to not judge others too harshly, because again, we are different, we have different archetypes.
00:09:24.000Some people, they are satisfied with, they gain fulfillment and satisfaction out of life by having, yeah, by going to social events to drink beer at the bar.
00:09:37.000Whereas someone who has different aspirations might view that as a waste of time, because he can only get satisfaction and fulfillment if he focuses on the greater goal.
00:09:51.000So that's also why I live in a certain way, because I can only gain satisfaction by doing that.
00:09:57.000So I don't mind working 24 hours each day. I don't mind it because it's the best path to me feeling fulfilled and happy.
00:10:08.000Of course I don't work that much, but you know what I mean, I'm trying to be productive.
00:10:14.000But being productive for me, it's also a way to reach my goals, to be true to my aspirations.
00:10:21.000So you might see some people saying a good day is where you did nothing.
00:10:26.000For me it's not. A good day is where I've gotten a lot of things done.
00:10:30.000Again, because of my archetype. I'm optimizing my archetype.
00:10:36.000Now for you, you might be very social. Yes, then use that to the best of your advantage.
00:10:45.000And don't feel bad for not wanting to read Persian poetry on a Friday night.
00:10:51.000You're not a better person because you do it.
00:10:54.000So anyway, I have rambled on for long enough. I hope it made sense at least.
00:10:59.000But take away points. Try to find your archetype and try to work in tune with your nature.
00:11:08.000And don't judge others too harshly. Don't be... Be tolerant.
00:11:13.000I mean, I'm not saying that you should be tolerant if people do bad things.
00:11:17.000But you should be tolerant in the sense that everyone can't be the same.
00:11:20.000And I don't want you, who are listening to this, who are watching this,
00:11:23.000I don't want you to say that, oh, the great lion said that you need to be exactly like him.
00:11:29.000Because I don't say that. I only want you to be the best version you can be.
00:11:34.000It can be different from me. I'm not saying that everyone has to be an Adonis-class living statue.
00:11:42.000If you are a musician, I want you to be the best possible musician.
00:11:46.000And this goes for any archetype. So keep that in mind and be humble about yourself.
00:11:53.000I'm very humble. That's what I'm known for. The humble one is actually what they call me.
00:11:59.000No, okay. Not really. But I'm humble in the sense that I am true to my archetype.
00:12:06.000Anyway, rambling over. Thank you for watching. XXO... I forgot.
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