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Instructors in universities are unfortunately oblivious to creating rapport with their students, unlike high school teachers. There is an elitist culture for instructors working in universities to have this unreachable attitude and act like they are the only trustful sources of knowledge. Their “encyclopaedic” approach only degrade the education system to value memory rather than intellect.

It is a nonsense to believe that a) one cannot find time for intellectual development within 24 hours and b) large metropolitan cities are the only places for accumulating intellectual capacity. Both are being told by those who are against decentralising the monopoly of intellectuals in the parliament and those who have internalised sloth to their bones.

Overcoming lust and protecting sexual energy; refusing to be amicable to those who have lustful plans; ceasing to drink alcohol or to eat excessive amount of meat products; only laying down on a bed when needed and getting up immediately after waking up; avoiding to purchase a very comfortable bed; criticism on current literature and on doctors always stating the false narrative that only love is needed in life.

On the idea of marriage in humility: girls or women who are excessively interested in worldly passions are to be avoided by men, as smart girls or women who are exceptionally ahead of them in terms of deep thought and understanding can provide an invaluable bridge between the outer world and the inner world of men; a conjoined life in humility provides stronger bonds in marriage.

Physical exercise is great for overcoming the dullness of life as well as sloth, yet if the physical exercise is overwhelming it eventually blocks mental capacity; there is a weighing dissent in the idea of athleticism: meaning that it is illogical to be proud of physical qualities that cannot even be matched with that of animals; physical and mental prowess cannot be sustained together, meaning one needs to go.

Stretching exercises where two arms reach up in the air and involves deep breathing, and slowly arching the arms on the sides, therefore repeating the natural involuntary stretching happening in the morning.

Implications of physical soundness and health towards intellectual faculties of mind: considering the effects and providing solutions for warmth, cold, humidity, air quality, food, exercise; it is not advisable to consume meat more than necessary; unusual surge of albumin destructs the body; unnecessary consumption of food consumes too much energy for digestion that it interferes intellectual capacity.

Procrastinating is a crime against one’s own energy; setting clearer goals for tomorrow to avoid vagueness; using stamps or cues in a book in order not to have to read it again; multitasking is degrading the quality of the mind: mind should focus on one task at a time; a life centred around only the responsibilities of work and pleasure outside of it is wretched.

Resiliency involves acting out the necessity in the physical world to avoid worldly passions after producing enough deep thought in the mental world; minute yet consistent efforts are quintessential for pursuing any creative purpose in thought; the opportunity is always available for the one who already sits on the work chair and knows what is needed to do, including planning the day ahead.

Approaching solutions to an addiction involves clear and concise ideas of criticism: one is ought to think even the minute details of the addiction; the amplification of focus involves reading about the topic and reading the words out loud; seclusion in holidays around nature is highly recommended for deep thinking and self-criticism, meditating in daily chores can be done if one may not find the means to do so.