Does anyone here have the philosophy that views life as an obstacle course/game type thing and lives for harsh situations and doing things that most people see as hard/bad/painful or whatever? The kinda philosophy where instead of thinking "ah shit I have to do this" you think "this is gonna be fun". You don't view anything as bad because its just an obstacle course. The obstacles aren't bad they're just things you can have fun getting over.

Its funny cuz since I took on this mindset things I used to think were hard and would avoid they're easy now and I like doing them. Maybe its because I decided to do them and had fun doing them so I gained a bit of skill. Heres one example. I get the train home from college and the bus usually stops at the train station around the same time the train arrives and if I take the conventional route (up the stairs and over the overpass bridge thing) I won't make it but running across the tracks I will make it. I used to be thinking "this is gonna be shit I hope I don't trip or get my foot stuck" and I'd usually fuck up and have trouble climbing up onto the platform. Now I think "this is gonna be fun" and I tear it across the tracks and leap onto the platform with ease and usually make it onto the train about 2 seconds before the doors close.

Its crazy shit. Maybe its because I don't have any negative thoughts holding me back or maybe its because when you have fun doing something you learn much quicker.

Who knows what the fucks what but this philosophy causes you to operate 10 times more efficiently, you lose all fears of everything yet you still have all your wits about you and you no longer suffer mentally when having to deal with things you view as shit because you no longer view them as shit you view them as things to do for the fun of it.

this reminds me of goku. :D

as for the "10 times more efficient" part, i believe that is all in your mind. you aren't really working any better than you used to - you have just removed the parameters that would otherwise make you hesitant to act as you are now. in short, you have come to see how trivial your fears are, and how trivial the tasks before you are - so you do them without the bias that "this will suck" or "i could get hurt doing this" because these are simply fears; expectations you are attributing to certain situations and actions that can inhibit you "having fun" doing any sort of task.

i try to act like this at all times. remove the parameters that make things "suck" and put expectations upon what you are going-or have-to do. this is also relates to a fundamental taoist perspective, wheres things do not happen "to you" specifically - you aren't special enough to have specific things happen to you. things simply happen - such as the clouds are moving outside, and the fact that as you read this several people have died and several babies have been born. nothing specifically happens to you - you only view it as such - things simply happen.

Ultimate Warrior?

Society has conditioned people to take the easy way out to follow the path of least resistance.

It's all about intensity. I'm starting to think it might be the one true unique human quality, not our intelligence or willpower but our intensity. And it's not just intensity in one thing, if you do one thing non-stop without rest you will burn out. Everything from bacteria up needs rest inbetween growth periods.

this reminds me of goku. :D

lol mah husband ;)

this reminds me of goku. :D

as for the "10 times more efficient" part, i believe that is all in your mind. you aren't really working any better than you used to - you have just removed the parameters that would otherwise make you hesitant to act as you are now. in short, you have come to see how trivial your fears are, and how trivial the tasks before you are - so you do them without the bias that "this will suck" or "i could get hurt doing this" because these are simply fears; expectations you are attributing to certain situations and actions that can inhibit you "having fun" doing any sort of task.

i try to act like this at all times. remove the parameters that make things "suck" and put expectations upon what you are going-or have-to do. this is also relates to a fundamental taoist perspective, wheres things do not happen "to you" specifically - you aren't special enough to have specific things happen to you. things simply happen - such as the clouds are moving outside, and the fact that as you read this several people have died and several babies have been born. nothing specifically happens to you - you only view it as such - things simply happen.

You summed it up there alooha. Its the fact I drop all these preconceptions and conditioning that makes me feel like I'm operating way better. That plus the fact that my life improves 10 fold because I take every single opportunity that arises and I never hesitate to do anything I think I should do. Especially social things like public speaking and all that crap. Lots of people are scared to do this and I even used to be but when you think of all the possible consequences of just getting up and doing it you see its ridiculous to be afraid of something like that. What is the worst case scenario you embarrass yourself a bit?

Works even better with anything physical because not only are you not afraid of getting hurt but you feel your way more than what your body can withstand so you drive your body past what you thought were its limits.

Society has conditioned people to take the easy way out to follow the path of least resistance.

It's all about intensity. I'm starting to think it might be the one true unique human quality, not our intelligence or willpower but our intensity. And it's not just intensity in one thing, if you do one thing non-stop without rest you will burn out. Everything from bacteria up needs rest inbetween growth periods.
True. The more you drive yourself to your limits though the higher your limits rise and the more stamina and endurance you gain.

the only way for a man to live without going mad is to live like a warrior, to pit himself against death at each and every single moment and to overcome himself and the world around him constantly

This principle proves to work again and again. I don't always retain this mindset I slip back into the soft mindset where you avoid things that are "bad" and when things get shit I just think "this is what lifes all about" nothings shit anymore. I lose all worries, doubts and inhibitions and everything becomes fun again. When you convince yourself that lifes all about experiencing shit times and overcoming them and all that you start looking forward to things you used to avoid and anticipate them as "this is gonna be fun" and strangely enough they become fun.

This mindset rids you of all these pointless inhibitions you didn't even know you had. Its not the "dont give a fuck" mindset but it has all the benefits of that mindset because you naturally don't give a fuck about anything while your in this mindset. Its way more efficient than the dont give a fuck mentality because even with that mindset you still subconsciously avoid harsh times outta fear but this mindset im talking about you like the hard times cuz life would be boring without them and its fun overcoming them.

I need this MINDSET, I could do it...

Does anyone here have the philosophy that views life as an obstacle course/game type thing and lives for harsh situations and doing things that most people see as hard/bad/painful or whatever? The kinda philosophy where instead of thinking "ah shit I have to do this" you think "this is gonna be fun". You don't view anything as bad because its just an obstacle course. The obstacles aren't bad they're just things you can have fun getting over.

Its funny cuz since I took on this mindset things I used to think were hard and would avoid they're easy now and I like doing them. Maybe its because I decided to do them and had fun doing them so I gained a bit of skill. Heres one example. I get the train home from college and the bus usually stops at the train station around the same time the train arrives and if I take the conventional route (up the stairs and over the overpass bridge thing) I won't make it but running across the tracks I will make it. I used to be thinking "this is gonna be shit I hope I don't trip or get my foot stuck" and I'd usually fuck up and have trouble climbing up onto the platform. Now I think "this is gonna be fun" and I tear it across the tracks and leap onto the platform with ease and usually make it onto the train about 2 seconds before the doors close.

Its crazy shit. Maybe its because I don't have any negative thoughts holding me back or maybe its because when you have fun doing something you learn much quicker.

Who knows what the fucks what but this philosophy causes you to operate 10 times more efficiently, you lose all fears of everything yet you still have all your wits about you and you no longer suffer mentally when having to deal with things you view as shit because you no longer view them as shit you view them as things to do for the fun of it.

That's not the philosophy of a warrior.....

Does anyone here have the philosophy that views life as an obstacle course/game type thing and lives for harsh situations and doing things that most people see as hard/bad/painful or whatever? The kinda philosophy where instead of thinking "ah shit I have to do this" you think "this is gonna be fun". You don't view anything as bad because its just an obstacle course. The obstacles aren't bad they're just things you can have fun getting over.

Its funny cuz since I took on this mindset things I used to think were hard and would avoid they're easy now and I like doing them. Maybe its because I decided to do them and had fun doing them so I gained a bit of skill. Heres one example. I get the train home from college and the bus usually stops at the train station around the same time the train arrives and if I take the conventional route (up the stairs and over the overpass bridge thing) I won't make it but running across the tracks I will make it. I used to be thinking "this is gonna be shit I hope I don't trip or get my foot stuck" and I'd usually fuck up and have trouble climbing up onto the platform. Now I think "this is gonna be fun" and I tear it across the tracks and leap onto the platform with ease and usually make it onto the train about 2 seconds before the doors close.

Its crazy shit. Maybe its because I don't have any negative thoughts holding me back or maybe its because when you have fun doing something you learn much quicker.

Who knows what the fucks what but this philosophy causes you to operate 10 times more efficiently, you lose all fears of everything yet you still have all your wits about you and you no longer suffer mentally when having to deal with things you view as shit because you no longer view them as shit you view them as things to do for the fun of it.

There's a whole science to this. It's called Neuro-Linguistic Programming and it doesn't have to do with warrior philosophy. It's about how words and language we use affect us. Glass half full type of shit. Being positive, believing you can, etc. can all have an influence on the outcome. Mindset is important. In NLP they even say to state your goals in the positive i.e. I will be wealthy instead of I won't be poor because your mind locks in on the poor part. Look it up, it's interesting whether you believe it all or not.