The off-grid mind

I’ve been reading about developing an off-grid home in the woods.

This means living in a house that isn’t tied to the grid, instead providing its own sources of water, electricity, etc.

Halfway into a paragraph on Geodesic dome houses it struck me that a common thread ties all my work of the last two decades:

Untethering yourself from external conditions.

It’s been on my mind, whether consciously or not, for a long time.

I’m continually asking, ‘How do I become less dependent on external conditions?’

For example, I write online to be independent of a job tied to a particular geography.

I work on my psychology, so I never have to deal with the pain of being heavily reliant on external validation from people to feel good about myself.

I’ve lived long enough and coached enough (hundreds of) people to know how debilitating reliance on certain conditions being met can be.

For example, things could be hunky-dory until a health scare hits, or a job is lost...

Going off-grid might strike many as a form of anti-social behaviour.

But that’s not it. I value my social connections highly.

I know I am vulnerable when my social support systems are under threat.

You can’t be fully self-reliant without human connections.

The similarities between off-grid living and mental wellness is striking.

When we live somewhere that will function regardless of supply chain disruptions or disasters, we’re protected while others suffer.

We have a resilient living situation.

When we develop a mind that isn’t reliant on external conditions to be happy, we have a resilient mind.

I’ve been teaching this for years because I’ve seen how foundational it is to survive and thrive in this often unpredictable world.

So, when I say I’m ’untethering my mind,’ I’m also saying, ‘I’m developing an off-grid mind.’

This is a mode of thinking that extracts strength from within, like a house with its own water-collection system.

If you lose someone, an off-grid mind is less likely to suffer for as long as many.

It hurts for a while, sure.

But when I understand how my feelings are directly dictated by my state of thinking, I can more quickly and healthily detach.

What if you developed an off-grid mind?

By the way, I show you exactly how I did this for myself in my Untethered Mind course.

The course is unique, as it guides you through a series of epiphanies around the nature of thought.

Such insights rewire the mind, making endless rumination and stress a thing of the past.

Off-grid your mind here.

Alex