tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post4061732168394061544..comments2023-10-01T10:41:23.092-05:00Comments on Going my Way: The Id, the Ego, and the SuperEgoMirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-37824361090978797562007-05-18T09:39:00.000-05:002007-05-18T09:39:00.000-05:00I don't sleep well when my wife is traveling. Tha...I don't sleep well when my wife is traveling. That's my Id at work, too. :)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085160494038535606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-66856260766866176382007-05-18T09:06:00.000-05:002007-05-18T09:06:00.000-05:00I read that posting that you had place last Januar...I read that posting that you had place last January, Steve. It brought a huge smile to my lips. You said something like "It's my Id that talking.. not me..". Ha ha ha.. I truly appreciated the whole section.<BR/><BR/>Your Id sounds far more formidable than mine. <BR/><BR/>My Id whines, complains, and seeks pleasure over pain. It avoids applying itself, and seeks to eat, sleep, and play rather than work. My Id will find any excuse to avoid doing hard work, such as sitting here typing comments on my weblog instead of doing the housework that I'm supposed to do.<BR/><BR/>I find that my Ego, and SuperEgo are constantly offering my Id some sort of positive motivation, or compromise like "O.K. We'll let ourselves rest, and have fun for a short time.. but then we get up, and get things done. FAIR?" or "If you finish all of this work, then you can sit down and have a nap."<BR/><BR/>Can't sleep? Hey! I've been there too.. Ha ha ha.. Too bad that we can't convince our Id to rest when it's supposed to at times.Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-61352225128723538202007-05-18T01:32:00.000-05:002007-05-18T01:32:00.000-05:00How interesting that you posted on this subject. ...How interesting that you posted on this subject. I wrote on this on my blog last January, 20 lbs and a lot of conditioning ago. I was doing it in a much more smart alecky manner, but I think it's interesting to examine martial arts training in this way. (http://stevebjj.blogspot.com/2007/01/kneebah.html)<BR/><BR/>I would suggest that the Id isn't something to conquer, necessarily. The primitive side of us wants to be strong, and revels in the sense of aliveness that we feel when we're sore and bruised, knowing that we've tested ourselves on the mats or in the dojo. It drives us to compete, and to prepare ourselves for combat even as we recognize how unlikely it is that we'll need these skills. <BR/><BR/>Rather than working to minimize one's Id, I try to harness it. What I once thought was pleasurable, eating fried food, drinking beer... basically pleasure in the Dionysian sense, has been controlled by my superego and morphed into something more productive. Now, my Id enjoys feeling strong.<BR/><BR/>Because I'm a geek, I think in geek terms. So, in terms of Id, Ego and Superego, I've always thought of Id as being my inner Klingon. The warrior, feral and basic, ready to fight without rationale. This spirit is what drives a person to continue past the point of exhaustion. <BR/><BR/>I would imagine that the Ego is working with the superego to try and preserve us, to save us from our Id. Where our Id is what compels us to continue. The Ego says, "Hey, listen. We're a little nauseous and uncomfortable. We broke our little toe on the mat again, and we've been rolling for 2 hours. I'm running on fumes and ready for Miller time. Id... let's cool it. SuperEgo... can you talk to him?" And then the Superego, our civilized persona says, "Yeah, dude. Come on. What are you doing? There is absolutely no reason for you to push yourself like this. You've done plenty for today. Relax."<BR/><BR/>Or maybe it's just late and I'm rambling because I can't sleep. :)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10085160494038535606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-48403812434585565312007-05-04T07:47:00.000-05:002007-05-04T07:47:00.000-05:00I'll keep it on my "to do" list, Mat.I've been rea...I'll keep it on my "to do" list, Mat.<BR/><BR/>I've been really busy lately, but I will look up that book one day.Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18465541.post-32509524373869859372007-05-03T12:53:00.000-05:002007-05-03T12:53:00.000-05:00There is a good book on the Ego. By... ... .... .....There is a good book on the Ego. By... ... .... ......... . . .<BR/><BR/>Eckhart Tolle?<BR/><BR/>"A new earth"<BR/><BR/>Very good read.Mathieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06914289317924626891noreply@blogger.com