Great article as usual. Great example of how to leave the local maximum by using your emotions as a guide. Can be applied to the different areas of the life.
One consequence of this thinking is that sometimes you have to resist advancing your career at all. For example, many years ago I've got a job. It was truly my dream job in terms of self-expression. It was complete crap in terms of money. At the same time I've read Kiyosaki's "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and the idea to "never work for money" really hit me. And I though, damn, what shall I do? Should I quit? Should I stay?
In the end I had to remind myself why am I on this job. Not for money, but for self-expression. So I let it stay this way. I consciously focused on self-expression and consciously ignored the opportunities to get a raise, a promotion - anything that would suck me into the rat race. At the same time I've learned about investing, frugal leaving and abundance mindset. In three years I was financially free, while working on my gratifying, but low paying job.
And while all this time my physical perception was about 2-3, my emotional was gradually growing and finally shot to 10.
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Ilya.
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