Hacking the Ego
Hacking, in essence, is the process of attaching oneself to unknown-entity through a path, which is opened, based on a familiar pattern.
The unknown object that is usually targetted to be hacked usually have objective to convert and transfer the value from one entity to another. Or it could be for mapping the unknown potention. It can be good, or bad potention.
Nowadays, where an entity as object in the digital world, entity that being object mostly connected to several platforms based on different security protocols.
So, hacking can have new functions. This function is to strengthen the accountability of an entity — in term of — making more layers of response patterns. This layer of response patterns makes an entity more adaptive and accountable.
In a dialogue between two activist who have intention in transforming the nation, that was broadcast on YouTube, there was an interesting discussion about hacking genes. How to remap the pattern of seeded gene patterns to improve a generation. This method has been applied no longer in the realm of prototypes, but has actualized programs to increase resource capacity, in this case athletes to win sports competitions. How athletes are trained from an early age, and given food intake of GMF (Genetically Modified Food) which can gradually make dominant or preferred genes, grow and shaped the athlete’s ideal profile. Yep. Profilling is no longer just a matter of character and potential social interconnection mapping. Profilling has gone a long way towards forming an ideal demographic map based on the physical engineering of human resources.
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In a hacking constellations, it is almost certain that nothing happens instantaneously. Unless indeed the “attached” patterns are well known and connected to a database that held combinations of response patterns. Hacking is a gradual, layered process that is sure to have a gradual impact, and monitors the growth of response patterns.
Returning to the essence of hacking, is to re-recognize patterns and open new avenues for reinforcement of responses. Like re-mapping the ECU on a car. Re-mapping is not always aimed at strengthening the car’s power spectrum, but it can also be used to strengthen other responses to the car. The goal is none other than to be adaptive in situations that seem natural, even though they have been screened.
In an urgent situation, synergy between mind, heart, and intention is needed. Mind is closely related to the structure of data. Heart is closely related to the awareness and interconnection of self and environment (natural + social). Meanwhile, intention is closely related to receiving and giving eager responses. This synergy will become dull when the support system that attached the three elements locked in the unconscious mind. Namely -the support system- as the ego. Dullness can be happen when the three element disconnected from each other, or it may just be slow due to alter (uncontrolled) ego disturbances, which give its energy to physical memory.
The sharpness of the synergy of mind, heart, and intention can be sharpened, maintained, and developed into a combination of synergistic compositions. Compositions to respond the pattern that have been trained consciously. One of the effective ways is none other than by hacking the support system, in this case the ego. Hacking the ego can be by mapping rhythm, and combining it with conscious memory in a medium called mindfulness.
Rhythm is always tied to the moment. Moments are always related to content and time. On the other hand, conscious memory can be mapped by exercising physical control, gestures, to the smallest points that form a boundary for our five senses. Mindfulness is a process that trains the ego to perceive boundaries, shapes, and fractions continuously, so that the alter ego is no longer the source of energy, that could triggers (other, unnecessary) another symptomps from the subconscious mind.
Training the ego to perceive effective boundaries, shapes, and fractions is by practicing patterned and targeted physical exercises. Can be individually patterned to strengthen memory, can collectively to strengthen the response. One of the targets that can be trained is to train the body’s gesture boundaries to the maximum point, in this case, to recognize pain and hurt more factually. Self-habituation at maximum limits will reduce the gaps in the misleading of an ego in its function as a tool to glue the synergy of mind, heart, and intention.
As closing of article, this article is the most (meta) scientific answer (in my opinion) to a colleague who asks, “How come you can enjoy riding uphill? With single speed? Please explain logically ”.
That’s an one article explanation how ordinary people -like me- could happy and enjoy in cycling uphill, enjoying the incline, paddling per paddle, just to hack my ego, and prepared my self to become adaptable and responsive. So simple, isn’t it? ;)
