Brian Johnson explains the difference between temporary peak experiences like yoga highs or falling in love, and lasting personality traits. Ken Wilber's idea: you convert states into traits through daily practice that's sustained, diligent, patient, persistent, and playful.
Hi, this is Brian with another mini chapter from a Philosopher's Notes. This one's called States and Traits. Doesn't it feel great to walk on fire and just know you can do anything you really set your mind to? And what about that amazing energy you feel after yoga or meditation or whatever? Retreat? How about that ineffable bliss of falling in love? Gotta love those state experiences, huh? And how about the inevitable crashes that follow? Aren't those a blast? Here's the deal. It's really easy to get all geeked up about pretty much anything for a weekend or a week or a honeymoon. It's an entirely different thing to actually live from that place. Kent Wilber describes the process as turning states of experience into traits of who we are. And that takes work. Diligent, patient, persistent and playful work day in and day out, week in and week out, month in and month out, year in and year out, decade in and decade out. But that doesn't sell, does it? States and traits. We've got to take that moment of inspiration and translate it into a way of being. You do that through diligent, patient, persistent and playful work. Let's get on it. Hope you enjoyed this mini chapter. Looking forward to sharing more with you soon. In the meantime, have an awesome day.
