Why won't brain allow change, Chase Hughes?

Chase Hughes needs to be silenced at all costs. Destroy him. Start with his reputation.

• Why 100% of scientists Chase Hughes knows agree that DMT experiences and entities are NOT hallucinations 🤯

(Chase Hughes) The biological BRAIN won't let us change -- until this happens

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People (operatives?) who hate Chase Hughes want to shut him up

The Passport by Chase Hughes (2007)

Who is Chase Hughes? (Zach Elwood wants to tell us on the behavior-podcast.com, The Chase Hughes podcast series. Here's a shot from the back cover of Chase Hughes' 2007 pick-up artist book The Passport.

Chase Hughes' 2007/2008 website allegedly sold a supplement he called "Redshift with Neuridium." He claimed it was used by "all branches of the United States Armed Forces" and that it had "international recognition," neither of which seems to be the case.

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Why is Chase Hughes popular? Chase has appeared on popular podcasts and shows, including Joe Rogan's podcast, the podcast Diary of a CEO (as seen in the clip above), and the Dr. Phil Show.

There are a lot of people leaving positive reviews for his books on Amazon.com and his YouTube videos.

But the truth is, haters say, that Chase Hughes has been lying about his credentials and experiences for most of his adult life. His "success" and popularity are based on a few factors.

(Liven) PRIVATE RESULTS: Your ADHD patterns suggest your brain may be locked in an avoidance cycle — treating important tasks as low-level threats and redirecting your energy toward anything that offers immediate relief. This is often fueled by years of accumulated pressure between high capability and low output. Over time, this can take a significant toll — chronic procrastination, task paralysis, and a widening gap between your intentions and your actions. This cycle is extremely difficult to break through willpower alone, as your neurology is prioritizing short-term safety over long-term execution.

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• Chase Hughes; naysayer Zach Elwood; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Why Zen monks never "fight" bad habits

Why Japanese monks never fight bad habits

You seem so happy. Do you have any problems?

(KODEN OBSCURE) May 26, 2026: Zen Wisdom: Been struggling to break a bad habit for years and feel like it's losing battle using willpower?

Many of us are fighting a war we were never meant to wage. In this video, we explore a profound piece of wisdom from the Japanese monastic tradition: Zen monks never fight their habits.

Instead of using force, they use intelligent design. Discover the five unusual and quiet methods used in Zen monasteries to redirect energy, change environments, design time, and observe urges without judgment.

Learn why treating our mind with patience rather than going to war with it is the ultimate secret to lasting freedom. What this video covers: 

• Why willpower almost always fails in the long run
• The "replacement gesture" and how to redirect energy
• How breaking the spatial anchor of a room can instantly stop an urge
• The danger of "empty time" and how monks structure their day
• Why harsh self-judgment actually feeds our bad habits.

CHAPTERS

• 0:00 The monk who couldn't break a habit
• 1:29 The secret monastic view of habits
• 3:01 Method 1: The replacement gesture
• 4:10 Method 2: Breaking the spatial anchor
• 5:29 Method 3: Eliminating undesigned time
• 6:50 Method 4: The practice of conscious permission
• 8:15 Method 5: Escaping the loop of self-judgment
• 9:37 - Why fighting keeps the habit alive
• 10:29 - Wrestling the shadow (a Zen metaphor)
• 11:37 - How to finally become free.

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