#they either follow the rules of logic down to a T like limitless

[seoafin]

Hi how doe rip mcs cursed technique work?

let's see if I can coherently explain this on 3 hours of sleep and 2 large cans of monster

basically rip!mc's cursed technique "suspends time" for both inanimate and inanimate (dead and living) things but the rules for using her cursed technique differ depending on what she's stopping. by suspending time I mean while under her ability people are "frozen" and their body is stuck in a state of suspended animation. while her cursed technique is activated on living things a clock appears on her palm which counts down how long they have until they can move again. for living things how long one is frozen is extremely arbitrary 😭 which is why rip!mc doesn't rlly like using it on actual people bc it can backfire. while the length depends on varying factors rip!mc can let them go anytime.

the rules for freezing living things:

1) rip!mc must have had direct skin to skin contact with the recipient within the last 30 minutes

2) must be within a 20 mile radius when activating her cursed technique

3) cannot be frozen again for the rest of the day. Resets at midnight

for non living things rip!mc can activate her cursed technique and hold it for as long as she desires.

for some reason the cursed technique makes rip!mc extremely sleepy. some places sss have found her asleep include on top of a dryer, the floor of yaga's office, in a storage closet, in an abandoned classroom on top of three desks pushed together, the infirmary bed (while shoko's doing her thing), and her favorite place in the whole wide world: shoko's lap. stsg are always carrying her off to bed from somewhere 😭

gojo jokingly called rip!mc sleeping beauty while they were in school and she hated the nickname so much she didn't speak to him for 2 weeks. In the poly au stsg keep the nickname but out of ur ears. it's a sweet nickname especially when u r drowsily blinking awake to stsg's silhouettes in the doorway of ur shared room and geto is the one looking down at you and murmuring "there's our sleeping beauty”

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What are Limiting Beliefs

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What are Limiting Beliefs

What are Limiting Beliefs?

The two biggest reasons why entrepreneurs fail to even begin, or to overcome obstacles are Fear and Limiting Beliefs.

The quote above is from Jordan Belfort in “The Wolf of Wall Street”, and on the surface, it basically sounds like he is chastising the people that justify their inability to succeed at something with one excuse or another [the story].

But really, it goes much deeper than that, if you really take a moment to think about it.

When it comes to motivating people, there are TWO (2) governing factors:

People Will Do Things to Experience Pleasure.

Or, people Do Things to Avoid Pain.

Within that framework, other “Laws of Behavior”  also operate.  For instance:

The Majority of People are Reactive, rather than Pro-Active.

They will take as much as they can tolerate.

When making a change, they will follow the Path of Least Resistance.

The reason I wanted to lay this out in front of you first is simple.  In order to really understand Limiting Beliefs, you need to understand Motivation.  Keeping in mind the Laws of B, of course.

The Root Cause Of Limiting Beliefs

Our brain has not evolved much in several tens of thousands of years.  We don’t really think that much different from our cavemen ancestors.  We know a lot more, but in terms of thinking, its pretty much the same.  In other words, our logic circuits are still what they used to be in the stone age.

Life was not as easy then, as it is now.  In those days, if you wanted to eat, you had to hunt. By the same token, you had to avoid those who hunted you.  As you aged, you would lose the ability to provide for yourself and your dependents.  People were also more survival-driven (selfish).  The result was very low life-expectancy.  So, from an evolutionary point of view, our brain was primed to trigger self-preservation early-on, through Fear and Pain.

In order to survive, our brains interpret things that we NEED for survival in terms of “pleasure”.  Our bodies, for instance, want to be at a certain temperature.  Too much heat is uncomfortable, and too much cold is uncomfortable.   When we are hungry, it feels uncomfortable.  Fulfilling that need created a feeling of pleasure, which we instinctively want to continue to experience.

Lacking a NEED triggers a form of “pain”.  We then tolerate it, until it reaches our “Action Threshold“, and we do something about it.  Such as showering (vs heat) or covering up (vs cold) or eating (vs hunger).  This is very different than wanting something.  Wanting is when something would be nice, but it can be lived without.  A NEED is a pervasive requirement that demands satisfaction (or prevention).

What is an “Action Threshold”?

Our Action Threshold is the point at which a “Pain Point” can no longer be tolerated.

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For instance, the body needs water and energy to survive.  When the body lacks either one, our brain creates a “Pain Point” of hunger and/or thirst.  Then we tolerate it until we cross our “Action Threshold” (usually a stomach grumbling, nausea and headaches) and actively look for nourishment.  All of these pain points are created in our mind to “force” us into an Action.  In this case, to find nourishment, in order to experience pleasure.

Now, the “Action Threshold” may vary from person to person, but it WILL trigger.  At some point.

Now, ignoring the trigger will most likely lead to a rather unpleasant consequence.  And our brain learns from that consequence.  It creates an instinct-level response to the unpleasant consequences it encounters.  It further attempts to spur you into the “Action Threshold” to make you avoid experiencing that pain.  That process is what we call Fear.

Fear: Friend or Foe?

At its most basic level, fear is a good thing.  It ensures we stay safe and alive.  When our minds perceive a threat, fear kicks in.  It triggers something called “Fight or Flight”.  I’m sure you’ve heard the term before.

It basically means, that your mind quickly assesses the threat.  If your mind believes in can overcome it, you will fight.  If your mind believes it cannot, you will flee.  Its basic, primal and  instinctual.

But let me go ahead and propose another axom:

To much of anything, is bad.

Especially Fear.  Fear begins programming the mind, from a very early age.  This fear imposes limits, that your mind continues to believe, long after those limits no longer hold true.

The Limits that Hold You Back Exist Mostly In Your Mind

Take for instance a horse.

When that horse was a baby, he most likely went a “breaking” process to “teach” him the limits that keep them docile and obedient.  At one point he was attach to a metal bar, and the horse did his best efforts to free himself, until he hurt himself.  When he reached that level of pain, Fear taught him: it’s useless to resist.  Don’t even bother.

So now, that horse could be tied to a plastic chair, but in his mind, all the horse knows is that he is tied to something, and thus, he can’t move.  He perceives himself to be tied, and he believes fighting against the rope will cause pain.  So, he has simply stopped trying.

His mind has learned a limiting belief.  How to overcome this?

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Breaking a Limiting Belief

Imagine for a moment, our caveman, from the paragraph above.

Bambatta and four men are out hunting wild boar the latest technology available to them:  a thick broken tree branch with a sharp, uneven edge.  They use that to herd and kill wild boar.  Bambatta really, does the hard part, the rest only help herd and then carry the goods.

One day a leopard comes.  Bambatta, the poor fearless bastard, has never fought a leopard before, so he attacks it using the same strategy he uses on the boar.  But the leopard, is fast, can leap, and besides fangs, has terrible claws.  He never stood a chance.

The four men flee and recount the story to the rest of the tribe.  The tribesmen have now just learned a limiting fear: If a leopard comes in, flee.  There is no point in fighting it because if the mighty Bambatta failed, so will we.  What chance have we got?  The leopard is fast, and has fangs and claws that we can’t match.

The tribe has just learned a limiting belief.  The next time a leopard comes, they will flee or hide.  Fighting the leopard is just impossible.  So the tribe elects Karnak, the second strongest to lead the hunting party.  Everytime they run unto a leopard though, the hunt halts, everyone hides or runs.  No one wants to be the leopard’s dinner.  No one will fight it.  It’s just not possible.

Necessity is the Mother of Innovation

It is (impossible), at least until one day, Turok (one of the smaller hunters) asks himself – well what if found a way to have a claw as well?  He sees himself dealing the leopard a mighty blow with a stick that has a hard rock attached to it.  What if I could find a stone with a point, and attach it to a smaller branch (a handle).  Something I could swing and recover from very quickly.  Something that will land a lethal blow if it hits in the right place.  What if?

So Turok works on his new weapon, a hammer until he works out a way to attach the rock to the handle.  When it is ready, he hides it under his furs and off they go.  When the leopard finally shows up, everyone runs to hide.  All except Turok, who produces his hammer and teases the leopard.

So far, the leopard has easily dispatched any and all humans it encounters, so it has no fear of the wiry little caveman in front of him.  It charges, and Turok swings.  A Big thud on the leopard’s skull.  The leopard dies.

And now, just like that, the impossible is now possible.

There will of course, be those who don’t believe the story when they hear it.  Turok killed the leopard?  Rubbish.  T-Rex probably stepped on it and you guys picked it up.

If there is one thing humanity has, is haters have existed as long as heroes have.

But while many won’t believe the tale, the witnesses saw it.  A regular guy, just like any of them achieved the impossible.  And now all of them can see themselves succeeding against the leopard IF they have the same tool that Turok used.

The Limiting Beliefs have now been dispelled.

How Does That Apply To Me?

Think about it for a moment.  From the time we start crawling, our life becomes a long series of “No”.  You can’t do this.  You can’t do that.  Why?  Because I said so.  Life isn’t fair?  Its not supposed to be.  Shut up.  Be quiet.  Don’t complain.

And then school starts, a whole new set of rules and limits are imposed.

Gotta wake up early.  Gotta memorize this.  Gotta pass this test.  Gotta spend hours on homework.  No you can’t have this, no you can’t have that.  If you want to get something, get good grades, so you can get a good job, and you can buy it yourself.

By the time we reach adulthood, we have so many insecurities and limiting beliefs backing us, that is no wonder than 80% of the population is unhappy with their current situation, and only 20% [of the world’s population] is.  And of those 20%, most (80%) only enjoy a comfortable life with broad limits, and only the top 20% live a truly limitless life.  And by the same token, of that original 80% of the population, the bottom 20% live in abject poverty.

Now, why is that?

Because the Only Thing Standing Between You and Your Goal, is the B@#$%^&t story you keep telling yourself.

You may not be aware you are even doing it, but deep down you are.

Subconsciously, your mind imagines the feelings you will have if you try and fail.  Your conscious mind tells you the cost of failure.  And if you happen to open up to someone with your goals and dreams, chances are they will shut you down with their own limiting beliefs as well.

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How to Break the Cycle

I will discuss this topic deeper in another article, but for the time being, I am going to gloss over what you need to in order to suspend your Limiting Beliefs.

Take a look at the horse in the image above.  All that horse is seeing, is that he is tied to something, and in the past, if he has tried to resist it, he experiences failure, or pain.  So he tries to avoid it altogether.

The horse is seeing a Limit to his movement, and is refusing to take action (walk away) because in his mind, it is futile to even try.

Now think about a single pain point in your life.  Something that really bothers you.  It might be lack of money, lack of time, or a health issue.  Just figure what is the one thing that bothers you most about your current situation.

Try not to think of it in terms of money.  Everybody needs, or at least wants, money.  And believe me, at the end of the day, and in spite of what everybody says, money does solve a lot of problems.  But I digress.  Big Pain Point.  Specific.

Once you have it, determine how long you have had to live with this particular pain point.  It might be three months, a year, or five.  Then figure assign a rating to that pain point.  We are trying to self-realize exactly how high is that pain point in our life.

At this point, we have a strong pain point that you tolerate, but has you on the edge.  Now imagine that pain point a little worse.  Is it still tolerable?  Now make it a little worse.  Do this until you simply can’t see yourself tolerating it anymore.  What would it take to drive you to take a drastic action to reduce the pain point?  Can you see yourself there?

What emotion is it triggering?  In other words, in the worst case scenario, what is the consequence of this pain point?  Sorrow?  Anger?  Guilt?  Shame?  Physical Pain?

This is your worst fear come to fruition.  This is the scenario that your subconscious brain is trying to protect you from.  Bring it to the fore.  See it consciously.

And now work backwards.  What needs to happen for me not to be here?

This is called an “Exit Strategy” and it is what all successful people do to prepare themselves for worst case scenarios.  They see their worst fear, and then they work… no… they PLOW through it.  They don’t ignore the consequences.  They see their fear in the face.  Then they plan for it.  And then they take action.

Remember, the key thing that successful people know is:

If you continue doing what you have always done, you will continue getting the same results.

Whatever situation you are in right now, is a direct results of habits and decisions you make.  Identify which habits and decisions are taking you to your pain points, and work yourself backwards to figure out which ones need changing, and what changes are needed.

In summary: First, Identify a Limit. Second, Visualize its worst case scenario.  Third, from that point, think backwards, “What needs to happen to avoid this?”, and finally, “Take Action”.

Doing it alone is very difficult, especially if you are unable to step outside of yourself and see yourself, your habits and your actions in an objective manner.  For this reason, I recommend talking to a professional or a Life Coach.