I've definitely realized that life is just a massive, sprawling operating system running a game we all play. Thing is, most of us never even read the manual. I mean, there's no manual to even start with! It's like the moment you're born, you're thrust into this game world, no tutorial, just full-on immersion. And yet, once you catch a glimpse of the game's mechanics, man, it changes everything. You start realizing your awareness is like this screen, right? It's like everything you're aware of is what gets projected onto that screen. Your beliefs? Those are the slides. Your mind is running its own operating system, maybe even a buggy one, and you've probably inherited a lot of code from whoever or whatever you were around growing up.

But here's where it gets weird: once you get how the game works, you start seeing the hidden rules, the psychic tests life throws at you, and how to pass them. See, I was homeless a couple of times, right? And during those times, I was basically forced to code my own reality. Either that or get swallowed by the system. And what most people don't realize is that life is constantly adjusting itself. It's kinda like you're debugging life, and once you fix one bug, it starts running a little smoother. But only a bit, because there's always another one waiting around the corner.

This whole idea that reality is a screen, it’s kind of freeing. Because nothing has to be real for you if it doesn’t serve you. It's like, you can choose what's real enough to influence you, and when you flick that switch in your mind, wow, everything gets lighter. And that’s exactly why configuring your life is this ongoing process, not something you set once and forget about. You're perpetually updating reality's firmware.

So, I started these businesses, right? Had to learn to code because I figured out that by learning to code the digital realm, I was actually learning to code my reality. It's not just about tech or business. It's reacquainting yourself with the grip you have over your narrative. Every time I sat down in front of a screen to code, it was a reminder that the world is malleable, subjective. It's kinda like you become Neo in The Matrix, except instead of dodging bullets, you're dodging the bullshit narratives you didn't even realize were shaping your life.

And the thing is, most people are trapped in these default settings. It’s like buying a new computer and never adjusting the system preferences. They end up with all these plugins and attachments, beliefs and habits they didn’t even choose. So many people are just downloading these fears and perspectives that aren’t even theirs. And I’m sitting here thinking: why the hell would you want to run that kind of software? You gotta self-audit, like debugging your beliefs. Look at these plugins you've installed unintentionally. Unsubscribe from them.

Psychic notificationsPOST are like the system's way of giving you hints. You're getting all these experiences, and embedded in them are these little updates and notifications from the universe, but if you're not dialed in, you might just miss them. And the thing is, they're not these big, flashing alerts. They’re subtle, maybe a little nagging thought, or a fleeting moment of synchronicity. When you tune into them, you get to make decisions that align more deeply with your actual path.

I think a lot about how attention and perception dictate reality. What you focus on literally becomes what you live. It’s wild. You're curating your reality with your attention, and it’s kinda like the universe’s algorithm is curating you, too. You don't even realize it, but it's shaping you into a person based on what you consume, engage with, and, importantly, what you ignore.

Attention as your realityPOST is a huge part of this game. The more you give something attention, the more real it becomes. And I don’t just mean like thinking about it. It's about what occupies your mindspace. It’s like, if you’re constantly worried about money, then not only does that become your reality, but every money decision is gonna be filtered through that lens of scarcity. It’s like creating a feedback loop, and before you know it, it’s running your life.

The way I see it, every experience you have is like an app installed on your OS. Some apps are essential, like basic survival and emotional regulation, but others, man, they just run in the background, draining your mental battery. At some point, you've gotta go through your internal storagePOST and figure out which apps are worth keeping, which ones you’re using unconsciously, and which are just clutter.

When I was younger, I decided I'd rather explore these concepts of self and reality instead of heading to college. That decision felt like running a new program, venturing into unknown territories. I was debugging my life's code. And that's why I often urge people, don't just accept the default configuration society hands you. Opt out when you can; live in beta mode if necessary. Constantly update. Constantly iterate.

Every now and then, I come across someone living like they're in spectator mode, just following the script. It's like they've got no skin in the game. But when you start playing for real, not just watching, that’s when the hidden variables reveal themselves. There's this whole side of life that opens up and you suddenly see all these psychic tests for what they really are: opportunities to reroute your course, to level up.

What's interesting is, the more you grasp that reality is just a game, the more fun it becomes. You start noticing these patterns, and the more you realize you’ve got home-field advantage. Imagine, you’ve been equipped with all the right controls from the get-go, but you're only starting to figure out how to press the buttons. Like, what if you just started pressing the ones that truly mattered?

So, there I was, coding away, learning by doing, sculpting my game character out of nothing but ambition and curiosity. And I learned that life's game is full of NPCs (non-playable characters) just kind of drifting, following scripts they didn’t even write. But man, when you take charge and start scripting your own reality, that's when you stop playing as a guest character and start playing as the protagonist. Suddenly, you're not just surviving. You're thriving.

And I get it, not everything is going to be perfect. There's this thing about flaws that I think we forget. They're part of the config too. So, there's no final level, no ultimate finish line where you get to stop playing. It’s more like an infinite game that keeps evolving with you. The beauty of it all is that you’re both the player and the developer, creating patches as you go along. Every time you debug a section of your life, you're just preparing for the next big update. And that's a real epiphany, right? Realizing that the game never ends, only changes.

I wonder sometimes, though, if life’s a game, what happens when you decide to not play by the rules? Or better yet, when you decide to rewrite them for yourself. And that's something I keep circling back to, playing with the idea, because there’s really no end to the ways you can modify and tweak your life script.

And the question that nags at me is, well, what else could we change if we started looking at reality as config and parameters rather than something static? When you think about it, reality doesn't exactly demand your attention until you decide what deserves that attention. So, I'm constantly asking, where might I direct my focus next?