Sounds awful to me. I would absolutely hate to live somewhere where I was regularly told what to do and/or expected to fit in with rituals. I tolerate this kind of thing at work because I have to.
What will you say when people come to you saying “I’m not sure this is really worth it for me”? I personally don’t think self-improvement is a very stable overall goal. In my cursory acquaintance, most cults/high-demand living situations tend to believe in “something greater”—often something quite ridiculous, but nonetheless something bigger than the individual. Perhaps it is important to have something which seems to trump feelings of personal discomfort.
Basically what I tell people (in answer to 2) is “ABSOLUTELY trust that instinct. This requires pretty high confidence that this is the right move, and DEFINITELY high confidence that if it’s the wrong move you won’t take significant damage over the six month period. If you’re unsure, the answer should be ‘no.’”
Sounds awful to me. I would absolutely hate to live somewhere where I was regularly told what to do and/or expected to fit in with rituals. I tolerate this kind of thing at work because I have to.
What will you say when people come to you saying “I’m not sure this is really worth it for me”? I personally don’t think self-improvement is a very stable overall goal. In my cursory acquaintance, most cults/high-demand living situations tend to believe in “something greater”—often something quite ridiculous, but nonetheless something bigger than the individual. Perhaps it is important to have something which seems to trump feelings of personal discomfort.
Basically what I tell people (in answer to 2) is “ABSOLUTELY trust that instinct. This requires pretty high confidence that this is the right move, and DEFINITELY high confidence that if it’s the wrong move you won’t take significant damage over the six month period. If you’re unsure, the answer should be ‘no.’”