Syed Princy's Key Ideas from The Code of the Extraordinary Mind
by Vishen Lakhiani

BENDING REALITY: This is the ideal state where you’re happy in the now, and you have a vision for the future that drives you. Your vision pulls you forward, but you’re happy now—despite not having yet attained that vision. When you’re in this state, there’s a feeling of growth and enjoyment. It’s about the journey as well as the destination. An interesting observation about this state is that it often seems as if the universe “has your back"!

Law 1: Transcend the Culturescape: Choose the ideas and values selectively yourself

Law 2: Question the Brules: Also called the Bull S**t rules that no longer work out for you.

Maybe there are certain rules which no longer work out for you in the present. Just like how your computer software needs an update every time...The rules that you've been following need to update too!

• The first is to spend time with people who are good for your mental health.
• The second is to CHOOSE to see the good, the lesson, or the blessing in everything.
• The third is to LIVE YOUR WAY. Follow your intuition and not feel guilty for doing things your own way.
• Fourth is to take care of yourself. Your physical, mental and spiritual health.
• And finally the fifth is to Believe, trust, and let go.

And the 6 phases are

1. Compassion: Imagine an expanding bubble of compassion surrounding you and let this bubble expand slowly from your room where you are sitting to throughout the universe.

2. Gratitude: Ponder of the things you are grateful for.

3. Forgiveness (Happiness in the now): Grudges towards yourself or someone? Imagine that person right in front of you and tell them that you've forgiven them and ask the same from their side as well. You can imagine giving them a hug too!

4. Future dreams (A Vision for the Future): What are your dreams for the future? How do you see yourself 5 years from now?

Ask yourself and imagine them.

5. The Perfect Day: What is your ideal day like? What's your ideal routine for today? Imagine!

6. The Blessing: And finally ask the Divine for the blessings. Try to imagine it as light showering right all over you from your head to toe.

While you are meditation ponder and about all these 6 important phases of your life.

You can give a minute or two for each phase.

So that will be a duration of approx 6 minutes in total.

Exercise 1: What's your refresh rate in all the areas of your life?

For example in your normal workout routine, you can optimize it by trying new workouts every month. This challenges you and makes your normal exercise routine even more exciting! 

Exercise 2: What are your setpoints and measurements for your growth?

Step 1: Identify the areas of your life where you want to create setpoints.

Step 2: Determine your set points.

Example

AREA: MINDFULNESS

SETPOINT: RATING MYSELF FROM 1 TO 5 AS TO HOW MINDFUL I AM IN THE PRESENT. IF IT'S WITHIN THE RANGE OF 4 OR 5 THEN A GREEN SIGNAL IF NOT THEN REFLECTION

Have big goals—but don’t tie your happiness to your goals. You must be happy before you attain them.

We shouldn’t do things so we can be happy. We should be happy so we can do things.

Extraordinary minds are able to bend reality. They have bold and exciting visions for the future, yet their happiness is not tied to these visions. They are happy in the now. This balance allows them to move toward their visions at a much faster rate while having a ton of fun along the way. To outsiders, they seem “lucky.”

1. What experiences do you want to have in this lifetime?

2. How do you want to grow?

3. How do you want to contribute?

Just ask yourself this question below:

“If time and money were no object and I did not have to seek anyone’s permission, what kinds of experiences would my soul crave?”

v Your Love Relationship: 

v Your Friendships: 

v Your Adventures: 

v Your Environment: 

v Your Health and Fitness: 

v Your Intellectual Life: 

v Your Skills: 

v Your Spiritual Life: 

v Your Career: 

v Your Creative Life: 

v Your Family Life: 

v Your Community Life: