The School of Greatness · 2026-04-03 · 149 min · 19,492 words

The 5 Hidden Hindrances Blocking Your Self-Mastery | Shi Heng Yi

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I'm so excited that you're here because I feel like the modern world is lacking self-discipline, self-knowledge, and they're lacking connection to their authentic selves as human beings. And I've been there in my life where I've lacked these things as well, and it's a constant process. uh of learning, staying accountable and disciplined to these teachings that you have. So I'm very excited that you're here and I wanna I want to make this a very special long format episode and interview. And I want to ask you first about the five hindrances that you've talked about online before, these hindrances that hold people back from mastering themselves and their inner world.

I'm curious if we can talk about what those five are first. Yes. So when it comes to developing something about yourself, it doesn't matter what it is. If it is just following up in becoming great in any type of sport. Or even if you want to build up like a small community or something for yourself.

It's about if you want to go somewhere, if you have a goal and want to go somewhere. Along this way, you will meet different type of hindrances that we call that will sometimes make it difficult for you. to let's say reach the goal where you would like to go and to very easily explain it. One way, for example, is if you are too easily being caught by positive emotions. Which type of positive emotions?

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