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The Power of Now By Eckhart Tolle

Hello all, I am still in the process of making the video course a bit more practical and give a bit more context etc. How are you guys getting on with it? Really its designed for you to not be thinking so much, I will go into more meditative practices and talk more about attachment to self etc which once you drop, then interacting with whoever you want will be a lot smoother. Joe

There’s a quiet but critical distortion in how most people experience effort. Work itself is neutral. But we don’t just do work. We psychologically experience work through time, identity, and meaning. So instead of: “I am typing.” It becomes: “I have 5 more hours of this.” “This is my life now.” “If I don’t do this well, I’m falling behind.” “When this is over, then I can relax.” Now the nervous system is not just doing a task. It is holding: Future dread Identity pressure Outcome fear Escape fantasy All simultaneously. That’s the real grind. Why Long Hours Only Feel Long In Psychological Time Clock time is simple. But psychological time is layered. Psychological time is, Imagining future effort while still in present effort Mentally dragging the end of the task into the beginning Measuring suffering against imagined relief When you think: “I have 6 hours left” Your brain doesn’t experience that as information. It experiences it as 6 hours of suffering, compressed into the present moment. So you’re not working one hour. You’re emotionally carrying six. This sits in the background of the mind like open tabs: Low-grade tension Constant checking Subtle resistance Low-level dread This is why people feel tired before they are physically tired. The Background Weight Most People Never Notice The mind is constantly calculating: How long How hard How meaningful How risky How this affects who I am What happens if I fail When do I get relief This is the invisible load. And because it’s invisible, people assume.. “This is just what work feels like.” But it isn’t. It’s what work plus psychological narrative feels like. The Cultural Story That Reinforces This Most people grew up absorbing messages like: Nothing worthwhile is easy You must suffer first, then you deserve results If it feels light, you’re doing it wrong If you’re not exhausted, you didn’t try hard enough So people learn to distrust ease. They equate tension with seriousness.

@Trouble Maker welcome to the group. Great to have you on this journey. Looking forward to catching up with you properly in the group calls. Go to classroom to access the courses, I will continue to add to them as the weeks go on.