If you feel like you’re spinning your wheels just trying to keep up yourself, you may benefit from an ego destroying experience. Why ego destroying experiences are good for you. What’s the benefit of being humbled, realizing you’re wrong or your mental framework of the world is not congruent with reality? You go destroying experiences allow you for a brief moment to see reality without the veil you have placed on it. This can be beneficial for putting your life into a greater context of the universe. Despite waking up everyday with a drive to improve my life, I always like to take time to reflect on just what a small hog I am in a much larger machine. If it helps you relax just remember that you are renting Adams for the duration of your life. Or consider that human beings are one of trillions of different life forms living on a single planet in a universe where there are probably zillions of planets. So don’t get too caught up in pursuing your own life to realize the bigger picture
I like to get out of my own life and into reality quotes through a variety of means. Number one is going into nature and observing how many things are going on that are almost completely irrelevant to my day-to-day existence an exist aside from this existence. This may not be nature for you but it undoubtedly it undoubtedly should involve something beautiful and mysterious.
Another you go to spring activity is learning about science. When you study science you may learn that you’re not as in control as you thought you were that there are a variety of factors that influence why you behave in certain ways and how this impacts the trajectory of your life. For a lengthy ego destroying book read behave by Robert sapolsky. He is one of the best scientific disseminators I have ever witnessed
Listening/ empathy
Next time you are in a conversation with someone try your best to intently listen on exactly what the person is saying. Try not to exert your thoughts beliefs or desires into the conversation. Instead listen to the person and see what you can learn about them or their situation. You might end up learning something useful. We’re at the very least the old get to take a vacation from thinking about your own life which can be very soothing.
Meditation
Meditation is one of the more profound tools you can use to pay attention to your ego. It can help you to take a small amount of control back into you your life after a meditation session. I usually feel more relaxed, more aware of reality and willing to fix it. And also more at ease with the sometimes chaotic world around me you can really take things and stride when you just chill the f*** out.
Psychedelics can be one of the most profound eagle altering experiences you will encounter. Be cautious with their use and it’s really best to do them under the supervision of a trained guide or practitioner. If you don’t have the resources for this type of experience. Do your due diligence check your sources, remember set and setting and if you really want to take a deeper dive read Michael Collins book how to change your mind.
Take care of another living thing.
Whether it’d be a child, a dying parent, a friend in need, a pet, or a garden. The ACT of taking care of another living thing has profound changes for your psyche. It trains you not just to think of yourself but also of the larger life on Earth.
Read some fiction. Study show that people who read fiction are more likely to be empathetic than people who don’t read fiction. This is because the act of reading a novel requires you to one be creative and two step into anothers life. I’ll be honest I don’t read a lot of fiction, but I will say that it’s far easier to scroll through Netflix than it is to read a novel but reading a novel is at the end of the day more thought-provoking
Travel. I realize that traveling is a luxury that most people cannot afford. But if you have the means to, it is well worth the experience. Traveling gets you out of your comfort zone and teaches you a lot about how you react to changes in your environment, stress, and openness to you new experiences. If you’re balling on a budget, you can look up tourists activities to do in your home or adjacent towns. More than likely half of the activities you’ve never heard of because you always assumed your home was boring.
Generalism 