Shannon's Journal Discussion

[Shannon]

Shannon if I've got about a month and a half before I start AM6 again am I better off having a longer break or running stage 7 until x weeks before I start (how many weeks?). I don't feel like I've fully accepted AM6, will stage 7 be detrimental? How does stage 7 compare to stage 6? It seems like stage 6 is meant to be close to the full script from the FAQ?

Stage 7 will never be detrimental to use; the issue is that until you've laid the ground work, it will be overwhelming for most people. That's why we still have stages 1 through 6. If I could just build and publish Stage 7, well hell, everyone would be happier. But humans don't grow in binary results.

Stage 6 is a final push on some of the last concepts to be worked on, it adds a "glossy varnish coat", and it exalts the SM lead in material. Stage 7 is effectively Stages 1 through 6 all in one stage. Big difference.

Stage 7 is intended to be either a way to force march your growth after you have finished stages 1 through 6, but are not "there" yet (which most people find they can't handle the intensity of), or a way to refresh stages 1 through 6 once they have gotten "there".

So the question is... do you want to do a 30 mile forced march, or just wait a while and do 5 mile marches at a time?

How will I judge whether I can handle the intensity or whether it's too much? I have a tendency to push myself to harm myself before accepting that something is doing me harm.

If you have any doubts, then don't do it. Otherwise, the only way to know is try it and see. But I hardly think you would come to harm.