I need a personal stagnation philosophy more than I need a personal growth philosophy. After all I spend a lot more time stagnating than growing. On average about 75% of the time in adulthood. I’ve found you can’t force the pace of growth so you might as well enjoy plateaus.
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Slowly, slowly, oh mind
Slowly everything unfolds
The gardener might well flood the garden
But the fruit will only ripen in its season
— Kabir
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stoicism, and also 12 rules of life from J B Peterson, excellent conformist strategy. And yes, we need both in life. Growth and Plateau.
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I like to think of it as quantum progress. Before you jump to the next valence you need to absorb energy & experience. Once that level hits BAM you leap forward.
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My only-half-joking excuse is “shh, I’m consolidating”
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