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TECHNIQUE FOR ENTERING SV + SD

TECHNIQUE FOR ENTERING SV + SD

This is also a new technique from Vadim Zeland, which has been tested by the authors themselves and by readers. I am publishing the text below.

By the way, I can make you happy, Vadim Zeland has confirmed that a book will be released this year!

Until now, we have practiced entering the State of Spirit (SD) and the State of the Owner (SV) separately, in order to feel the specific nature of each of these states. To put it simply, SV is intended for managing oneself, while SD is intended for managing reality. But for FULL CONTROL AND AWAKENING, it is necessary to GATHER YOURSELF INTO ONE WHOLE.

ALGORITHM:

  1. <I am Attention itself>.

Enter Presence, that is, turn attention to attention itself: what it is occupied with, and take it under control. Lock attention onto yourself. Slightly tilt your head downward and direct the ray of attention into the floor. Pull the ray back into the eyes, while at the same time raising the head so as to look straight ahead.

  1. <I am the Body itself>.

Embrace your entire body with attention, TAKE IT AS A WHOLE. Not sequentially, part by part, but all at once as a whole. If you can be Attention itself, then you can also be the Body itself. In other words, it is necessary to dissolve Attention throughout the entire Body. MERGE ATTENTION AND BODY INTO ONE WHOLE.

  1. <I am Energy itself>.

Ignite yourself — all at once and as a whole, like a light bulb. Initiate this activation on the exhale. If it does not work all at once and as a whole, try spreading the “ignition” from the chest area, as if something lit up in the center and spread throughout the whole body — do this ON THE EXHALE. And without delay — DECISIVELY.

  1. <I am the Owner of myself>.

On another EXHALE, “inflate” your energetic shell and fix it into a cocoon in the shape of an egg. And immediately, DECISIVELY proclaim, silently or aloud:

I AM THE OWNER OF MYSELF.

  1. <I am Spirit itself>.

Establish contact with the access point. Extend the ray of attention into the point of Spirit, approximately at a 45-degree angle behind and above the back of the head. Proclaim, silently or aloud:

I AM SPIRIT ITSELF.

As a result, you should obtain a state/sensation of WHOLENESS, COLLECTEDNESS, POWER, FULL CONTROL.

A few explanations.

It is desirable to extend into the point of Spirit not merely a ray of attention, but, if possible, of energy — as if part of your energetic shell is directed backward and upward at an angle.

If the cocoon does not work, it will be enough simply to activate the energy throughout the entire body — to ignite yourself like a light bulb. You filled the body with attention, ignited it with energy.

The first four, or even all five points, can be combined into one or two instantaneous actions. Or they can be performed quickly and seamlessly, one after another.

Simplified algorithm:

  1. Pulled attention into the eyes.
  2. Filled the body with this attention.
  3. Ignited the energy throughout the whole body.
  4. Inflated the energy into a cocoon, while simultaneously saying: “Owner.”
  5. Extended the ray — of attention, of energy — into the point of Spirit, saying: “Spirit itself.”

All these steps flow into one another and merge into one almost instantaneous action. With this action, you can SWITCH YOURSELF ON VERY QUICKLY IN ANY SITUATION.

Even more simplified algorithm:

  1. On the exhale, pulled attention into the eyes, filled the body, ignited the body.
  2. On another exhale, extended the ray — of attention, of energy — into the point of Spirit.

You can repeat this peculiar “pumping” on the exhale several times.

The state will spontaneously be lost. It needs to be renewed from time to time. But something remains after it, since a cumulative effect is at work. You will notice that with each day you are filled with CALM CONFIDENCE AND STRENGTH. Because you are gradually BECOMING THE OWNER OF YOURSELF AND CONNECTING WITH YOUR SPIRIT ON A PERMANENT BASIS.

Reasons why it may not be possible to enter SV and/or SD:

  1. Relict memory of this state is deeply blocked.
  2. Weak energy, lack of experience working with energy.

This gap can be filled with the book Transurfing of Yourself, where energetic practices and the technique for entering SD are given. About the technique for entering SV, you can read on the website in the sections “New Reality” and “New Tufti Techniques,” starting from October 2025.

u/moneraxis — 1 day ago

The audiobook is atrocious

Trying to consume the book thru listening while driving and the audiobook is just atrocious.

It could’ve been great if they just let the narrator or read in silence, but they had to add in stupid sound effects of scary movies to completely ruin it

I was startled by the loud dog barking in the beginning chapter. It was completely unnecessary and extremely annoying

I’m not listening tot the book to be entertained, I’m trying to download the knowledge to my mind with the least friction possible.

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u/omnicientreddit — 2 days ago

Potential girlfriend appeared even though I wasn't thinking of it

A person who started to take care of me at work and in life suddenly appeared in my life though I was focused on another person, and I wasn't even thinking of this person as my girlfriend. How could that be and should I try to make her my girlfriend

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u/Feisty_Ad677 — 1 day ago

Regrowing the Avatar: The "New Mannequin" Water Technique (Self-transurfing)

Vadim Zeland outlines a mechanism for upgrading your physical body. He calls this the "New Mannequin" technique.

According to Transurfing Yourself (or self-transurfing), our physical DNA does not contain a complete, lifelong blueprint; it only holds enough information to build an embryo. The rest of our entire physical "project" , our youth, appearance, health, and aging speed—is actually stored in an information space called the Archive of Eternity.

To reverse aging, heal, or radically improve your physical state, you do not try to manipulate your current, crystallized body. Instead, you shift your attention to a different film reel where a pristine, upgraded version of your body exists, your New Mannequin.

To code this data directly into your physical form, Zeland introduces a highly practical catalyst: Water. Because water acts as a fluid information matrix, it perfectly absorbs, records, and transmits the energetic vibration of your thought-forms.

The Protocol: The Water Activation Method

This technique leverages the high conductivity of water to infuse your subtle energetic bodies and physical cells with a new architectural blueprint.

Method A: The Bath Infusion

  • The Ingestion: Immerse yourself completely in a bath. Allow your physical body to relax so that your energy can flow without resistance.
  • Activate the Braid: Focus your awareness on your Spirit Point (the tip of the Braid of Intention between your shoulder blades). Gently lift it to activate your field.
  • Declare the New Mannequin: Broadcast a precise, authoritative declaration of intent regarding your physical transformation. Speak it or think it with absolute certainty.
  • The Transmission: Maintain this illumination of the target frame for just 1 to 3 minutes. Feel the intention radiating from the Braid, using the water as an amplification medium.
  • The Release: Release the Braid, drop all importance, and simply relax in the water for another 10 minutes. The water, having recorded the information matrix of your thought-form, will literally saturate your subtle bodies and physical avatar with the new blueprint.

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Method B: The Contrast Shower Spark (Alternative)

If you do not have a bath, you can utilize the high-energy state generated by a contrast shower (alternating hot and cold water):

  1. The Spike: Immediately after finishing the contrast shower, your energetic potential spikes dramatically.
  2. The Command: Stand calmly, instantly activate your Braid, and declare the target frame of your New Mannequin into the damp, highly charged air around you.

The Takeaway

Your physical body is just an Avatar being projected onto the current screen. Stop accepting the decay script of the common line. Step into the State of the Spirit, use the Braid to select your New Mannequin from the Archive of Eternity, and let water code the new reality directly into your cells.

u/SufficientAge2792 — 2 days ago

Interesting Transurfing experiences

I've recently discovered Reality Transurfing, and have been dabbling in the practice. I say dabbling because I've skimmed a few books and listened to some audio, but haven't dove in or finished anything yet.

However, I find it incredibly interesting and aligned with how I live my life (or how I would like to live my life). In just a short amount of time I've had some experiences that I would like to share:

  1. Had a random thought about a childhood friend and their Rottweiler dog. I thought, "it's been a long time since I've seen a Rottweiler." A few days later at my sons baseball practice, a guy walks past with a Rottweiler. Huh! That's an interesting coincidence. Another few days later and a woman is walking her Rottweiler. I notice the dog first and look up to see her smile at me. Wow!

  2. I take my wife to a major league baseball game because they're celebrating her heritage with a give away. I buy seats in a section we like, but when we get there we're obstructed by people walking up and down the isle, and vendors stopping in the isle. My wife is anxiously looking for seats below us that have been empty, and I'm just enjoying the game...for what I can see. I intentionally don't give it any weight even though I know how bad the seats are. An inning later, the usher says to come with her, and puts us in the best seats we ever had. Another inning or two and I catch a game ball thrown into the stands by a player. Wow!

  3. My half brother recently moved to not only my city, but my neighborhood. I've been on the outs with my dad and his mom for decades, and they're showing their true colors to him now too. I have a thought about how with him and I spending time together now she's going to think I'm influenced him (which isn't the case). I meet him at the neighborhood park, he proceeds to tell me about new drama, and how his mom is worried I'm going to influence him into not talking to her.

There's a few more, but this is already long enough. Thank you for reading.

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u/DesertTumbleweed_666 — 2 days ago

TECHNIQUE FOR ENTERING THE OWNER STATE

This is a new technique by Vadim Zeland. This technique is not in the books, because it is a new experimental technique that was tested by the author himself and by other people. I am posting Vadim Zeland’s text and technique below.

You are not the Owner of your body (avatar), but only a User. For example, if insomnia can take possession of you, you are not the Owner of yourself. If you cannot fall asleep, it means your body exists on its own; you do not own it. Or, if you cannot quit a bad habit, then again, you do not own yourself.

In reality, you are divided within yourself. The division occurred when all kinds of shackles were placed upon you. Family and society, from early childhood, impose restrictions, frameworks, and conditions on a person so that he can fit into society, and they also attach labels and “dream markers” to him (see the books Tufti) so that it is convenient to manipulate him.

And life itself constantly demonstrates to a person that little depends on him; on the contrary, he is dependent on many circumstances. In addition, a person subconsciously feels that he is being led by a certain script (see the books Tufti), and this constantly and subtly weighs him down.

All people, one way or another, walk “bent over,” because the state of the Captive weighs them down. A person who is under bondage is subjected, in one form or another, to pressure and influence. And if there is influence, then one has to HOLD COUNTERACTION. One has to RESERVE ENERGY FOR RESISTING EXTERNAL FACTORS, CIRCUMSTANCES, AND EVEN SIMPLY FOR REMAINING IN THE STATE OF THE CAPTIVE.

When we move from the state of the Captive into the state of the Owner, energy is released. In the OS, what is felt is precisely relief as LIBERATION from shackles and a surge of power as the RELEASE of energy.

Readers were invited to enter into Ownership and Possession of themselves fully, strange as that may sound. Everyone who managed to do it stated the same thing — an unusual feeling of POWER, OMNIPOTENCE.

To enter the OS, you need to FEEL YOURSELF AS A WHOLE AND MERGE WITH YOURSELF. The main principles of Merging are: THIS IS MINE and I AM IT MYSELF.

To enter the OS, Attention and Avatar must be united into one whole.

I AM ATTENTION AND I AM THE BODY:
<All of this is mine and I am all of this myself>.

Or you can do it sequentially: first enter into <I am Attention itself>, and then into <I am the Body itself>.

The key to this state is the RESOLVE to become the Owner of yourself. You need to embrace your entire body with attention, TAKE IT AS A WHOLE. It is already yours and with you, but you need to TAKE it.

Integral formula:
FEEL YOUR BODY AS A WHOLE AND SWITCH ON YOUR RESOLVE.

It worked for those in whom RELICT MEMORY of this state awakened. On the subconscious level, we still know what it means to be the Owner of ourselves. But this knowledge may be deeply “curtained off.”

For those who did not manage to remember, I can offer a technique for entering the OS. To prepare for it, I recommended practicing the energy exercises described in the book Transurfing of Yourself.

Ownership of oneself is, first of all, the ABILITY TO FEEL YOUR ENERGY, TO POSSESS IT.

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ALGORITHM FOR ENTERING THE OS:

1. <I am Attention itself>

Analogous to SD. Enter Presence, that is, turn attention toward attention itself — what it is occupied with — and take it under control. Close attention onto yourself.

Slightly tilt your head downward and direct the ray of attention into the floor. Pull the ray back into your eyes, while at the same time raising your head so that you are looking straight ahead.

2. <I am the Body itself>

Embrace your entire body with attention, TAKE IT AS A WHOLE. Not sequentially, part by part, but all at once, as a whole.

If you can be Attention itself, then you can also be the Body itself. In other words, you need to dissolve Attention throughout the entire Body.

MERGE ATTENTION AND BODY INTO ONE WHOLE.

3. <I am Energy itself>

In exactly the same way that you activate the plait, you can activate all your energy as a whole throughout the entire body.

While going through the energy practices, we spoke about the movement of energy — in flows or in separate parts of the body. Now you need to IGNITE YOURSELF — immediately and as a whole, like a light bulb.

Initiate this activation on the exhale. If you have practiced energy exercises, you will be able to do it.

If it does not work immediately and as a whole, try to spread the “ignition” from the chest area, as if something lit up in the center and spread throughout the entire body — do this ON THE EXHALE.

And without delay — DECISIVELY.

4. <I am the Owner of myself>

On one more EXHALE, “inflate” your energy beyond the limits of the body. Not far — half a meter to a meter, as is comfortable.

You can do this with one mental effort. As you know, attention can move energy. And since you are now SIMULTANEOUSLY ATTENTION, BODY, AND ENERGY, then all the more — everything is at your disposal.

Fix your energy shell into a cocoon, in the shape of an egg.

And immediately, DECISIVELY proclaim, silently or aloud:

I AM THE OWNER OF MYSELF.

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Now several explanations.

The practice of entering the OS should be performed systematically, at least several times a day, in various situations, even while walking. Especially in those cases when your attention, self-control, and command of the situation are required.

As you practice, you will discover that the first three, or even all four points, can be combined into one instant action. Or performed quickly and seamlessly, one after another.

For example: simultaneously with entering Presence, you pulled Attention into the Body, ignited Energy, expanded it into a cocoon, and became the Owner.

At the final step, you can and should mentally pronounce one word — “Owner” — so that it becomes a trigger for switching on this state.

Entering the OS, you automatically enter the state of <I am Intention itself>. You will have the feeling <I can do anything>.

Fixation in the cocoon is needed in order to fix you in the state of the Owner. The energy shell is already present around the physical body. But as long as you do not feel it and do not “hold” it, you are a User inside a bio-suit.

But as soon as you have TAKEN it — in essence, taken yourself — you immediately became the Owner.

Feel yourself in the cocoon. Move it. Walk in this cocoon in public places where it is not very tense, for example, in a park or in a shopping center.

Feel the connection of this cocoon with the surrounding reality. You can hook reality with the cocoon and try, as it were, to move reality itself. At the same time, you will feel viscous resistance.

You can expand the cocoon to the whole of reality. Feeling yourself, your energy, and at the same time Merging with reality, you can manage this reality, your layer.

It is not necessary to try to hold the feeling in the cocoon for a long time. Perhaps later you will discover that the feeling of the cocoon and the state of the Owner are already being held for a long time or constantly, in the background mode.

This is what systematic practice is needed for. Fix yourself in the OS, hold it for as long as you want, lose it when you want. The state is lost by itself, spontaneously.

But something remains after it, because here, as in SD, the CUMULATIVE EFFECT works.

You will notice that you are gradually being filled with CALM CONFIDENCE AND STRENGTH.

Because you are gradually becoming the Owner on a permanent basis.

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u/moneraxis — 3 days ago

Trying to win the lottery? Why the Braid fails for the stock market, and the 4 rules of failure. Transurfing yourself 2024

A lot of people get frustrated when the Braid works perfectly for finding an immediate parking spot, but completely flatlines when they try to manifest a lottery win or a massive stock market play.

If you look into Vadim Zeland’s Transurfing Yourself (self transurfing), he explicitly addresses why trying to manipulate these high-stakes financial systems fails. He explains that things like casinos, lotteries, and the stock market operate on dense, high-frequency "collective tracks." When you enter that space with raw desire, you aren’t creating your own reality,you are stepping directly into a brutal, chaotic line where millions of people are broadcasting identical, highly charged intentions for the exact same prize. By fighting for that specific outcome, you hand all your energy over to massive, predatory pendulums.

The core mandate of Transurfing Yourself is to step out of the common line and walk your own path, rather than fighting in the crowd for scraps. To make the shift into the "New Reality," you have to stop playing the game at the basic "Avatar" level of mind and body, and instead operate from the State of the Spirit.

The 4 Rules of Failure: When the Braid Will Not Work

If you are activating the Braid (or looking to the Spirit Point) and hitting a wall, you are likely breaking one of the four fundamental constraints Zeland outlines:

  1. You are trying to change already manifested reality

You cannot rewrite or manipulate the "here and now." The current moment is hard-coded data that has already materialized and crystallized. The Braid does not change what is already in front of your eyes; it only shapes the approaching future, which always manifests with a deliberate time delay.

  1. You are trying to shape a collective reality

Your individual intention cannot single-handedly override the collective, localized tracks of a massive group. You cannot use your personal Braid to stop a war, dictate macroeconomic shifts, or force a massive group project's success against the free will or scripts of everyone else involved.

  1. You are trying to shape the SCRIPT instead of the TARGET FRAME

The moment you start visualizing how something will happen (the precise steps, the logistical sequence, the broker trades, or the timeline), you fail. You have zero control over the script. Your only job is to drop the negotiations of the lazy mind, illuminate the final Target Frame, and let the alternative space handle the logistics.

  1. You are trying to shape a specific person's behavior

Every individual possesses their own unique script and freedom of choice. You cannot use the Braid to force a specific person to act a certain way, fall in love with you, or close a deal on your terms. You can only set a Target Frame for an abstract scenario (e.g., a highly successful business partnership or a fulfilling relationship) and allow the right person to enter that frame naturally.

The Takeaway: Stop fighting the pendulums on their own turf. Drop the external importance, align with your inner source, and use the Braid to illuminate a unique destination that belongs entirely to you, rather than trying to hijack a prize a million other minds are clawing for.

u/SufficientAge2792 — 4 days ago

Does he ever say how to not be angry?

I finished listening to Reality Transurfing Steps I - V again. I still don't feel like I have the tools to not be angry. I've tested manifesting for a few years and manifested some life upgrades. But I think the biggest thing holding me back from my dream is I get very triggered lol. It's just a reaction.

Like I want my own peaceful space with my cat. Every night I get extremely upset because my mom shares a thin wall with me and watches shows with my uncle until 12 - 12:30 AM regardless of when I have to be up for work. It starts at around 8. It feels like I can't ever relax at night, I have to listen to her annoying shows and their loud talking.

She and him dont work. They can do this at any time of the day. But if I say it, she acts like a victim and says she's depressed and I'm being too much for her somehow.

It makes me so angry I can hit something honestly. I know I created it, but I am still so angry. Maybe it's my ADHD, I get very overstimulated. It's like I have to blast white noise through my headphones to block it out. Can't just relax to a videogame or a movie or something.

Because the moment there is a pause in the sound and I hear them in their room, I feel so incredibly angry immediately lol.

Does he ever suggest anything other than "just don't be mad"? Because I remember his example with neighbors and he basically says to just wear headphones and to not let it bother you - if I remember right.

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u/Cheetah_FanGirl — 6 days ago

Repost: Zeland's "Phantom Skull" technique, Transurfing yourself

From Zeland's newer material:

He introduces something called the **Spirit's Assembly Point,**a spot located roughly 45 degrees above and behind the back of your head. Not in your head. Outside of it, floating back there.

Here's where it gets really out there. Zeland ties this point to what he calls the "Nefers" , gods or demigods from 3,000–4,000 years ago who supposedly had naturally elongated skulls stretching backward. He claims these beings had superhuman abilities, and the elongated portion of their skulls pointed directly at this Spirit's Assembly Point, basically acting as a built-in antenna.

Obviously we can't reshape our bones, so he offers a workaround he calls the Phantom Skull Technique to tap into what he frames as "God Mode."

The technique, as he describes it:

  1. Enter a state of presence, basically wake up from the "waking dream" of autopilot living.
  2. Imagine your skull elongating from the nape of your neck, extending backward and upward at a 45-degree angle.
  3. Pull a beam of energy inward from your eyes and extend it backward into this phantom skull.
  4. You're supposed to literally feel your eyes sinking inward and your brain shifting toward the back of your head.

According to Zeland, this activates your Spirit and gives you above-average capabilities, solving complex problems faster, navigating reality more effectively, and acquiring new skills at a much higher rate than relying on your logical/rational mind.

u/SufficientAge2792 — 7 days ago

Material recommendations similar to RT

I am looking for other materials on reality transurfing or any other materials by zeland or different authors that you think have impacted your life (similar to rt)

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u/hamiecod — 7 days ago

Long periods of peace and happiness then SUDDENLY 1 Day with multiple dangerous events. (Repeated Pattern)

Please tell me if somebody else has experienced this. This is ALMOST making me panic but I know this is just a flurry of pendulum attacks.

I am an Instagram and tiktok content creator who has been growing steadily and am getting a very comfortable income without really putting in much effort. Transurfing/Manifestation is repeatedly helping me get the things and experience I want in life, because of which I can comfortably say that I am reaching that point where my life has become a 'constant celebration'. People in general love and appreciate me a lot, I have a great partner, amazing friends. No enemies or haters. This is my usual routine that has become the norm

BUT, then, there comes ONE day that really terrifies me. I have noticed this pattern a lot. It's like one day per 2-3 months of peace and happiness that really tries to terrify me.

What happens on that ONE day:

• I'll get some threatening news in the morning. It could be me being accused of something horrible that I didn't do, random haters online in comments threatening to sue me. This usually shocks me as it is first thing in the morning and because I literally never get hate despite having a great following and making good money.

• As I'm panicking over the above event (as I am afraid of being slandered), I will be suddenly hit with more negative events. My own IRL friends would suddenly turn hostile and call my phone to start to say hateful things randomly (I have cut them off now). Again, this NEVER happens. Manifestation has ensured I only get love from people.

• Tiny, annoying but panic inducing events will follow. Family members acting really, really strange, completely out of their normal character.

• Then by the night, I get hate messages from completely unrelated people and on different platforms. Some of them are death threats. What's interesting is that this harassment is not targeted and pre planned. It just so happens that multiple unrelated haters seem to converge on me at the same time the same day. Again, it never happens.

What I've theorised is, that on some days, for some reason (maybe low energy levels, lack of sleep), I am hit by the first pendulum. Even though I am great at unhooking myself from pendulums, on these particular days it seems that as I diffuse one pendulum, another, completely unrelated one immediately follows. I defuse it and then another one jumps in. Like a pendulum vortex.

It has become so predictable that I start laughing on these particular days as I see multiple pendulums try to hook me.

None of them really harm me in any way. It's like multiple dangers announcing themselves and me being able to quickly deal with them before they cause any induced transition.

This goes on until I go to sleep at night. After I sleep and then wake up on a new day, every bad event has stopped and everything is fine like before.

Repeated events like this makes me curious. Has it happened with you guys? Do you guys have some theories on why this pattern exists?

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u/ashenbrigand — 8 days ago

Transsurfing question on self love

Hi Transsurfers,

I am studying the Transsurfing books and I was wondering, how can someone manage to start loving himself/herself when he/she is used to have a conflict between mind and heart?

Can someone share his/her experience with following the heart?

Kind regards!

M

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u/Creative_Device_3707 — 9 days ago
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Looking for the audiobook with the funny high pitched voice

Im looking for the audiobook of reality transurfing with the high pitched funne voice.

I found it on rumble but the 4th video is the same as the 3rd. Can anyone help me out with the third part. I saw the user shift your reality posting about it but I can' t seem to get of hold of this user for help.

Hope some one out there can help me.

Thank you!

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u/Routine-Crab-5824 — 9 days ago

Hard cover vs paperback on Amazon discrepancies

Has anyone seen the hardcover and soft cover and compared. I just bought the hardcover from Amazon and it’s 542 pages but no copywrite page or table of contents. Is the soft cover the same? I also saw the soft cover is 700+ pages. I went through the ebook which I’m not sure if it was ‘official’ but the content seems the same on the hardcover. The difference in pages and the seeming lack of quality and missing details has me thinking the hardcover I bought might not be 'official.’
Any feedback would be helpful in case I have to reorder. Thanks.

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u/guaava23 — 11 days ago

Meeting people irl?

I’m very fortunate that I can live and work from anywhere.

I’m looking to find a community of likeminded individuals who’d are similar in mindset to myself.

Are there any locations where this could be possible?

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u/Alive-Development552 — 10 days ago

Have you thought that it may be dangerous to ask yourself what you want instead of just naturally going for what you like?

It almost sounds like second guessing yourself, and instead of naturally going through life, changing it course artificially?

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u/ReaIDonaldTrurnp — 11 days ago