Self-Development

One Liner: This book is good, but many in the domain of self-development echo it’s ideas, and in itself an echo of the ideas echoed by spirituality/ the The Tao Te Ching / gnosticism/ religious mysticism (Kaballah etc.) I wish I read this as a teenager before the secret, some of it feels intuitive. Key Ideas The Alternatives Space (Infinite Realities Exist Simultaneously) Life is like a film strip with infinite frames. Every possibility already exists in the alternatives space a quantum field of potential realities. You don’t create reality; you choose it by aligning your thoughts and energy with the desired timeline. “The reality you cling to is but one page in an infinite book. Every moment you spend identifying with this single story, you ignore the countless other possibilities that already exist, waiting to be chosen. You are not bound by the laws of this page. There is no fate, no linear progression. The universe holds infinite variations of your life, each vibrating in its own frequency. All you need to do is tune your thoughts, and the page will turn, revealing a world that mirrors your desire.” ...

Waitzkin describes a transition from force into immersion. Less egoic striving, more total absorption. My fascination with consciousness, study of chess and Tal Chi, love for literature and the ocean, for meditation and philosophy, all coalesced around the theme of tapping into the mind’s potential via complete immersion into one and all activities. My growth My growth became defined by barrierlessness. Pure concentration didn’t allow thoughts or false constructions to impede my awareness, and I observed clear connections between different life experiences through the common mode of consciousness by which they were perceived . . Great literature inspired chess growth, shooting jump shots on a New York City blacktop gave me insight about fluidity that applied to Tai Chi, becoming at peace holding my breath seventy feet underwater as a free-diver helped me in the time pressure of world championship chess or martial arts competitions. Training in the ability to quickly lower my heart rate after intense physical strain helped me recover between periods of exhausting concentration in chess tournaments. After several years of cloudiness, I was flying free, devouring information, completely in love with learning . Key Takeaway: ...