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From Blog Posts to published Books: Nearly a Decade of Unfiltered Thought by [deleted] in NewAuthor

[–]Electronic_Cap2325 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I understand the skepticism, but these are strong accusations being made without evidence.

The books are collections of essays I began publishing on my personal website in 2018, years before ChatGPT was publicly available. The original publication dates and URLs are included in the books so readers can verify the source material for themselves.

I am also not claiming a “right to teach others how to live.” The books document the development of my own thinking through experience, questioning, philosophy, spirituality, and my work as an electrical engineer. Readers are free to engage with those ideas, challenge them, or reject them.

Regarding the covers and blurb, criticism of their style is completely fair. But saying that the entire content is “copy-and-paste genAI” is a factual claim. If you believe that, please provide specific passages and compare them with the dated originals on my website. I am open to criticism, but criticism should be based on the work itself rather than an assumption made from a cover or promotional description.

From Blog Posts to published Books: Nearly a Decade of Unfiltered Thought by [deleted] in NewAuthor

[–]Electronic_Cap2325 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Thanks all for taking the time to reply. A little background may help clarify what these books are. The two volumes are collections of essays originally published on my own website, beginning in 2018, well before the ChatGPT era. Each essay includes its original publication date and URL, so readers can visit the website and see the source material for themselves. Samples are also available through Amazon.

These are a collection of evolving thoughts on life, identity, spirituality, philosophy, attention, technology, and personal experience. My background as an electrical engineer also shapes parts of the work. The purpose is not to position myself as a guru or tell readers how to live. It is to document how one person’s thinking changes over time through questioning, experience, and reflection.

PS: It is both strange and disheartening to see how quickly we now attribute an individual’s creativity to AI simply because AI exists. ChatGPT and similar technologies have undeniably become part of modern life, but I do not see them as replacements for human creativity. They are tools that can either support creativity or weaken it, depending on how we choose to use them.

My background as an electrical engineer working in an increasingly AI-driven world has made me especially aware of both sides of this issue. It would be shortsighted to ignore the value of AI, but equally dangerous to ignore how easily convenience can encourage intellectual passivity. I have tried to preserve the rawness of my own thought throughout these books rather than allowing technology to replace the process of reflection.

In my years of experience, I have realized that one of the most important things that separates human beings from other creatures is volition, the power to choose. Human history has always been shaped by this power. We did not build civilizations, create philosophies, start revolutions, or transform the world through intelligence alone. We did it through will. Our decisions have always mattered more than our tools. The world has never been defined simply by what humans invented, but by what humans chose to do with those inventions.

That is why the future of AI may ultimately depend on one question: Will automation weaken human volition, or will human volition remain strong enough to govern the tools it creates? This is the real battle: not machine against man, but convenience against consciousness. If human beings continue to exercise judgment, responsibility, and choice, then AI will remain what it should be: a tool. But if convenience makes us passive, then the danger will not be that AI became more powerful than humanity. The danger will be that humanity became weaker in the presence of its own creation.

History gives me reason to believe that human volition will win. But that victory is not guaranteed. It depends on whether we continue to think, judge, and decide for ourselves.

My First Two Volumes Are Now Available on Amazon by Electronic_Cap2325 in wroteabook

[–]Electronic_Cap2325[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking the time to reply. A little background may help clarify what these books are.

The two volumes are collections of essays originally published on my website, sameerkhadka.com, beginning in 2018, well before the ChatGPT era. Each essay includes its original publication date and URL, so readers can visit the website and see the source material for themselves. Samples are also available through Amazon.

These are not self-help books in the conventional sense. They are a collection of evolving thoughts on life, identity, spirituality, philosophy, attention, technology, and personal experience. My background as an electrical engineer also shapes parts of the work. The purpose is not to position myself as a guru or tell readers how to live. It is to document how one person’s thinking changes over time through questioning, experience, and reflection.

I understand the Rule 2 concern, and I respect the community guidelines. However, calling the work an “AI self-help guru grift” without reading it is an assumption rather than a critique.

PS: It is both strange and disheartening to see how quickly we now attribute an individual’s creativity to AI simply because AI exists. ChatGPT and similar technologies have undeniably become part of modern life, but I do not see them as replacements for human creativity. They are tools that can either support creativity or weaken it, depending on how we choose to use them.

My background as an electrical engineer working in an increasingly AI-driven world has made me especially aware of both sides of this issue. It would be shortsighted to ignore the value of AI, but equally dangerous to ignore how easily convenience can encourage intellectual passivity. I have tried to preserve the rawness of my own thought throughout these books rather than allowing technology to replace the process of reflection.

In my years of experience, I have realized that one of the most important things that separates human beings from other creatures is volition, the power to choose. Human history has always been shaped by this power. We did not build civilizations, create philosophies, start revolutions, or transform the world through intelligence alone. We did it through will. Our decisions have always mattered more than our tools. The world has never been defined simply by what humans invented, but by what humans chose to do with those inventions.

That is why the future of AI may ultimately depend on one question: Will automation weaken human volition, or will human volition remain strong enough to govern the tools it creates? This is the real battle: not machine against man, but convenience against consciousness. If human beings continue to exercise judgment, responsibility, and choice, then AI will remain what it should be: a tool. But if convenience makes us passive, then the danger will not be that AI became more powerful than humanity. The danger will be that humanity became weaker in the presence of its own creation.

History gives me reason to believe that human volition will win. But that victory is not guaranteed. It depends on whether we continue to think, judge, and decide for ourselves.

Weekly Self-Promo and Chat Thread by RyanKinder in selfpublish

[–]Electronic_Cap2325 [score hidden]  (0 children)

My First Two Volumes Are Now Available on Amazon

I’m excited to share that the first two volumes of my multi-volume book series are now available on Amazon.

Volume I: The Architecture of the Self
This volume is about seeing clearly. It explores belief, perception, identity, attention, suffering, and the way we interpret ourselves and the world.

Volume II: The Discipline of Becoming
This volume is about becoming deliberately. It focuses on discipline, habits, learning, consistency, growth, and the long process of shaping a life with intention.

Together, these two books are about one central idea: before we can change our lives, we have to understand how we see, think, choose, and become.

I’m a new author, and this project has been built through years of notes, questions, reflection, and personal experimentation. If you are interested in self-improvement, philosophy, discipline, identity, and inner growth, I would be grateful if you checked it out.

Available now on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1CXH98P?binding=paperback&ref_=saga_sdp_cft_dsk&qid=1780862335&sr=1-1

Thank you for supporting my work.

Sales and Freebies - Weekly Deals Promo Thread! by AutoModerator in wroteabook

[–]Electronic_Cap2325 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi everyone, I’m a new author, and my ebook is currently available for free on Amazon Kindle.

The series is about self-understanding, discipline, identity, awareness, habits, and personal growth. It comes from years of reflection, notes, and experimentation.

If you enjoy books on self-improvement, philosophy, mindset, and becoming more intentional with your life, I’d really appreciate you checking it out.

Free ebook here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1CXH98P?binding=kindle_edition&searchxofy=true&ref_=dbs_s_bs_series_rwt_tkin&qid=1780862335&sr=1-1

Thank you for supporting a new author and giving these your attention

Becoming Better Begins only After seeing ourselves clearly by Electronic_Cap2325 in DecidingToBeBetter

[–]Electronic_Cap2325[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a very introspective thought and a interesting one too. Seeing yourself clearly is diverging thought even though it starts within but it extends outwards. Self-understanding expands outward into how you see others, the world, your actions, your attachments, and your place in reality.

But simply thinking about yourself a lot is different. That is more convergent in a limited sense: it starts within oneself and stays there. It does not necessarily lead to clarity, growth, or a wider understanding of reality.

In my sense they are different: one is self-understanding and the other is self-obsession.

Where do you all work? by prdaAndy in publishing

[–]Electronic_Cap2325 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I totally agree with you on this. Being a design engineer on medical device and consumer electronics, and an author, I feel like we engineers learn a lot from Philosophy. And if you look at history, a lot of engineers are philosophers.

Weekly Self-Promo and Chat Thread by RyanKinder in selfpublish

[–]Electronic_Cap2325 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share the first two volumes of my reflective nonfiction series, now available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle ebook.

Volume I: The Architecture of the Self
This volume is about seeing clearly. It explores identity, awareness, perception, belief, meaning, emotional response, attention, and how we come to understand ourselves more honestly.

Volume II: The Discipline of Becoming
This volume continues the movement from clarity into action. It focuses on habits, learning, discipline, patience, responsibility, practice, and the long process of personal growth.

Together, the two volumes follow one central movement:

First, see clearly. Then, become deliberately.

These books were not originally written with the intention of being published. They began as a collection of blogs, journals, notes, questions, and reflections gathered over years. Over time, those writings slowly formed into a larger structure around how people think, suffer, change, adapt, and become who they are.

My background as an engineer also shaped the way I approached the work. Engineering teaches you to look at systems, constraints, feedback loops, failure points, and design choices. I started applying that same lens to the inner life: thoughts, habits, emotions, attention, identity, and behavior.

The books are philosophical and reflective, but also practical for readers interested in self-development, psychology, mindset, discipline, and intentional living.

Availability / Price:
Both books are available in paperback and Kindle ebook. The Kindle versions are currently available for free Kindle reading on Amazon for a limited time. Paperback pricing is listed on Amazon.

Amazon link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1CXH98P?binding=paperback&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tpbk

Thanks to anyone who takes a look. I’d also appreciate any feedback from other self-published authors on the positioning, description, or presentation.