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Alex Sokol @y9san9.bsky.social · 5d

Hey whoever is going to read that.

I am trying to get disciplined. It's hard. But I have something to say after 5 years of attempts. I created a ritual that helped me. Why ritual? Because it's scientifically shown that rituals does work on human unconscious better than anything else. So, read the 🧵

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Alex Sokol @y9san9.bsky.social · 2d

Learn not to use willpower as your daily driver. It's gonna deplete quite fast. What should be one? Let's discuss that tomorrow.

#Phronology #BiaWednesday

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Alex Sokol @y9san9.bsky.social · 5d

And nobody asked, but yes, I do have a discord server: discord.gg/SW7gfvgw. I would love to chat about that and create a comunity.

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Alex Sokol @y9san9.bsky.social · 5d

Full "flooded" versions are listen in The Phronology Manifesto: phronology.fandom.com/wiki/The_Phr...

There are other details, so worth reading if it catches you. If anybody is interested in becoming more disciplined, let's talk! I want to find more people to make the effect of that better.

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Alex Sokol @y9san9.bsky.social · 5d

#PraxisSunday:
There is no failure, only data. Renounce judgment. Every outcome is a lesson for your lifelong experiment. The practice itself is the path.

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Alex Sokol @y9san9.bsky.social · 5d

#MetronSaturday:
Any virtue, without measure, becomes a vice. Discipline should not build a prison. Seek balance, not perfection. Freedom is the goal.

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Alex Sokol @y9san9.bsky.social · 5d

#TektonFriday:
Your environment pulls you. Become its architect. Make wisdom easy to reach and folly hard to find. Structure over willpower.

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Alex Sokol @y9san9.bsky.social · 5d

#AporiaThursday:
Boredom is not a void to escape, but a space for clarity. Stop feeding distraction. In the stillness, understanding emerges without force.

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Alex Sokol @y9san9.bsky.social · 5d

#BiaWednesday:
Willpower is a finite resource for decisive moments, not daily governance. Using it for everything drains the well. It's the spark, not the fire.

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Alex Sokol @y9san9.bsky.social · 5d

#HedoneTuesday:
The emotional mind serves only pleasure. It knows no contentment, only endless comparison. See this chase clearly to choose your pleasures wisely.

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Alex Sokol @y9san9.bsky.social · 5d

#DichotomyMonday:
Acknowledge the two minds: the ancient, emotional one and the modern, rational one. Your inner conflict is not a flaw; it is the starting condition.

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Alex Sokol @y9san9.bsky.social · 5d

The system is a 7-day cycle, where each day is a different principle. It uses smart greek words, but you shouldn't give a shit about the names, I just wanted to sound smart. The text is by design flooded. You can express the things below with less words. But I needed it to be 2 mins to type out.

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Alex Sokol @y9san9.bsky.social · 5d

Main problem with all that wellbeing slope is that you read smart citations, understand them, but can't implement. You don't even try most of the times. Instead of reading things that may change you, I type them. 2 minutes per day. It's becoming my muscle memory and that's why it works.

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Alex Sokol @y9san9.bsky.social · 5d

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