LEVELS (Basic Version)

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This video explains the diagram I made, what it's for, how it works, and how to read it, as well as each level, how it works, and how to see it in yourself in the world. It's my personal interpretation of a model of consciousness that I studied, but it's re-written to make it more understandable to a big audience.

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I use this diagram to show how people think and where some of the crazy thoughts in our society come from. It's having a big effect! Lots of people are figuring things out, and that's satisfying to me, especially when someone who's been spending a lot of time at level 6 realizes "oh NO! I've been letting people at level 3 get away with a LOT!"

I hope you enjoy the explanation and the little bits of gentle humor peppered throughout. More relationship content coming soon!

[eliel]

Thanks for the vid, i finally reached lv 2. I used to eat bananas, but now i know that others eat bananas too, i'm gonna punch them.

[j-elev]

What a beautiful example of a person who has mastered consciousness. I feel like I’ve recently just started hovering within all these spaces. Being a master of this feels like your in control of understanding where you would be most productive in that moment in time and understanding the range. At certain moments you must be present and reactive to embrace throwing a baseball with your son or the birth of your child but other moments you sit back and listen to your wife who had a rough day and empathize. What a beautiful masterpiece of putting life into perspective I feel like we’re not always going be at this level either. Early to mid 30’s may be a start if you ever get there then at some point as you age your consciousness is overcome by age and the strain of retaining the last bit of your youth. Not saying by any means I’ve mastered this if in my wording I may have sounded that way it wasn’t the case. I’m just explaining my feeling of what he just explained. To be able to be apart of all these different levels I can imagine it being like in an orchestra and every instrument being a different level but in order to get in all that life has to offer you must be there for the good the bad and understand why each is essential. Wow when you watch a video and feel like I never knew I needed to see this. 😅 Doesn’t happen often.
Thank you

[eliasluoto]

"I am not the main character, I am just the spotlight [...] If we want a better world and a better life, we have to learn where and how to shine that light."
That was a great way of expressing the 'point' of a lot of meditative practices and eastern mysticism dealing with level 9 stuff.

[littlebuddha.co.]

I feel like I actually recently reached the level where I'm observing my habits and sense of identity changing over time and observing how I observe and even the daily flow through the levels of consciousness. That bit at the end really resonated where you get to thinking about thinking so hard and long that you basically end up with "you gotta start somewhere so this thing might as well be good enough for now"

[daniellewis]

It all seems so obvious when you explain it with pen drawings

[laurynadel]

"Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, I think it's a great book that takes you through each of these levels from a first-person perspective.

An impaired man takes a pill for a study and it enhances his intelligence. You're able to watch his thoughts build up, fluctuate, and decline. Made my cry. A must-read in life!!

[joseph]

Carl Jung would love you hoe_math, the exploration of the (accurate) archetypes here is incredible

[victoriajones]

your point about people who can get to an 8 don't stay there long. Literally gave me chills. I can think back to three very precise moments in the past year where I felt myself wiring my left and right brain together. Thank you so much for this video gave me something else to think about 🥰

[LOVINGKZ]

Being OCD and incredibly insecure/self aware makes me feel like I'm at level 9 for the majority of my days (if I'm understanding that level correctly). And yeah, describing it as a "sinking cruise ship" is more than accurate.

Unfortunately, having the ability to think at a level 9 is torture. Especially when you're OCD like me, and that kind of thinking is obsessive and uncontrollable. No one is able to handle that level of thinking 24/7. That's exactly why it's not always better to be at a higher level, humans are far too complex. *Anyone* would find themselves mentally broken if they had to think this way all the time.

Thinking at a level 9, like all things, is best in moderation. In some situations it can be really helpful! But staying there for too long is painful. And all for what? It's entirely unnecessary.

[outofservice]

this breakdown did a ton to help me realize where i overthink esp since higher levels don't always equal better. i think being more aware, but actively choosing the "best" level to operate from given the situation you're in could really hel. anyone who feels stuck in thought loops instead of taking action move toward what they really want. this is a super cool tool, thanks for putting this out there

[AlaskanWitch]

the higher levels just sound like mindfulness

[FaceGenital]

Your ability to keep these thoughts organized and explain the layers of perspective is really helpful. As you've explained these levels are available or can be given enough contemplation. Everyone probably touches into these here and there, lost in their thoughts. But, when your situation is hand to mouth there isn't a lot of time for self reflection.

[That_One_YouTube_Video]

This has made me realize that I no longer feel like I’m living my life, but I’m just thinking about living my life.

[Mans_Brand]

Who else is here from that one TikTok?

[TheDwarburton]

The real final level is sitting here doing the drawings and then organising all of the thoughts and articulating it to be understood by the audience you have. Bravo :)

[Myke]

There’s this lady on my block that if you bring her a box of crayons and a little meth, she’ll draw this same picture and give you this exact speech.

[FortuitusVideo]

The problem with maintaining level 9 is that your boss tells you to stop staring off into space, we have to get this concrete poured tonight.

[PixelSpecies]

As someone with adhd the visuals were perfect. This video helped map out a web of thinking that I’ve been struggling putting a finger on for years

[themadsuns]

thinking about thinking is a little like being your own therapist in your head. just, "and why does that make you feel that way?" "well, " and then you continue on that.

[DreLaurent]

This is why ignorance at times is bliss and being able to turn it off is hard for me and often when i have too much free time i indulge in thinking and over analyzing actions. it gets very exhausting