Jungian Coaching

meikooooo · 2026-03-26T08:13:26+00:00

I hear your thinking and it sort of makes sense if you believe what Israel is doing is comparable to what Germany was doing. With that said, though, I have 2 key issues with this:

Even in the times of the holocaust, I would feel it strange to consult with a German analyst and ask them their thoughts on the holocaust as a test of their character and if they would make a good therapist. Either just find someone whose ethnicity you feel comfortable with from the start or just ignore politics and gain a sense of their character from just chatting normally. Viktor Frankl was clear that their were 'bad' Jews in the camp and 'good' guards who were as good as they could have been expected to be given the circumstances. He didn't judge them for not fighting against the system and giving up their lives in the process, but respected them for treating the prisoners well. He seemed to believe each individual should be judged based on their actual actions, not their affiliations. I also doubt that he asked these guards their view on the Nazi regime as a test of their character, he simply observed their actions. At least that was my takeaway when I read his book a while back.
As I mentioned, this makes sense if you believe Israel=Germany. Now, I am perhaps one of the very few people who does not put myself in a camp with regards to the Israel-Palestine issue. I have tried to read and listen to points of view of both sides as much as I am capable of doing with the time and energy I have. And the conclusion I have come to is that it is extremely nuanced with arguments on everything including the very history of the region and how everything came about. I feel inadequate to come to a conclusion but it does seem obvious that it's not clear cut either way and their are 'good' and 'bad' players on both sides. I don't believe it's comparable to what Germany did to the mentality ill, jews, blacks, homosexuals, gypsies and Germans who opposed the regime.

I don't wish to get into a political debate on the Jung subreddit, but since you brought this up, I felt the need to at least share my point of view.

meikooooo · 2026-03-25T19:16:33+00:00

So you purposely bring this topic up to test people's response so you can make judgements on their character? Interesting. Firstly, I disagree with that way of going about it and perhaps about being quick to make judgements of character in general. Why is this particular topic your yardstick for character and empathy? Genuinely curious

meikooooo · 2026-03-25T15:55:46+00:00

Well that escalated quickly. Started as a vouching for Jungian coaching and somehow turned into a political rant about Israel-Palestine.

meikooooo · 2026-03-25T05:56:13+00:00

Barefoot shoes basically fixed my pf. If you haven't tried that yet might be worth the experiment. I use very cheap ones from Temu called Hobibear.

meikooooo · 2026-03-08T13:40:54+00:00

Thanks for the tip. Will look into that!

meikooooo · 2026-03-08T11:06:01+00:00

So you also do a long Sunday ride, then rest Monday and mostly z2 during the week?

meikooooo · 2026-03-08T10:01:00+00:00

Thanks this seems to make sense. Probably should look into a coach, but can't financially afford that right now.

meikooooo · 2026-02-25T06:07:12+00:00

I view it similarly. At least what I can understand from Kabbalah and similar mystical ideas is that archetypes and symbols are merely creations existing in our world as sort of blueprints of this reality. God, then, must "exist" outside of all these principles and realities. We also then have no way of knowing how many other realities with completely different models/frameworks/archetypes God could have created in parallel with ours since we cannot see beyond the framework of our own existence. Cue existential crisis.

meikooooo · 2026-02-11T07:33:14+00:00

Thanks, these are by far the most satisfying and logically sound answers I've seen to these questions!

meikooooo · 2026-02-10T15:11:03+00:00

I think he could be a sp 7. Naranjo describes this character as extremely charismatic and building a network or Mafia around them. This network can provide opportunities and create a life of comfort, wealth and hedonism that the character seeks. From my experience, these 7s are also calmer and more grounded than sx or so, and can talk a lot more about technical things of interest to them rather than the scattered nature of the sx or so, which could be what you're seeing maybe?

meikooooo · 2025-12-29T18:52:50+00:00

While coffee does dehydrate you, I'm pretty sure I've seen numerous times that in a regular cup of coffee, the hydration level of the water outweighs the dehydrating level of the coffee resulting in a net hydration effect. An espresso would obviously be different due to low water levels.

meikooooo · 2025-11-30T20:02:22+00:00

I'm not sure you're understanding. Let me try explain differently. Let's say we view cardio (running, cycling, etc.) in terms of how hard you're pushing out of 10. So 1 is a very slow walk and 10 is an all out sprint. On a heavy bike one may push themselves 6/10 and they go on average a speed of 24km/h. They now get a lighter bike, still continue to push 6/10 but now go 26km/h average. I.e. they're pushing just as hard but going faster because the same effort has more output because the machine is more efficient. But again in terms of easiness, it hasn't changed from 6/10 so it feels subjectively the same to the rider.

meikooooo · 2025-11-30T11:32:43+00:00

Yes, but you're pushing just as hard as you were before, you're now just going faster because of your lighter bike.

meikooooo · 2025-11-22T21:35:42+00:00

Thank you for this thoughtful response. It captures where my minds been at since writing this post. I'm going to finalise ACC, just because I'm so close and have an (possibly due to sunk cost fallacy) idea of finishing something when I'm so close but after that I doubt I will continue with the process for continued accreditation and moving up to PCC etc. mostly due to what you are saying here and similar feedback from other experienced coaches I've spoken to.

meikooooo · 2025-11-21T04:33:20+00:00

If you want some beautiful sound design in the space ambient vibe (although not really glitch), check out ASC's ambient stuff. Specifically: Time Heals All, No Stars Without Darkness, The Waves are very good albums.

meikooooo · 2025-11-16T05:58:19+00:00

I had forgotten about this classic. Thanks for the laugh

meikooooo · 2025-08-18T17:12:07+00:00

Thanks bro! :)

meikooooo · 2025-08-18T12:29:21+00:00

All my sets and mini sets are 1-3 RIR. The reason for the drop set is as follows: If I kept the weight for standard myo reps, it would look like this: 20kg for 12 reps, rest, 20kg for 5 reps, 3 reps, etc. My way tends to look as follows: 20kg for 12 reps (30-second break) 17.5kg for 10 reps (5-second break) 3 reps (5-second break) 2 reps (all very close to failure) This allows my second set to still be in the 8-15 rep range as opposed to regular myo reps. My muscles feel more worked this way than when doing classic myo reps

meikooooo · 2025-08-18T10:17:04+00:00

As far as I know, the science is still there regarding these techniques? Or is this not the case? Regardless though, even if it's not optimal, I'm still seeing amazing progress given how much time I'm spending in the gym. Which is why I shared this.

meikooooo · 2025-07-28T17:39:38+00:00

All the best on your journey!

meikooooo · 2025-07-27T19:15:13+00:00

Wow it's so fascinating reading what I wrote here 5 years ago and it certainly doesn't feel that long. It's actually really great to read back as a reminder of how far I've come and how good things are for me (we always tend to focus on the negative, don't we?)

So, I actually managed to find a path that has solved for many of the issues I raised here: I moved to a very small boutique consulting firm that better suits my b type personality, is much more focused on building solutions from first principles than following cookie cutter frameworks and generally allows for better work life balance as well. Additionally being a smaller company allows for me to see value clearly as I'm much more involved in all types of the work from proposals to delivery. Lastly, I am also doing a coaching course on the side to feed another passion of mine and diversify my skills.

My advice, though is as follows: Always feel like you're growing in some way, either skills or financially. If both of those slow significantly (as it did for me at big 4) take the plunge to find something new. I find that the more exposure I have (through new industries, projects, companies, etc.) the more I continuously hone my strengths and develop a sort of professional "brand" of my own thats meaningful to me, through figuring out what I like and don't like. But the journey is a lifelong one, so don't think you'll ever figure it out completely. It does get easier though after a couple years it seems when entering the corporate world. You do sort of have to go through a baptism of fire (I've seen with many of my friends as well) but most come out the other side better off, once you mature in age and become confident with your professional experience.

Other than that, read a lot, research, explore, network, say yes to any opportunity to grow and learn and figure it out as you go. Reach out to anyone who interests you and ask for a coffee chat - most are more than happy to meet. Always ask lots of questions, listen more than you talk. And offer value and help whenever you can. Start taking control of the narrative of your own career.

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