Glossary

Here you will find a brief explanation of the most important notions in I Grow Younger.

Acceptance is one of the emotional Ultimate skills. It helps you to handle the past and is connected to the thinking process and your brain. Self-love and self-worth are the most important forms of acceptance.

Added value is the key to success. When you do something, it is of crucial importance to create added value. Achievement is a success only with added value.

Balance is a Trap-word. You do not need balance if you do not create barriers in the Game of Self and Boxes in the Game of Life. Barriers and the need for balance come from a weak Game of Self.

Barriers are internal rules responsible for a weak Game of Self and the lack of Self-love. Guilt, shame and fear are examples for barriers in the Game of Self. They are typical for overly moral people and lead to inertia and Sheep mode.

Beauty has a very strong appeal. It is nicer to believe in beauty than the mundane. Beauty sticks and makes a story survive in competition with other stories. Beauty and the love in biology for it are built into us by evolution.

Box is a thinking, feeling or willing model that restricts you. You can compare a Box with a mountain that is hard to go around or to climb. It does not let you see what is on the other side. But unlike real mountains, a Box is invisible. You have to develop your Intuition for structures in order to identify a Box and cope with it. Box is the opposite of Flow. A Box creates more Boxes and is related to Sheep mode.

Box structure is a synonym of a Box. If you divide a Box structure in two, you will have two Box structures – a Box structure creates more Box structures.

Breaking symmetry is a synonym of reverse-cheating. It is one of the dimensions of I Grow Younger.

Bullshit is partial Truth combined with usefulness and packed in a beautiful story. It is the opposite of Truth and is the biggest danger of our time in the Game of Life.

Business is the most common way to wealth and Long-term Freedom. It is a synonym of Entrepreneurship, but also a Trap-word. Shared responsibility and having a partner in business is a mistake. Business is a Flow and is connected to Hunter mode. In order to have success in business you need Self-love and a clear and lasting demand over supply advantage.

Business methods are choosing a niche (easy-to-try and hard-to-understand), Diversity of Experience, Intellectual trust, love strategy (hiring), spam strategy (launch), value your time and mentoring.

Change happens mostly from outside inwards and when resistance is low. Change is a fundamental in I Grow Younger. It is a Hunter move and a Flow. Fear is the primary biological motivation for Change. Self-love and Chaos in the Game of Self also lead to Change. You need Long-term Freedom, resources and morality to Change the Game of Life for better. Small Change in the Game of Self is not that easy, because of inertia and Boxes. You have to seize a momentary Game of Self peak in order to start it. It is the best progress in the Game of Self and leads to a large Change in the Game of Life. The time for a good Change is always… now.

Chaos is a force in the Game of Self and a universal force at the same time. You need Chaos to be creative, invent new things and develop yourself further. It is a fundamental in I Grow Younger. Chaos is the opposite of structure and is useful on the personal level. It is also the way to the meta-skills and Ultimate skills.

Cheating is a synonym of reverse-cheating.

Compass of forces contains the human forces love and fear and the universal forces Chaos and structure. Chaos and love result in a beautiful mess of inspiration, motivation, Intuition and creativity in the Game of Self – a great place to be. Structure and love lead to Truth and result in the best structures that last in the Game of Life – a good place to be. Structure and fear lead to rules, rigid order, goals and inertia – a mediocre place to be. Chaos and fear lead to delusions – a worse place to be. People situated in the fourth quadrant (fear and Chaos) often strive to and manage to go to the third quadrant (fear and structure), but there is no way up to the second quadrant (love and structure), so they oscillate between the third and the fourth quadrant. They find no way up to love. But there is a way. And it is the only way. It is a leap of faith from the fourth quadrant (fear and Chaos) directly to the first quadrant (love and Chaos).

Conformity comes from evolution.

Cooperation is only a success when you have a good Intuition of other peoples thresholds. Human thresholds are for inertia, fear, guilt, shame, envy, disrespect, unfairness, morality.

Day job is a synonym of job.

Delayed gratification is a synonym of gratification delay.

Dimensions in I Grow Younger are Game of Self and Game of Life, Hunter mode and Sheep mode,  Flows and Boxes, Compass of forces and breaking symmetry (reverse-cheating).

Direction is one of the emotional Ultimate skills. It helps you to handle the future. Direction is connected to your will and actions. It can be an outward direction and an inward reaction. Outward direction is closely connected to Hunter mode, inward reaction – to Sheep mode. Every action that you take or do not take creates and influences the next one – a Hunter move leads to more Hunter moves, a Sheep move leads to more Sheep moves.

Discipline is not what you need in order to have success in the Game of Life. It comes from the past and can’t help you in the future. Discipline is connected to order and brings you in a Box. It is not a creative force and can’t create added value and new motivation. Unconditional love, Chaos and Long-term Freedom are the only creative forces.

Diversity of Experience is how many different things you have done and is crucial for your business. If you try something and it doesn’t work, you still get the Diversity of Experience. It is connected to Flow, Hunter mode and Chaos.

Easy-to-try and hard-to-understand is a strategy about choosing a business niche. Experiment with many small, easy-to-try and hard-to-understand activities. Think of it as testing with minimal time and resources, while gaining Diversity of Experience as added value – learning by doing. A niche is profitable because it is hard for others to understand, while you are already in it, earning money and having the time to improve, finally understand it and do scaling.

Education is a Trap-word. It is to have not only a formal degree and some skills, but also meta-skills, Ultimate skills and Diversity of Experience. It is a constant progress and knowing how to use your Intuition. Speed, Chaos and Hunter mode help education, but the best education is being an entrepreneur. In real education the students, their happiness and motivation are priority. Education is knowing what is the Meaning and importance of Entrepreneurship, money, numbers, structures, resources, added value, Unconditional love. It leads to Long-term Freedom. Education is not conformity – it is the opposite of school and university. The current school and university systems are outdated, impractical, cost a lot of money and time – it is better to destroy and rebuild them from the ground up.

Emotional trust is about people’s intentions. It is carried by Unconditional love. Babies feel emotional trust before they can walk or talk and it is built into us at a very deep subconscious level. Emotional trust is critical for our survival and wellbeing as it keeps us away from malicious people.

Emotional Ultimate skills are acceptance, mindfulness and direction.

Energy depends on your motivation. You are either in Hunter mode and motivated, or in Sheep mode and unmotivated. Energy isn’t divided between work and life – if work drains you, it might be time to reassess your job. Like a car needing fuel, your body needs sleep and care.

Entrepreneur is someone that has his own business. You are an entrepreneur if you are in Hunter mode and use your Intuition. It demands boldness, creativity, and managing risks by trying and failing small. Entrepreneurs often face Chaos and unpredictability, which can foster growth and innovation.

Entrepreneurship is a fundamental in I Grow Younger that takes place in the Game of Life and is a pure Flow. If you are an entrepreneur, you are also an employer and the love strategy in business (hiring) is of greatest importance for you. Entrepreneurship is not only about making money, but also about Long-term Freedom, giving and sharing.

Evolution is a mindless process that shapes human behavior and both the Game of Self and the Game of Life. It explains why we are who we are, but it is not a conscious process. Evolution is as simple as: “Those who reproduce, reproduce”. It emphasizes that everything in biology evolves to pass genes on through survival and tribal support. Evolution preserves existing structures – a “memory” for genes. It favours inertia and is the opposite of Change. Evolution is about usefulness, favours beauty and thus helps Bullshit. Evolution has a negative effect on your Long-term Freedom, because it means conformity. It is also a great obstacle to Self-love, Unconditional love and love for Truth. Understanding evolution helps in breaking free from outdated patterns, allowing for genuine growth, Long-term Freedom and happiness.

Expectations are barriers in the Game of Self that limit Long-term Freedom and make you feel bad long-term. They are the opposite of happiness. If you have expectations, you cannot develop mindfulness.

Exponential function describes growth. If there is a quantity that grows, for example – the inflation, in only a few years the initial value of this quantity doubles. We call this time doubling time. And doubling means that this quantity achieves a value that is bigger than the sum of all its values in the past. For example, if your electricity consumption grows by 7% a year, it means that it doubles in only 70 / 7 = 10 years. You can use this simple formula to calculate the doubling time. Use 70 / 5 if the growth rate is 5% and so on. So, in ten years we will consume more electricity than we’ve ever consumed combined in the whole human history! Again, there is very simple math here – for example, let’s now have a value 8 = 2 * 2 * 2, that grows by 7% per year and will double in only 10 years. So we will have 8 * 2 = 16 in ten years. And what was the value 10 years ago? 8 : 2 = 4. And 4 : 2 = 2 – 20 years ago, 2 : 2 = 1 – 30 years ago and so on. Let’s now consider that 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 = 15 < 16. So, the value in 10 years is bigger than all the values till now summed up.

Faith is spirituality with a direction. It is a power multiplier of your Game of Self and your Game of Life. Faith is a tool for personal use only that helps you overcome inertia and make a Change.

Fear is a box and a human force – the opposite of Unconditional love. The fear of being immoral is the worst fear in the Game of Self.

Flow is feeling freedom and creativity without any barriers, so everything is possible. Flow is undefinable and uncreatable, but you can compare it with water, oceans and streams – they give you a free sight, so you can see around. A Flow removes Boxes and barriers and helps you in everything that you do. It is a fundamental in I Grow Younger. Money as a concept, Long-term Freedom, business and time are Flows. Flow opens you up, creates outward direction and more Flows.

Flow structure is a synonym of Flow. It creates other Flow structures – if you divide a it into two, you will have two Flow structures that are as strong as the initial Flow structure.

FOMO means ‘fear of missing out’. FOMO is a special case of fear that can help you in business, if you combine it with Self-love and the spam strategy.

Force is a dimension in I Grow Younger. There are two types of important forces that you need to understand – human forces and universal forces. Together they build the compass of forces.

Forest model is the only way to create Flows out of Boxes. A forest is a Box, like all other places, but if there are no paths in it, every way out of it is a Flow. A forest is a Box, so you can plan on going into it, but then you have to find your way out, which is a Flow. There are two types of forest models that can create Flows – popular forests and unpopular forests.

Freedom is a synonym of Long-term Freedom.

Freelancer is an entrepreneur without a responsibility for employees. Both a freelancer and an entrepreneur have no boss and they both have freedom. On the other side a freelancer, like an employee, works within their zone of comfort and is influenced  by inertia.

Fundamental is a main principle in I Grow Younger, that leads to growth. Each fundamental leads to the I Grow Younger process. Fundamentals are Self-love, Chaos, Change, Speed, Flow, Hunter mode, Entrepreneurship, Unconditional love, Long-term Freedom, Intuition, Meaning and Truth. The fundamentals are part of the Game of Self, the Game of Life or both of the Game of Life and the Game of Self.

Game of Life is everything outside you – the reality. If you have a strong Game of Life, you will have also a strong Game of Self. The Game of Life is all about gaining and sharing resources. The central question in the Game of Life is the time question: ‘What do you do in your day?’. The Game of Life depends on how you spend your time and money – not taking any risks in the modern Game of Life is a risk itself.

Game of Self is everything inside you – a pure Chaos that is very hard to manage consciously. The Game of Self becomes a struggle if you impose yourself to pressure and rigid order like schedules and routines. If you want immediate results, and when they don’t come, it feels like a failure. This feeling throws you back into Sheep mode, making Change in the Game of Self even harder. If you let go of self-imposed order you’re not giving up on structure. Given enough time and Long-term Freedom better structures will emerge, and they will be more aligned with your nature and your own Game of Self. We call this process I Grow Younger and it’s the inspiration behind our self-help system. Self-love, creativity and Chaos in the Game of Self help the I Grow Younger process. Pressure and expectations are the barriers you create yourself in the Game of self. These mental constraints weigh you down and prevent you from Flow with the natural rhythm of the Game of Life. The central question in the Game of Self is the vibe question: ‘How do you feel?’. Long-term Freedom, education and resources, as well as Speed and scaling help your Game of Self.

Goals prevent meaningful progress and create Boxes. A factory has limited potential and it maximizes it though goals, but you have unlimited potential and goals just get in the way of accomplishing it. Goals are barriers in the Game of Self and we do not need them. One step at a time is the best option as this is the Hunter mode behaviour.

Gratification delay is a concept from the marshmallow experiment. The tested kids had the choice – one marshmallow treat right now or if they waited for 15 minutes – two marshmallow treats. Long-term surveys showed that kids who waited have more success and feel happiness. Gratification delay correlates with a strong Game of Self and a strong Game of Life.

Guilt is typical for Overly moral people and brings you into Sheep mode. It is a barrier, has a negative influence on your Game of Self and is the opposite of Self-love.

Happiness is the result of the I Grow Younger process. Maximazing happiness is about quality multiplied by scaling.

Hiring is one of the most important actions in Entrepreneurship. The best hiring strategy is the love strategy in business.

Human forces are love and fear.

Hunter – you are a hunter when you are in Hunter mode.

Hunter mode is when you are driven by Unconditional love, energy, curiosity and creativity. In Hunter mode you are a doer. It is a fundamental and is connected to a strong Game of Life. Hunter mode resists inertia and fear. You make Hunter moves when you are in Hunter mode. When in Hunter mode you make sure that every success has added value.

Hunter actions is what you do when you are in Hunter mode. Hunter actions is the opposite of Sheep actions. Your Hunter actions now generate your Hunter thoughts and feelings in the future that lead to happiness and Long-term Freedom.

Hunter moves is a synonym of Hunter actions.

Identity is to be yourself, to be one of a kind. It is a Flow. Building your own identity is an important part of the Game of Self and means that you are in Hunter mode. Building an identity is a fight for Long-term Freedom and a Change. Defining yourself as a part of a group is from the past, biologically developed in the evolution process. To define yourself only as a group member is a Box – if you always do what the group expects from you, then you lose Long-term Freedom, will not end up in special places and will not have interesting ideas. You will be about average for your group. If you have your own identity, you will have more Diversity of Experience, will develop your Intuition and will feel no fear – your future is in your own hands.

Ideology is a synonym of Religion.

I Grow Younger means personal development. Human potential is unlimited and I Grow Younger is about expanding your chances as much as possible. If you are not making progress or Change, then inertia is taking over you. If you are not in Hunter mode, you are in Sheep mode. If you are not in a Flow, you are in a Box. I Grow Younger maximizes happiness and brings you Long-term Freedom. I Grow Younger is a Change in the Game of Self and a progress in the Game of Life. It is about Self-love, Unconditional love and Intuition.

Inertia is the resistance to Change and it is the most common force in your Game of Self and Game of Life. Unconditional love, Self-love and Chaos help against inertia. Inertia is due to lack of Hunter actions and is typical for a weak Game of Self. Every inaction is an action in favour of inertia.

Intellectual trust is about people’s competence and is carried by Structure. It is a very adult feeling that requires a fully developed brain and is boosted by education and Diversity of Experience. Intellectual trust as a skill is essential to fight your way through Bullshit as close to the Truth as possible.

Intellectual Ultimate skills are Intuition about quantities and Intuition about structures.

Intuition is exactly what you need in order to obtain a true and deep understanding of everything. Intuition is more evolutionary mature and more powerful than logic. It is an Ultimate skill and an individual tool. With Intuition you may not be able to explain or provide a reason, but you will get a correct answer. It is a shortcut and works best for binary choices. The deeper your Intuition, the more Self-love it requires. Intuition is a key bridge between Chaos and structure. It needs the foundational Truth of structure. Speed, scaling, Unconditional love, energy and motivation help to form Intuition. There are three types of Intuition: Intuition about quantities, Intuition about structures and Vibe Intuition.

Intuition about numbers is a synonym of Intuition about quantities.

Intuition about quantities is one of the Intellectual Ultimate skills. You need a good Intuition about Flows and quantities, such as money, Long-term Freedom, time in order to be successful in the Game of Life. Intuition about quantities is knowing where the threshold is and to feel the Flows.

Intuition about structures is one of the Intellectual Ultimate skills. You need to recognize patterns and develop an Intuition about structures in the Game of Life in order to have success.

Inward reaction is a direction situated in the Game of Self. The inward reaction points inwards, towards yourself and is closely related to Sheep mode.

Job is the opposite of Entrepreneurship and is connected to Sheep mode. The Truth is, you should work as much, as little, as early, as late, and as remote, as you want and as you deserve with your output and as the nature of the job allows. A job is a structured environment similar to a dictatorship – you are bound by the rules and decisions of a boss, with limited Long-term Freedom to change the system. You are part of the labor market, trading your time, energy, and knowledge for money, appreciation, and education. Most people resist leaving due to fear of Change, inertia, and underestimating their potential outside the job. The challenge is to recognize when this structure limits your growth and to explore opportunities that offer more Long-term Freedom and Diversity of Experiences.

Learning is a synonym of education.

Life-long learning is a synonym of education.

Life management is what we actually mean, when we speak about time management. You do not need life management – you need life understanding. You do not need time management – you need time understanding.

Logic is the opposite of Intuition and is connected to thinking and the left brain. On a personal level, logic fails most of the time. It is good to explore in depth and can be used both as an individual tool as well as a tool for the whole humanity. With logic you have to understand and be able to explain the workings of a system to get a correct answer.

Logical thinking is a synonym of logic. Logical thinking is a Box.

Long-term Freedom is a quantity that can be randomly enlarged and is the measurement tool for personal development and success in I Grow Younger. You just compare your Freedom now to your Freedom in the past and your potential Freedom in the future. Scaling helps you to achieve Long-term Freedom. A healthy, happy, wealthy person with a comfortable and fulfilled life and many personal achievements is only at the beginning of her Long-term Freedom. This is called the first mountain. The barriers that can be encountered on this level are mostly in the Game of Life. When you start to climb the second mountain you help others to find also their Long-term Freedom. On this level, you can encounter mostly Game of Self barriers. The Long-term Freedom increases only if you have a strong Game of Self and a strong morality. If you have a weak Game of Self and a strong morality, then your Long-term Freedom decreases. Long-term Freedom is the most important resource and is defined by the number of meaningful paths you can take. Many different paths mean high Long-term Freedom. Only a few different paths mean low Long-term Freedom. Long-term Freedom in the Game of Self comes from Self-love. It can be limited by relationship, health, family, morality and money in the Game of Life. Long-term Freedom is as important as Unconditional love and happiness. It helps you attract people and resources. If your actions improve someone’s Long-term Freedom, then you helped in the long term, you changed a life. If your actions reduce someone’s Long-term Freedom, then you didn’t help or even cause harm in long term.

Love is a Trap-word. There are four types of Love: Self-love, love as a concept, love in biology, Unconditional love. Love in I Grow Younger is a synonym of Unconditional love. Romantic love should not be regarded as something between two people because it is asymmetrical in nature. A much more realistic picture is of you feeling Unconditional love to each other independently. The strength, depth and exact mix of feelings are never the same.

Love as a concept is one of the types of love.  It is a force multiplier for your actions. Love as a concept is freedom from fear which makes you superhuman. It is when all your inertia and barriers are gone and you achieve everything possible in the Game of Life with ease and harmony.

Love for Truth is a force that has no representation in nature – everything is about usefulness there. It is a distinctly human force. People with a high level of Meaning see the world as one whole and have no barriers between themselves, their potential futures, and the world’s future. In such people Truth connects to prosperity for everyone via science and technology, and reduces the harm from the Bullshit. People with high level of Meaning feel the value of Truth for everyone and fighting for the Truth becomes their form of love to the world. Love for Truth and Intellectual trust together lead to Truth.

Love in biology is rooted in evolution and is a binding force. There are four types of love in biology. Love in biology for your kids is the strongest one, as they depend on you for their survival. Love in biology in the form of attraction to your partner, so the kids can arrive. If any species develops a dislike of sex, they definitely are not passing their genes on. Love in biology for your family so you can raise kids and stand together in the face of danger. Love in biology to your closest people and your tribe, so you can better cope with danger.

Love strategy in business is the most important strategy in business. Some work can be outsourced, but for the core activities in business you hire. You should hire people who you love. The first employee should be a person that you genuinely care for. This step creates extra motivation, short and long-term urgency.

Main business principles are to feel happiness in the Game of Self and to have success in the Game of Life. To feel happiness means to do what you love or love what you do for the people who love what you do. If you want to have success, you have to be fast, to do scaling, to earn money, to have no liabilities, to have no single point of failure and to have no long-term dependencies. To choose the right industry is crucial. Being able to choose your customers is a significant advantage. Avoid annoying customers who drain time and energy. Start with small but passive income, then do scaling. Passive income is key to success. Do things that are easy to try and hard to understand. You need understanding of time, money, numbers, structure and to have Ultimate skills. Start sharing of resources even before you have success. What helps you most is the Diversity of Experience – modern Silicon Valley glorifies the Diversity of Experience gained by failure.

Meaning is when all your barriers fall, so you have Long-Term Freedom, feel Unconditional love, use your Intuition and know the Truth. Meaning is to see everything as one whole – it is the unity of the Game of Life and the Game of Self.

Mental self-harm is when you ignore the problem but can’t forget about it and go through a downward spiral of thoughts. It involves negative thoughts that reinforce low self-worth and sabotage growth. It’s like setting mental traps that keep you stuck in cycles of guilt, shame, or fear. These emotions come from evolution and tribal times and work against individual well-being. They become destructive when internalized, leading to inertia and preventing progress. Breaking free requires recognizing these patterns as separate from your identity and practicing Self-love.

Mentoring is helping others. It is a Flow that enlarges your Long-term Freedom. Mentoring is Unconditional love – it is about deeply caring for someone and sharing your Diversity of Experience. Mentors choose who to help – mentoring is unpredictable, akin to entering an unpopular forests where anything can happen.

Meta-skills are all skills that can be applied across different fields. They are formed by Diversity of Experience, Intuition and Chaos. Meta-skills like communication, critical thinking and problem-solving enhance your adaptability and growth.

Mindfulness is one of the emotional Ultimate skills. It helps you handle the present and is connected to your feelings and heart.

Money is a number, a quantity and a Flow, but also a Trap-word. It brings you more Long-term Freedom, saves you time and is a valuable resource. Money has a special role in the Game of Life and deserves a special kind of attention – it is like a virtual fuel that the modern world uses to facilitate most processes in the Game of Life and that keeps you running. Money is supported by your mutual agreement and trust that it holds value. We can say that trust in money is the most universal type of trust for almost all of human society. Money stores value and can be exchanged for value. It is very easy to earn future money if you understand the Game of Life and the Game of Self well, but it is very hard to earn current money – you have to develop an Intuition about it.

Morality is an important human characteristic. Most people are moral and a lot of people even have a very high morality that can damage significantly their Game of Self. High morality can also lead to inertia. The combination of high morality and weak Game of Self decreases your Long-term Freedom and even worse – there is no morality without Long-term Freedom, because you lose your choices. Morality needs Long-term Freedom.

Motivation is when you are in Hunter mode. Change comes not when motivation is high, but when resistance is low.

Numbers are a quantity that governs the modern world and the Game of Life. Money and time are numbers. Numbers as an abstract object represents a real object or another abstract object. All math is built on this principle. You need Intuition to understand them. Numbers were adopted only recently in human history, so most people haven’t developed an Intuition about them yet. Numbers cannot sustain happiness – they can even bring you long-term unhappiness. Numbers are easy to compare and can lead to envy and other negative emotions and emotions about numbers never help. If numbers represent another numbers in the Game of Life then your emotions are not in danger. A key characteristic of people with financial success and Entrepreneurs is that they are specific and speak in exact numbers.

Order is a simple everyday organization that helps you cope with the Game of Life and Game of Self. Order is helpful, but also dangerous, because it can create too many Boxes, that obstruct further development. Order doesn’t create anything new – it merely preserves what already exists. It’s associated with self-imposed rigidity that can lead to negative emotions and hinder growth.

Outward direction is a direction in the Game of Life that opens you up. It is closely related to the Hunter mode.

Overkill is when internal fears blow the problem out of proportion and you come up with a big, extremely safe, slow solution which wastes time and resources.

Overly moral people are people with high morality that value morality above Long-term Freedom and believe their only Long-term Freedom is morality. Overly moral people experience fear of being bad and lack Self-love and self-worth. This fear leads to doubts, slow Speed, small scaling and inertia. The more internal the fear is, the more it’s at its highest power when you have never experienced the fear source. Most internal is the story of your own existence, how you define yourself. If you define your Game of Self by being overly moral, the biggest fear is to lose morality. The more overly moral you are, the more this fear will control you. Overly moral people lose advantages in the Game of Life and lack resources as a result. They are born with the empathy and honesty to lead nations, but they can’t realize their huge leadership potential. Overly moral people stuck in inertia do suffer from the feeling that they could change the world but are not doing anything about it.

Partial Truth is only one part of Truth and not the Truth. It is manipulation that some people use to convince other people about their case with arguments that are actually true and easily verifiable. They mix them with playing by people’s emotions and sprinkle in some usefulness and beauty in the form of a story. This is a very persuasive mix that is called Bullshit.

Passive aggression is when you have a solution, based on fear, that often does damage to others in the Game of Life. It is a behavior where hostility is expressed indirectly rather than openly. People may use passive aggression as a defense mechanism, becoming less caring about others’ feelings. This behavior can escalate into open hostility and contempt, reducing respect and trust in relationships. It’s a way of ignoring problems while being unable to forget them, leading to a downward spiral of thoughts.

Passive income is how you start a business. And then you do scaling. Passive income is about creating money over time with no extra cost or continuous effort. It’s an asset that generates revenue without you having to work constantly.

Passivity is when you want to act but have no clear solution and feel helpless, lowering self-worth below healthy levels. It often results in overkill. Passivity can also manifest as passive aggression and leads to mental self-harm by ignoring problems yet being unable to forget them, creating a cycle of negative thoughts. Recognizing and addressing passivity requires breaking these patterns and taking action.

Perceived Truth is not the Truth, but it unites the tribe. In theory, it can be true, but in practice the it is almost never true. A perceived Truth usually has grains of Truth though, as this gives it extra strength. It emerges from shared narratives and cultural stories that help the group navigate the Game of Life. Evolution and social dynamics prioritize perceived Truth over Truth.

Personal barriers is a synonym of Barriers. Personal barriers are fear, shame, guilt, morality, extrinsic motivation, aiming too low, goals, Boxes, expectations, order, discipline, inertia, Sheep mode.

Personal development is to act according to the fundamentals and to be in the I Grow Younger process. Personal development is about embracing continuous growth and Change. It means breaking free from inertia and moving towards a life driven by curiosity, creativity, love, aligning the Game of Self with the Game of Life. Personal development is about Diversity of Experience that fosters growth and lead to Long-term Freedom.

Personal growth is a synonym of personal development.

Popular forests are well-known and easy ways that lead you to Flows. Examples of popular forests are books, ball sports, arts and dancing. They are a good starting point but might require additional effort to break inertia and achieve deeper personal Change. Popular forests lack the uniqueness and perceived danger that characterize unpopular forests, which lead to more profound growth.

Pressure is a synonym of self-pressure in I Grow Younger. Pressure in the Game of Life can lead to self-pressure in the Game of Self.

Probabland is when primal fears take over you in the Game of Self. It is a mental space where you overthink what others might be thinking. Probabland is exhausting because it focuses on imagined realities instead of the real world. It drains energy and combines the worst of the Game of Self and the Game of Life, creating emotional turmoil without real solutions. Recognizing that you can’t predict others’ thoughts and taking action is the way out.

Procrastination is bad in relationships and in the Game of Life. It is related to inertia and leads to guilt and Sheep mode. But procrastination is good in the Game of Self, because it tells you that you really don’t want to do something. It is a clear sign that there are better things to do in the Game of Self, so listen to your Intuition. Procrastination can lead to Change and gives you the freedom to be in a Flow and in Hunter mode in the Game of Self. It enables you to choose the right time for a Hunter move.

Progress is what leads to success. It is measured in Long-term Freedom and is crucial for business. Progress is a Flow and is driven by your understanding of the scientific method, people, structures and resources. It is a synonym of personal development in the Game of Self. Progress involves breaking free from inertia, making deliberate choices, and embracing Change, curiosity, and creativity.

Quality is the opposite of quantity. You rate quality higher than needed – it is not as important as quantity.

Quantity is at least as important as quality. One universal principle states that quantity changes lead to quality changes when a certain threshold is passed. Intuition about quantities is vital, as recognizing the thresholds impacts decision-making and growth. A quality Change is also a structure Change. Quality and quantity are interconnected and influence each other continuously. Examples of quantity are money, time and numbers. Your brain is not used to dealing with the concept of quantity using Intuition. Mathematics is here to help. You have to find a way to bridge mathematics back with your Intuition. You need an understanding of the exponential function with your Intuition.

Red flags is a synonym of risks in I Grow Younger.

Religion is a narrow, desperate path to spirituality. It is outsourcing – when you outsource your spirituality. Happy people don’t need religion. You need diverse sources of faith and spirituality. Religion imposes rules, order and narrows your Long-term Freedom extremely. It also makes you dependent and you enter Sheep mode. Religion is against progress and destroys your Intuition for spirituality. Religion is also when your faith goals get beyond your head and involve other people and the Game of Life. Religion is a major source of tension and conflict. It is faith turned into a story, trying to spread endlessly and outcompete every other competing story. Religion evolves like a living organism and has one long-term goal: survival. 99% of all religions ever did not survive to this day. Religion needs you, but also cultural, political and financial resources. It collects money from society to ensure its survival and it gives some back for good causes, resulting in mixed economic results. All ideologies are religions and all religions are ideologies.

Resources are what we need for success in the Game of Life. The main resources are Long-term Freedom, people, health and money. Sharing of resources enhances both personal growth and collective growth.

Reverse-cheating involves intentionally breaking the rules of a system not for personal gain, but to benefit another entity, potentially your future self. It is a powerful force for Change, shifting focus from performance-based rewards to genuine care. Reverse-cheating involves a trade-off: sacrificing a known pattern for an uncertain future. It is about breaking barriers and creating a nurturing environment for Self-love and growth. Reverse-cheating is an important way to help Overly moral people, because it breaks patterns of fairness and symmetry that hinder Self-love. By embracing this concept, you practice radical kindness, offering yourself compassion even without feeling you’ve earned it. This disrupts the idea that everything good must be earned, fostering a healthier relationship with yourself. Examples of reverse-cheating are: fail an exam on purpose, give an undeserved smile, give an undeserved tip.

Risks in I Grow Younger are Bullshit, self-pressure, time management, probabland, celebrating small wins, mindless underworld, escapist underworld, delusional underworld.

Scaling is the process of turning a small passive income into an enormous such. It is the most important way to earn money and thus crucial for every business. You can do scaling at least in three different ways: 1. through the variety (quantity) of your actions, 2. through the scope, width (quantity) of one single action and 3. through the depth of one single action (quality). It’s simply inevitable to do scaling and not hurt a single person’s feelings. The important thing is, how many people did you lead to happiness? How many did you inspire?

Science is what we rely on. The mission of science is to find out how the world works. It is a universal and powerful tool based on the scientific method.

Scientific method is the way science functions – observation, questioning, testing and analyzing. All statements, data and results in I Grow Younger use the scientific method and are fact-checked. It uses logic and is the best discovery for building true knowledge. The scientific method improves the best ideas of the smartest people.

School is outdated both as a concept and as an individual institution. It ignores the Game of Self and the Game of Life and has no practical Meaning. School neglects emotional education and concentrates on wrong goals, structures, subjects and learning methods. We have to dismantle and rebuild the system to prioritize student happiness, motivation, and real-world readiness.

Second mountain is when your personal dreams and happiness are achieved, so you start to find fulfilment in helping others. It’s the start of a second life period when a much higher Long-term Freedom can be achieved. On this level you can encounter mostly Game of Self barriers. Second mountain is about extreme scaling and bringing Long-term Freedom also to other human beings.

Self-education is a synonym of education.

Self-love is love in the Game of Self. It is at the centre of your Game of Self. You are stuck with yourself forever – you can imagine your brain is like a prison in which you are both the prisoner and the guard. The two versions of you can be friends, or you can hate each other, while not being able to run away from each other. The sooner you develop Self-love, the better everything is. It is easier to love yourself, because you are always around yourself. Self-love is a rarely pure, deeply internal concept that does not have anything at all to do with the Game of Life. Everyone deserves the feeling of Self-love. It is the starting point of the I Grow Younger process. Self-love is connected to everything in the Game of Self. The lack of Self-love creates barriers. The key to Self-love is to completely detach it from what you think you deserve. Overly moral people often lack Self-love, but can achieve it through reverse-cheating.

Self-pressure is a barrier in the Game of Self.

Self-worth is how your Self-love interacts with the Game of Life.

Shame is one possible feeling of overly moral people. It brings you into Sheep mode and has a negative influence on your Game of Self. Shame is a barrier and is the opposite of Self-love.

Sharing of resources brings you happiness and Long-term Freedom. It is a Hunter move that uses your strong Game of Life to create a strong Game of Self. Sharing is connected to Unconditional love and Self-love and is mostly part of the second mountain. It is an outward direction and a Flow.

Sheep – you are a sheep when you are in Sheep mode.

Sheep mode is when you are driven by inertia and fears. In Sheep mode you tend to think a lot and do nothing. Sheep mode is the opposite of Hunter mode. In Sheep mode you are a thinker. Sheep mode involves Box thinking, where actions are constrained by rigid order and habitual patterns. Sheep mode is connected to a weak Game of Self and can lead to passivity, overkill, passive aggression, mental self-harm. It is also linked to chronic anxiety, depression, and low self-worth, as it traps you in a cycle of negative thoughts. Breaking free requires embracing Hunter mode, driven by curiosity, creativity, and love.

Sheep actions is what you do when you are in Sheep mode. Sheep actions are the opposite of Hunter actions. Your Sheep actions now generate your Sheep thoughts and feelings in the future. They lead to chronic anxiety, depression, low self-worth and fears.

Sheep moves are a synonym of Sheep actions. Sheep moves are the opposite of Hunter moves.

Sleep is extremely important for your mental and physical health. You need to sleep enough. Alarms for your job, school or university are not good for you. The idea is to sleep until you naturally wake up, which may be 7, 8, or 9 hours, depending on your needs. If you don’t sleep enough, you can easily enter Sheep mode and a Box. Sleep is a Flow and is crucial for all other Flows, as well as for all Ultimate skills.

Spam strategy in business means doing scaling. This is achieved by a larger quantity of your actions, both in variety and scope. It is also called the quantity strategy. Spam strategy in business is a direct path to information, attention and money. It is about being brief and direct, valuing people’s time. Spam strategy in business isn’t about annoying emails but using quantity over quality to break through industry noise. Spam strategy in business is a tool to align your business with the Game of Life.

Speed is when you live at a faster pace. It is very important for the I Grow Younger process. Speed is connected to Flow, Hunter mode and scaling. It helps you to have a greater Diversity of Experience. Speed helps you in business, to make money and gain resources. Entrepreneurs do not suffer from mental health problems because of Speed. Speed is what is holding them together when everything else is uncertain. It helps you to achieve Long-term Freedom and to fight against inertia. Speed is one of the most important resources in the Game of Life.

Spirituality is part of your Game of Self. Spirituality is when you do not impose your thoughts on other people who may not need what you need. It is the opposite of religion. Unlike religion, which involves faith and external goals, spirituality is about inner harmony and personal growth. It is connected to morality.

Story is a synonym of perceived Truth.

Success is the progress that we make in the Game of Life and the Game of Self. It is a process in time. We measure success in Long-term Freedom. Success in the Game of Life is achieved through business and Hunter moves and leads to added value and money. Success in the Game of Self means personal development and leads to happiness. Truth and understanding are the keys to success.

Structure is a universal force in the Game of Life. Structure is useful to find patterns – it is mostly created, processed and experienced by your left-brain. Structure is everywhere and needed in the Game of Life. On the personal level and in the Game of Self it is not good. Structure creates Boxes. People evolved without much structure and cannot understand structure without proper education. Not understanding structure is a major failure of modern society. Not understanding structure leads to not understanding the Truth by using logic. With no Truth to stand on, there is no Intuition in science and no Intuition for numbers. Structure points the power of Unconditional love in the direction that Truth determines. Letting go of self-imposed rigid order, pressure and expectations, allows better structures to emerge naturally.

Threshold is the upper or lower boundary of a quantity that, when crossed, leads to quality Change. Intuition about threshold is extremely valuable, especially when in cooperation with others.

Time is a number and a quantity. The quality of time can be work time, free time, mixed time, bot time, pricesless time. Time becomes a quality when it is no longer quantifiable. Time is connected to money, so you should know how to convert time into money. Don’t convert your priceless time into money and also don’t sell your time for money under the rate you think is reasonable. Time helps you develop the skill to say ‘no’. Don’t mix time and money while working. You have to know when to convert money in saved time. Time is connected to Flow, to Speed and to Intuition. You understand time if you feel the Flow of time.

Time management is like trying to manage a huge river you are swimming in – it does not work. Time management is conceptually impossible. It is a narrow, desperate path to time understanding. Time management is when you give up and outsource your time understanding. Time management imposes rules and destroys your time Intuition. What people mean when they say time management is to set better priorities, to increase your productivity and to get rid of addictive time-wasting habits. People mean life management, when they say time management. It increases pressure and expectations. Things happen when you give up control. You have to stop managing your Game of Life and things will happen. A direct effort to control never has a high success rate, because people will resist, even if they don’t know why. You do not need time management if you are in Hunter mode.

Time question is “What do you do in your day?”. Give me a minute by minute breakdown of your typical day. You can ask it until you develop an Intuition about time. Ask the time question everywhere. Use it to ask people about their work, students about their study and parents about their parenting. “What do you do in your day?” is the central Game of Life question.

Time understanding is a skill based on Intuition. You can train your time understanding if you try to guess what is the time or to guess how much time has passed since a nice and memorable event. Time understanding helps you feel your Game of Life in time. With time understanding the Game of Life is not only a static picture of the present, the memories of the past and thoughts about the future – it feels like a continuum and more wholesome. Time understanding is feeling when something is too fast, too slow or too repetitive. It is a whole new level of consciousness that keeps you time-healthy and time-effective. Time understanding develops Speed and you can work and grow fast. You have to be patient about the things in the Game of Self and Game of Life you cannot really force on the time scale and may have to wait for years.

Transformation is a synonym of Change.

Trap-word is a multi-meaning word, so that everyone understands it in a different way. Trap-words are balance, trust, education, university, work, business, money, relationship, religion. They have too many associations in your brain and are connected with millions of neurones, so you just block when you hear them in order not to experience “thinking-overload”. It’s a safety mechanism for your brain and causes it to restart. Trap-words make it difficult to develop Intuition about the concepts they represent. They prevent clarity and simplicity, acting as obstacles to understanding reality. In I Grow Younger we use simple words that have only one meaning, so you know exactly what we are speaking about. For Trap-words we have entire articles that dismantle them and make the fog disappear. We replace Trap-words with cornerstone words, which have clear, singular meanings. This shift helps deconstruct confusing concepts, fostering intuitive understanding.

Trust is a Trap-word. There are two types of trust – emotional trust and Intellectual trust. The two types of trust have nothing in common. Emotional trust is biological and older. Emotional trust is crucial in evolution and is more powerful than Intellectual trust. Emotional trust is about intentions and is carried by Unconditional love. It’s built deeply into our subconscious, forming in early childhood. Intellectual trust relates to competence and is carried by structure. It requires a fully developed brain and is boosted by education and Diversity of Experience. These two types of trust are crucial for navigating the Game of Life. Emotional trust keeps us connected and safe from harm, while Intellectual trust is essential to find the Truth in a sea of information. You have to differentiate between emotional trust and Intellectual trust when you talk about trust. Otherwise, emotional trust always dominates over Intellectual trust. Understanding when and how to apply each type of trust is key to personal development and growth.

Truth leads to happiness in the Game of Self. Truth has a beauty of its own. Unconditional love and structure together bring you closer to the Truth. The Truth of your social group is not your Truth. To know the actual Truth was not an advantage for survival in evolution. Advantage was to have one perceived Truth with your tribe. Evolution always favours a perceived Truth over the objective Truth. It is a social responsibility to help more people get closer to the objective Truth, but this can not happen with logic. You can get closer to Truth by Unconditional love, compassion and understanding. The biggest danger for the Truth is the combination of partial Truth, usefulness and beauty, packed together in a Ssory. It is also called Bullshit. You are not biologically attracted to Truth. You are biologically attracted to usefulness. Evolution always favours usefulness over the Truth. The worse the intentions in the Game of Life, the more Truth you need in the Game of Self. Flows help you battle for the Truth. You either love the ideal of truth and fight for it or evolution will lead you into some Bullshit group. Fighting for Truth requires Intellectual trust, good education and Diversity of Experience.

Ultimate skills are the most crucial skills that we need to master the Game of Life. There are two types of Ultimate skills – emotional Ultimate skills and intellectual Ultimate skills. The emotional Ultimate skills are acceptance, mindfulness and direction. The Intellectual Ultimate skills are Intuition about structures and Intuition about quantities. They are a Flow as well as a product of the Chaos force and are connected to Intuition. The Ultimate skills bring you personal growth, happiness, money and Long-term Freedom.

Unconditional love is the strongest and most positive force that you can experience. It transforms you, making Change seem natural and easy, by allowing you to grow both in the Game of Self and the Game of Life. Unconditional love is a real chaotic force and exists inside you. Unconditional love has no logic and can happen for no reason. It is when you want happiness more for someone else than for you. Unconditional love is when you make sacrifices for someone else and feel it is the natural thing to do. It is when all your actions do not cause harm and give freedom. Unconditional love is good and makes you and others feel happiness. It gives you Long-term Freedom. Unconditional love is created from inside out, but can be facilitated by Unconditional love, compassion and gratitude from others. It is a force with outward direction. This is why it is so difficult to experience Self-love. Unconditional love always has an outward direction, a truly selfless, giving force. The more you are, the more you can share via Unconditional love. It comes with understanding, forgiveness and no expectations. Unconditional love just lets things be. It is to show vulnerability. Unconditional love is a fundamental and a Flow.

Underworld is when primal urges take over you in the Game of Self. Examples of primal instincts are gambling and social media. The underworld comes in three variations – the mindless underworld (everything that neither makes you feel happiness long-term nor is useful), the escapist underworld (when you attempt to replace your Game of Life with another one – gaming, gambling, substance abuse and other addictions) and the delusional underworld (political ideologies, conspiracy theories, religion – it can be beautiful and you may think it helps you in the Game of Self, but it is not true. It causes disconnection from the Game of Life). The underworld contributes to Sheep mode, is a Box and is connected to inertia.

Universal forces are Chaos and structure.

University is from the past both as a concept and as an individual institution. The world today changes much faster than university can follow. University is a system that looks to preserve itself. It grants you less Long-term Freedom compared to the other best options. University is not only a loss of time, money and resources, but also jeopardizes health with stress and lack of sleep. To quit a university is a good decision and an important Hunter move that leads to Flow and freedom. To quit a university gives you the time and energy to start your education. University is only good for mathematics, exact sciences, engineering, the arts, highly specialised professions, medicine and psychology.

Unlearning is an important process of giving up your bad habits and everything wrong that comes from your upbringing, family, school, university and environment. Unlearning is an important step that always comes first, before starting to learn again. Without unlearning what is wrong, you can’t learn what is right. Unlearning is often needed for Self-love and self-worth. It destroys the barriers between you and Self-love. Unlearning is about breaking free from illusions and building Intuition in their place. Unlearning is crucial because much of what we’re taught doesn’t prepare us for the Chaos and unpredictability in the Game of Life. By unlearning, you make space for real insights and progress.

Unpopular forests are unconventional ways that lead you fast to Flow. You can find many unpopular forests in the Game of Self and in the Game of Life, also in nature, in education, at work, in your business, in everyday life, in relationship, in communication. Examples of Unpopular forests are: getting lost in real forest, straight line hiking, snowy slope-sliding fast movement in crowded places, fast walking on planes and public transport, getting off just in time, sleeping on bean bags, procrastination, spending more that you can afford, value your time highly, price your products and services high, mentoring, chaotic gifts, late gifts, random time gifts, multiple gifts, experience gifts, mixing work and leisure, mixing different works, welcoming internal uncertainty, removing expectations. Unpopular forests push you out of your comfort zone and are about embracing unpredictability. They involve perceived physical danger and challenge.

Usefulness is when something is good only for a group of people. The tribe has an energy and behaviour of its own and the simple goal to survive against threats and to be competitive. Therefore it needs a “glue” – a strong identity -building story that unites the people. United tribes are powerful and competitive, which makes them grow in size over time, as they recruit people from less competitive tribes using brute force, coercion or incentives. Evolution makes usefulness always dominate objectivity and some people fall into the traps of tribalism which separates them from the Truth. Usefulness does not translate to anything meaningful. The falseness does lead to more falseness by detaching us from reality in the long-term, by creating non-truthful structures in our brain. The fact that it has usefulness will make other false beliefs more attractive in the future. This is a slippery slope.

Vibe Intuition is about feeling your vibes and the vibes of other people. It is the best tool for the I Grow Younger process. Vibe Intuition is about how structures and quantities evolve over time in closely interconnected systems like a human being and the Game of Self. It helps you identify which spectrums—such as Self-love, Chaos, or Long-term Freedom—are critical at any moment. Vibe Intuition simplifies complexity by focusing on feedback loops, enabling you to assess actions that trigger positive feedback and upward spirals in mental well-being.

Vibe question is “How do you feel?”. This is the central Game of Self question. It reveals life details and nuances, offering insight into work, study, or parenting. The vibe question enhances understanding of the Game of Life and the Game of Self.

Vulnerability is closely related to Self-love and self-worth – without vulnerability there is no Self-love. Vulnerability requires an outward direction and emotional trust and it is essential for forming deep relationships and experiencing Unconditional love. It challenges the comfort zone, promoting personal growth and connection.