Only the right path will produce 100% faith and 0% doubt.

[Hoodie]

This is more for those who believe in a higher power.

I believe that if you have an ounce of doubt in something you're doing, it will eventually fail, when things become difficult.
However, I don't think you can choose to remove the doubt yourself. I believe that the doubt is proof that it's not the right thing,
and that it's destined to fail eventually, it isn't "God's will".

On the flip side: If you find something you're doing that produces no doubt, then that is proof that it will work, it will endure when things become difficult.
The fact that whatever you're doing produces no doubt, is proof that it will work out.
It's proof that it is "God's will".

Here is the kicker:
The actions you take that won't produce any doubt in you, might not be the actions you want to take, but they are the actions that will work.
And the actions you might want to take, might be the actions that will produce some doubt, and therefore not work.

I write this based on some personal experience:
I tried doing something, the way someone had convinced me, and I had some doubt about it, but I believed I could overcome the doubt and continue with those actions, but eventually it all failed, crashed and burned.
I went back to doing something I didn't really want to do, but it also didn't produce any doubt in me, and guess what? Things are working out.

 

[Mike32ct]

Great post. Need some time to fully digest it though.

I agree that some things are “meant to be,” and some things will never work out no matter how hard you try. No shame in quitting the latter and moving on to more fruitful endeavors. In fact, that is the rational thing to do. The difficulty is knowing which is which.

I hadn’t thought of the “no doubt” thing.

 

[SpartanWarrior77]

Something I've been feeling lately is a lack of clarity. I keep getting distracted CONSTANTLY. Purpose and clarity is so difficult to achieve in this complex world.

 

[oOh Nasty]

At the risk of sounding like one of those cuckoo females that believes in stones and astrology, the right answer to almost everything is the one that always feels "light and right" in your gut.

Something I've been feeling lately is a lack of clarity. I keep getting distracted CONSTANTLY. Purpose and clarity is so difficult to achieve in this complex world.

The new trend that these YouTuber millionaires try to preach (despite the fact that they're secretely trying to sell something) is that social media / phone usage is the opposite way to success. If you look at my posts from years ago, I was using myself as a test subject on dopamine detoxes and found that, the state of boringness is an ideal state because from that "empty" state, you can pretty much bring yourself into any state/frame.

That's why Gen Z is cooked. All of their attention is constantly being taken away. All of their power of focus diminished. Every spare second they get (even at their jobs), they can't help but to take out their phones and scroll. They can't help but get that quick dopamine release. It's so painful for them to just not use their phones for an entire hour or find some sort of stimulation. The art of Zen is lost in society.

We don't have time these days to cultivate pure faith and thoughts towards what we truly want because we're bombarded with programmed urges to use up our precious focus on useless things on a very constant and consistent basis. I think things such as ADHD and other "mental quirks" or whatever you call them are mostly just kids and adults not having the discipline to just put the phone down and maybe learn to sit for 4 hours doing absolutely nothing. People would rather take adderall than sit with the discomfort of trying to deal with their mental hurdles on their own.

 

[Bokanovsky]

On the flip side: If you find something you're doing that produces no doubt, then that is proof that it will work, it will endure when things become difficult.
The fact that whatever you're doing produces no doubt, is proof that it will work out.
It's proof that it is "God's will".

That's a rather arrogant way of looking at the world. Lack of doubt does not necessarily mean you are fulfilling God's will. It could also mean that you are delusional or mentally infirm. Have you ever heard of the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project? Were the hundreds of people who drank cyanide-laced Kool-Aid in an act of "revolutionary suicide" guided by God? Or were they doing so because they were brainwashed?

Overcoming doubt is a central theme in every major religion. When God called Moses from the burning bush, he doubted his ability to lead his people to Israel, questioning his worthiness. God reassured Moses by providing signs and appointing Aaron as a helper. Thomas the Apostle refused to believe Jesus had risen until he could touch the wounds himself. Buddha was originally riddled with insecurities and self-doubt. Overcoming those doubts was central to his enlightenment.

 

[Divorced w 3]

There cannot be courage without doubt.

 

[Hoodie]

That's a rather arrogant way of looking at the world. Lack of doubt does not necessarily mean you are fulfilling God's will. It could also mean that you are delusional or mentally infirm. Have you ever heard of the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project? Were the hundreds of people who drank cyanide-laced Kool-Aid in an act of "revolutionary suicide" guided by God? Or were they doing so because they were brainwashed?

Overcoming doubt is a central theme in every major religion. When God called Moses from the burning bush, he doubted his ability to lead his people to Israel, questioning his worthiness. God reassured Moses by providing signs and appointing Aaron as a helper. Thomas the Apostle refused to believe Jesus had risen until he could touch the wounds himself. Buddha was originally riddled with insecurities and self-doubt. Overcoming those doubts was central to his enlightenment.

You're right people have always battled some form of doubt. And the statement "No doubt is the right path" is very extreme considering there will always be some degree of it.

If I reframe it to "The path that produces the least doubt, is most likely the right path", it might make more sense.
The path I'm going now still produces some doubt, but much less than the other one!

As you said regarding the people in those stories who doubted, they were comforted and reassured under way.
This must have reduced their doubt, and strengthened their resolve in moving forward.

I don't think it's a fixed and static thing, alot of doubt or the reduction of it is based on the feedback and results we get on the way, so it can always change underway.
If you get bad feedback and bad results it creates more doubt instead of reassurance.
And vice versa.

Perhaps that is what trusting the universe is about:
If someone says X is true. And you try it, but you get bad results, then you try Y and get better results,
then choosing Y over X would be trusting "the universe/higher power".

This assumes that the degree of doubt you have, is a byproduct of the results you get from your actions,
which from my experience I think it is.
And also beliefs you might have had about the process beforehand, also probably change in response to results.

 

[Hoodie]

Let's imagine a scenario:
You're applying what others are telling you works in dating, but you get bad results.
Then you try something different, regardless if it goes against what others are saying and you start seeing good results.

Would you then still cling to what other people told you are right, but gave you bad results?
Or would you trust what "the universe" showed works for you, through feedback?

Which path would produce the least doubt in you?

 

[Foe]

This is more for those who believe in a higher power.

I believe that if you have an ounce of doubt in something you're doing, it will eventually fail, when things become difficult.
However, I don't think you can choose to remove the doubt yourself. I believe that the doubt is proof that it's not the right thing,
and that it's destined to fail eventually, it isn't "God's will".

On the flip side: If you find something you're doing that produces no doubt, then that is proof that it will work, it will endure when things become difficult.
The fact that whatever you're doing produces no doubt, is proof that it will work out.
It's proof that it is "God's will".

Here is the kicker:
The actions you take that won't produce any doubt in you, might not be the actions you want to take, but they are the actions that will work.
And the actions you might want to take, might be the actions that will produce some doubt, and therefore not work.

I write this based on some personal experience:
I tried doing something, the way someone had convinced me, and I had some doubt about it, but I believed I could overcome the doubt and continue with those actions, but eventually it all failed, crashed and burned.
I went back to doing something I didn't really want to do, but it also didn't produce any doubt in me, and guess what? Things are working out.

Quite literally the biggest cope Ive seen on this forum. But by all means let those with direct contact with the "higher power" correct me.

 

[Hoodie]

Quite literally the biggest cope Ive seen on this forum. But by all means let those with direct contact with the "higher power" correct me.

Cope in what regard?

It's just labels, I'm trying to just explain cause and effect, action and results and how it gives rise to less or more doubt,
and how we perhaps use this to navigate the right course of actions in life.

You could call it life, universe, cause and effect, whatever.

It's basically you do X action, you get back Y results.
Your confidence and doubt goes up or down depending on what the results are.
And that guides you to whether you should continue or change things.

 

[jhonny9546]

A man who forgives a tradition and then marries has married a cohabitation with doubt, even if she is the mother of his children and his wife now.

Also: there are many good guys out there who don't want to do shady deals to improve their status.
But if they do, they feel this doubt. And in fact, it's better if they did what suits them.

More than doubt, "it's feeling forced to do something you don't want to do."

I like it, great post, friend.

 

[Foe]

Cope in what regard?

" It's proof that it is "God's will". Your actions don't mean anything bud. Because <==

Can we get a "I don't have any balls and need a savior" thread on this forum to allow those who need to preach a little segment to feel important.

 

[Hoodie]

" It's proof that it is "God's will". Your actions don't mean anything bud. Because <==

Can we get a "I don't have any balls and need a savior" thread on this forum to allow those who need to preach a little segment to feel important.

You got hung up on the label, instead of the content.

Ignore the label "God's will" and replace it with life / feedback, Cause and effect.

And now consider that the degree of doubt arrises in relation to the results you get from the actions you take.

But honestly it might not even be relevant. Cause if the results are good, that's all that matters right.

 

[Hoodie]

A man who forgives a tradition and then marries has married a cohabitation with doubt, even if she is the mother of his children and his wife now.

Also: there are many good guys out there who don't want to do shady deals to improve their status.
But if they do, they feel this doubt. And in fact, it's better if they did what suits them.

More than doubt, "it's feeling forced to do something you don't want to do."

I like it, great post, friend.

You're right might as well call it gut instinct, based on your observations and experience.
Thanks friend.

 

[taiyuu_otoko]

You're applying what others are telling you works in dating, but you get bad results.

This is nonsense.

Nobody gets good results the first time at anything.

Everything, even the most basic skills, requires continuous practice, calibration, and refinement.

Ten dudes can apply the same dating advice and get ten different results.

There will always be doubt.

There will always be uncertainty.

Nobody will ever be able to predict the behavior of others.

Keep trying, keep getting feedback, keep improving.

Everything else is self-delusional coping nonsense.