Level 8 is meta-consciousness: watching your thoughts happen and choosing your response instead of reacting on impulse. Creators often post or reply driven by dopamine, ego, or fear. The fix is simple: pause, ask if you're motivated by ego or fear, then shift to purpose. You'll make less content, but it'll matter more.
Level 8 is awareness. I like to call this meta-consciousness. In this level, this is when in real time you could observe your thoughts and you end up responding rather than reacting. The real world example would be a monk that notices anger arising, or more applicable to me, a CEO that pauses before replying. Creators who are stuck here will end up posting impulsively. They'll react to comments emotionally and they'll just chase quick Dopamine creators who are developed here wait, reflect, and refine. They release fewer pieces of content, but oftentimes more thoughtful pieces of content. They focus on quality over quantity. The solution: pause before doing anything and always ask, is this from ego, fear, or purpose? And make sure that if it's from the first two, that you switch to driving your point from purpose. You'll be way more impactful.
