fractalchris

Patreon, GoFundMe and PayPal condemn and harm people who have different political and social beliefs than they do. Get off these platforms ASAP. Stop supporting this modern epidemic of companies using their power to steer the conversations around political and social issues. LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw/about — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/leap-beyond-your-limits-chris-curran/1020761347

What _actually_ makes people behave certain ways? Why are so many people thoughtlessly compliant and obedient to their own detriment? Chase will teach you….for real! Watching his YouTube videos is, in many ways, more effective than getting a degree in psychology. Ever wonder why it seems extremely difficult to change your habits? Conscious willpower on its own is nowhere near powerful enough for this task. There are so many powerful psychological factors affecting you at all times. You may think you’re in total conscious control of your mind and thoughts, but you are not. Not totally. There are many beautiful processes running subconsciously that you have no control over. The best each of us can do is to learn the truth about these psychological factors and use that knowledge to AVOID being taken advantage of. Right now you have the opportunity to study and learn techniques to change your own life as well as truly understand and help the people around you. Chase Hughes YouTube channel — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUBj_5pwQZaoXfBrEQQbADw The Behavior Panel YouTube channel — https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBehaviorPanel LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw/about — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

IS THAT SO? The Zen Master Hakuin lived in a town in Japan. He was held in high regard and many people came to him for spiritual teaching. Then it happened that the teenage daughter of his next­door neighbor became pregnant. When being questioned by her angry and scolding parents as to the identity of the father, she finally told them that he was Hakuin, the Zen Master. In great anger the parents rushed over to Hakuin and told him with much shouting and accusing that their daughter had confessed that he was the father. All he replied was, “Is that so?” News of the scandal spread throughout the town and beyond. The Master lost his reputation. This did not trouble him. Nobody came to see him anymore. He remained unmoved. When the child was born, the parents brought the baby to Hakuin. “You are the father, so you look after him.” The Master took loving care of the child. A year later, the mother remorsefully confessed to her parents that the real father of the child was the young man who worked at the butcher shop. In great distress they went to see Hakuin to apologize and ask for forgiveness. “We are really sorry. We have come to take the baby back. Our daughter confessed that you are not the father.” “Is that so?” is all he would say as he handed the baby over to them. The Master responds to falsehood and truth, bad news and good news, in exactly the same way: “Is that so?” He allows the form of the moment, good or bad, to be as it is and so does not become a participant in human drama. To him there is only this moment, and this moment is as it is. Events are not personalized. He is nobody's victim. He is so completely at one with what happens that what happens has no power over him anymore. Only if you resist what happens are you at the mercy of what happens, and the world will determine your happiness and unhappiness. The baby is looked after with loving care. Bad turns into good through the power of nonresistance. Always responding to what the present moment requires, he lets go of the baby when it is time to do so. Imagine briefly how the ego would have reacted during the various stages of the unfolding of these events. LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw/about — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

An attitude of gratitude is always the correct attitude to have because of the literal millions of things each of us should be grateful for every minute of every day. Too often we focus on the things we don’t have and feel sad or angry. A negative attitude is a distraction from the Truth and it harms us deeply. Don’t ever allow a negative attitude to become a dominating habit in your mind. Gratitude leads to growth because the Universe will see that you are properly utilizing what it has already given you, and therefor it will give you more so that you can do even more good in the world. Yes, gratitude and growth are linked! Gratitude fuels growth. Many spiritual masters have said that ingratitude is the greatest sin of all. Arise, awake, and develop deep gratitude in every fiber of your being! LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw/about — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

These 10-15 minute movie recaps are awesome! Most of them, anyway. I didn’t know this was a thing but I like it. Movie Recaps -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyXD1jAZBdZ4u0K-GLYC77Q Mystery Recapped -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEmig2PwKGUmaQ9xzFWJ_xA LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw/about — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

Some people are smart, conscientious, moral, generous and likable. Other people are lazy, dishonest, criminal, shameless and destructive. Which group earns and deserves a better life? LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw/about — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

I’m not going to sit idle and be tyrannized by any person, company or government. When authoritarian, communist or woke companies use their immense power to shut down free speech and free thought, each of us must sever all ties to those companies. There are plenty of other good options out there. Don’t support these BAD COMPANIES: PayPal, Amazon, Patreon, Facebook, GoFundMe, the list goes on and on. LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw/about — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

I dissect the arrangement of this amazing song. Of course I also throw in many other observations related to why this is such a great song. LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw/about — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

Have you read the all-time classic The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz? Check it out: https://www.thefouragreements.com/the-four-agreements/ Here are the four agreements you may want to make with yourself: 1. BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love. 2. DON’T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering. 3. DON’T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life. 4. ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse, and regret. LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw/about — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

Ever cleaned out a closet and then felt especially light? LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw/about — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

These days when I’m writing music or lyrics I tend to evaluate and judge what I’m writing in the very moment I’m writing it. I fully realize that this is huge impediment to deeper authentic expression and I’m endeavoring to not do this. I don’t want to “judge” my music or lyrics so much, but with 30+ years of experience in music production and audio engineering, very often I can immediately tell when a creative idea is not particularly good. And it’s difficult, almost impossible to ignore that feeling in the moment. In the most practical areas of our lives each of us definitely NEEDS to evaluate and judge for our own wellbeing - like choosing good food, or choosing how to earn money, or choosing how to spend money, etc. Obviously creative endeavors should be handled differently, right? Any insight you have would be helpful to me. Comment below. LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw/about — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

PayPal is planning on stealing $2,500 of your money if they suspect you of “misinformation.” What a joke. GabPay is an up-and-coming alternative to PayPal. Defi in Crypto (“Decentralized Finance”) has huge promise but it’s still in its infancy. It’ll probably take a long while for Defi to mature into a viable option that the majority of people are comfortable adopting. LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw/about — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

The people in power who are supposedly acting in your best interest are not. They are robbing you and robbing your future. Via the media companies they own, they stoke the fires of racism, sexism, etc. and constantly instill fear. They purposefully make the people fight with each other so they can steal, grift, embezzle, monopolize, etc. under the guise of helping the people. They create crises, then “solve them” by stealing more of the people’s money, liberty and freedom. Don’t play into their plan - don’t feed this monster - don’t watch or support any mainstream or legacy platforms - watch and support independent, fair, wholesome content created by the people for the people. LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

When you’re running towards a short barrier that you’re going to have to jump over, somehow your brain and body will automatically adjust your strides so that you perfectly time your jump. You don’t do this consciously. LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

I discuss my difficulty with songwriting, my local songwriting group, writers block, overthinking, etc. The good news: I’m connecting with several other songwriters to potentially write songs together. LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

Auto-tune came on the scene around 1996. VIDEO I referenced: Fixing Led Zeppelin with Autotune — https://youtu.be/yxX2u8iggYI Moises app — https://moises.ai/ LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

Understand the cumulative effects (momentum) of your small actions and habits. Small increases in positive momentum have HUGE effects on your life over longer periods of time. Consider analyzing your current habits and designing new ones. LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

Of course thinking is good, but… Overthinking is a habit that a person can use to try to control everything — usually out of fear and desire. It demolishes spontaneity and naturalness. It also causes many more problems than it supposedly solves. “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” Your Constant Overthinking Ends With This Video — https://youtu.be/zezNDS9PHRQ LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

AI-generated Images have come a long way in 2022 highlighted by these two apps — DALLE-2 and Midjourney. Also, here’s the video I referenced made entirely with AI images, animations and music — https://youtu.be/6_cn00dGS9s LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

Wu-wei (Chinese = 無為, meaning "non-action" or "actionless action” or “effortless action”) is a central principle in the Chinese philosophy of Daoism. The principle affirms that one should live spontaneously in accordance with the natural flow of the cosmos called the Dao, and not act against this natural order and rhythm of nature. Video I referenced: Wu-wei | The Art of Letting Things Happen — https://youtu.be/g0rhN8U14dk Lao Tzu: “Using force always leads to unseen troubles.” In Wu Wei we’re not so much doing, but going. (floating down the river) Over-thinking Over-analyzing Over-preparing Trying to control the flow -VS- Unprepared Acting natural Acting in the moment Acting spontaneously The ego leads us astray. The ego closes us off the what’s really going on. What can you do? Return to a more “unprocessed” state — “the uncarved block” — unencumbered by intellectual baggage so your vision of the world becomes clear. LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

There are people, like Magnus Carlsen, that can spot cheating at such a high level that most humans can’t even understand how they do it. Plus, there are multiple strong statistical arguments pointing towards cheating that most people simply will never understand or even entertain. In addition there are boat loads of circumstantial evidence that many people completely reject out of hand as irrelevant. If the chess world doesn’t stand tough against cheating, chess as we know it will be ruined for good. DARK SIDE: If you’re a cheater, you _know_ that you’re a cheater and a fraud; if you’re not a cheater, you _know_ that you’re honest, ethical and moral. The truth will shine through in your behavior, speech, body language, confidence level, and of course the facts of the case. You ruin relationships whether you’re caught or not. Your cheating can become a habit; it can begin in one area of your life and then spread to other areas. Your conscience is not clear and carefree; it’s guilty and troubled. LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

Fundamentally you are a creative being. Many inner powers lay dormant inside you and you can activate them by creating and building things. When you plan, build and create you are moving forward and growing stronger. When you lazily play the victim you are stagnating and dying. LINKS: — Lightness Meditation sessions, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJAyVkTL0GAK7FTOm-TzgBw — Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Chris’s fractal art and social media, http://fractalchris.com/ — The Mystic Show (podcast), https://themysticshow.net/ — Leap Beyond Your Limits (book) — https://www.amazon.com/Leap-Beyond-Limits-Chris-Curran/dp/1599303426

Chris Curran: — Founder of Podcast Engineering School, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/ — Audio Engineer at Fractal Recording, https://fractalrecording.com/ — Songwriter, musician — Host of The Mystic Show, https://themysticshow.net/ — Livestream meditator at Pause Your Life, https://pauseyourlife.org/ — Fractal artist, http://fractalchris.com/ — Host of The Podcast Engineering Show, https://podcastengineeringschool.com/category/show/

Some humans are more creative than others but each and every human being is a creative being! That means you, too ;) Creativity is not just about creating art; creativity can help you in countless numbers of situations: Finding solutions to problems Satisfying your natural inclination to create / Getting out of your own head! Avoiding bad situations Beautifying your surroundings Expanding relationships by collaborating creatively Creativity thrives in… Small things, big things and everything in between Artwork as well as practical matters Good times as well as bad times

Are you street smart? Can you tell when others are being untruthful? My skills - average, hopefully! Benefits of knowing how to read people? It protects you from being taken advantage of. You can more easily help others when you know what they really want. Emotional intelligence - something I've wanted to study. The Behavior Panel is great — https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBehaviorPanel