#39: Nicholas (SP/SO 9w1 936): Inner Envelop Functions, Dispersing Attention, & Learning to Focus

In this episode, Nicholas (SP/SO 9w1 936) talks about 9's passivity in relation to their dominant instinct and how they can "hope things just work themselves out." He also talks about how he learned to focus, take himself seriously, and summon the discipline to manifest his life vision.

He also works through an intense caffeine spike in self-pres 9 fashion, so you can see in realtime as Nicholas narrates his 9 way of containing the intensity of his experience within an acceptable window of tolerance, or "envelope function."

Couldn't have written it better. Enjoy!

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Timestamps

0:00 Intro

4:11 Learning the Enneagram & mistyping

5:48 Enneagram as weed addiction substitute; something to "latch onto" - body attachment

7:13 9 "leveling" of experience, finding the optimal intensity

9:09 body vs image - what I say depends on how it feels in my body

10:05 Celcius caffeine hitting now, suppressing it within the 9 envelop function

15:24 Time Management, Discipline creates freedom

19:01 freedom as autonomy of the body center

22:16 Being mental last, mind vs body agendas battling; "crazy concept called a budget"

26:04 taking my projects seriously rather than letting it "figure itself out"; 9 passivity relative to dominant instinct

30:06 Relationship motivation to make life improvements - not wanting to be told what to do, but to come to it myself

34:01 What happens when you're told what to do?

40:18 golf is life?

42:03 9 line to 3 - Nicholas' life vision

49:41 Domains of obsessiveness

53:44 9 dispersion of attention keeps life force diffuse; 9 -> 3 is focusing attention

1:00:08 Josh's similarities; 3-9 stem up front

1:03:04 Prioritizing as 9 Engagement, yet paradox -- beware priorities coming from 9-3 ego vs God, grace, higher self

1:10:08 9 "I don't matter" --> others should prioritize ME more; 9 ego - not wanting to be ignored (disrespected)

1:12:58 faith as anchor for self-remembering

1:16:00 How enneagram can reinforce personality instead of liberate to focus on what's really important

1:20:31 The Celsius Drink Finale!