RE: How To Be Smarter (George's Guide) Pt. 1

You're welcome to. :)

And your pet example proves what I was getting at.

From a cheetah to a sloth, both understand the path of least resistance for them does NOT include atrophy, or failure to apply themselves to life. Both will play. Both will locomote for reasons beyond survival. Both will apply themselves to life, with 'effort.' Because nature's 'path of least resistance', as you said, calls them to do so.

But if you uproot them, place them into society, and turn them into a pet, they will become trained AWAY from their true nature. The same thing happens to children. Born attuned to nature, taking the 'proper' path of least resistance (one which includes 'application'), they eventually become socialized and begin avoiding effort.

It's possible we agree after all because your conclusion here:

You could even say that we've built society around making things easier for ourselves and have become so successful we've sabotaged ourselves. Now we're stuck in a feedback loop.

And from your original comment:

it's simply just human nature to take the path of least resistance.

The path of least resistance includes application of 'effort,' always has. All creatures of nature understand this, including humans when initially born. Failure to apply effort and self-challenge results in atrophy and stagnation, both of which are opposite to nature's continual growth and evolution. Humans can choose to avoid self-challenge, but it goes against nature and is not the path of least resistance, it's just that many people have somehow convinced themselves it is.

Anyway, potentially we're saying the same thing in different words, and if not, then I'm definitely able to agree to disagree... and either way, I thank you for the wonderful discourse and perspectives.

I appreciate you and wishing you a great day! 🙂 👌 🙏