nothing out there requires your attention

I've definitely realized that most of the time, we get caught in the currents of information and it feels like everything requires our attention. But the flip side here, what if none of it actually does? Most of it’s like a bunch of pop-up notifications on your computer, screaming for you to click them, and you don’t even know what they’ll lead to. You gotta get that entire ecosystem down to a clean slate, like reset to factory settings, before you even know what matters.

You have to think, all the time, about what you really need to have on your awareness screen. There's this idea that reality is like this giant interactive game, but each person's got their own version, their own code running. So, in a very real sense, your attention is your currency. Where are you spending it and are you getting any returns?

And the interesting thing about that is, if your focus is your currency, you've got to be super aware of the investments you're making in the first place. Do they really yield any value back to you, or are you just subscribing to unnecessary plugins? I remember when I decided to dump college and see what being homeless, or starting a business, would teach me about life. It wasn't this virtuous quest; it was practical.

Learning the hard way what my reality's operating system could do outside of the standard constructs I was being fed. And that was it; the OS needed a new format, a complete rewrite actually, to start really serving me. I mean, we all talk about coding like it's this eternal skill, but the reality we're coding is our own. Believe it or not, that knowledge is worth more than getting lost in someone else's script.

nothing out there requires your attention — Section 1

You start noticing the invisible algorithms curating who you are becoming. The challenge is, they're like these background processes you never consciously load, but there they are, shaping your psyche and adding bizarre default values. Think about it, how many times have you accepted the defaults instead of diving into settings and tailoring them? That's the biggest psychic test, right there: accepting the defaults.

When I built my own businesses, there were countless days when I faced the gnawing feeling of inadequacy. I mean, here you are, stepping into the great unknown, and all the while, the mental firmware keeps prompting doubt. But you realize, that's just another bit of code, it doesn't have to be part of the final product.

You know that glitch in the system, where you think you need something from the outer world to validate your experience? People say they need validation from others to feel complete. That’s a bug in the OS. Your reality doesn’t require those external packages to run smoothly.

What I discovered, living without a lot, was that I never needed many of those things. Life sends you these updates all the time, these psychic notifications, and learning to read them is like optimizing a complex code so the paths become clear. You see what functions are critical, which ones you can delete.

But here's where it gets interesting. Reality isn't just this static backdrop. It's dynamic, and it evolves based on what you're doing and how you're responding to it. Each time you pass a psychic test, it's like unlocking a new level or ability in a video game.

It's fascinating how everything's programmed to adjust specifically to you and you alone. When I finally grasped this, everything changed. There was this time I was entirely lost, just kind of floating between jobs and gigs, unsure of where I was headed. And then it hit me, it wasn't about the job or the status.

It was about understanding the configuration of my internal settings and how those dictated the outer experience.

And if you think about it, too many people treat life like a set of static rules that are unchangeable. But when you understand that the parameters are adjustable, suddenly, you're at the helm of a mostly unexplored ship. You get to tailor every aspect of your experience. Want to change the way your reality feels?

Adjust the belief slides projecting onto your awareness screen. They dictate what you see, and they can be swapped out at will, but you've got to be aware that they're even there in the first place.

nothing out there requires your attention — Section 2

I've been there, knee-deep in the code of my own existence, saying to myself, "Okay, Raymond, debug this one." Debugging beliefs is intense because beliefs are sticky and embedded, like Python scripts in the system. But each time you isolate a faulty belief, the moment you deactivate it, you shift the trajectory immediately. And the more these faulty beliefs get stripped away, the clearer the game of life becomes.

Then, there's the irony of it all, when you think you're done, some new layer unfolds. And that's just it, really. Just when you think you’ve passed the final test, cleared the last stage, there’s always another hidden level. Life doesn’t let you settle into a static state.

It's like the software that keeps auto-updating, adding new features, new challenges, never a concluding screen. You gotta keep re-reading those psychic notifications. They're like mission updates that tell you what's coming, not some base reality checklist to ignore.

And isn't it wild how the external environment keeps prompting us with these distractions? You know, the social feeds, the news, entertainment, they've got this crazy way of capturing attention and keeping it on lockdown. They act like this matrix that configures you into someone you never set out to be. When I saw how much of my energy was being siphoned by these psychic black holes, I dropped them.

Completely opted out. It wasn’t easy, but necessary, because the OS didn't need that bloatware.

Designing your reality is basically debugging your own operating system. You find the broken beliefs, you patch them, and then everything downstream starts working differently.

Imagine you're running a complex program built on imperfect code. You need to optimize it manually, line by line. That's the game most people never realize they're playing. So many are caught up in the narratives sold to them, they lose sight of the fact that they can alter the script.

" Mostly, it's about minimization, cutting back on what's non-essential.

Here's the true trick: learning that you don’t need to control or fully understand every aspect. I used to think life was like a complicated chess game and I had to outsmart it. And while strategy has its place, it's also about acceptance. Accepting that change and unpredictability are core elements of the game.

And that’s fine. It’s liberating. When you open yourself up to unpredictability, you get comfortable with uncertainty. It becomes less about controlling everything and more about navigating with flexibility.

nothing out there requires your attention — Section 3

So, circling back, where are we now? Well, maybe it’s about adjusting the way you perceive your limitation-filled environment. Because those limits are mostly self-imposed. We install them like plugins thinking they're making our lives easier, more efficient.

But they just slow down the system. Remember, a faster, leaner OS makes for a sharper, more efficient reality. You don't need every gadget and feature to have a meaningful experience. In fact, the more streamlined your reality is, the better you'll tune in to what's authentically valuable.

And when you think of it, the rest, the stuff that's bogging you down, social obligations, critical voices, societal pressures, what if you just let them slip away? What if they don't matter as much as you think? We're not in beta mode forever. At some point, you release a stable version of yourself.

When you're ready to publish, make sure it's lean, functional, and uniquely you.

So, you know... I'm beginning to wonder about all these psychic notifications. Maybe they're not glitches or errors at all. Maybe they're just prompts, nudges in a certain direction.

Maybe I need to pay more attention to the ones I've been ignoring. Or maybe, they're just white noise. I don't know. But I'm thinking it might be time for a deeper dive.