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Distraction - The Ego's Favorite Defense Mechanism

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Are You Prepared for the Hurricane?

In islam, they have a very interesting concept called forgetfulness. They're supposed to pray five times a day. That's quite a hastle. If you don't take precautions to think about life at an existential level, or to pray, o ah, if youDon't take those precautions every single minute of the day, you will forget. Your mind is that tricky and it gets that easily distracted. Getting that ultimate big picture is very important. And making sure to prioritize your ultimate big picture over everything else is very important as well.

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