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The Ego’s Bushwalk

Ego pretends to search for truth, dragging you on endless bushwalks. The real truth is: you keep the energy, ego gets nothing.

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Ego Energy Executive Functions

Metaphorical Narrative

Picture ego as a guide insisting on bushwalking through endless scrub.
It waves its hand: “Out here lies the truth — follow me!”
The trails are rough, the views unremarkable, and worst of all — you don’t even like bush walks.

But ego doesn’t care if you enjoy the path. Its only aim is to keep you wandering, searching, consuming energy on a quest that never ends.
The so-called “truth” is always just one more bend away, like a rabbit that never shows itself.

Core Insight

Ego uses noble disguises. When direct tricks fail, it sells “truth-seeking” as the next service. But this isn’t wisdom — it’s energy theft.

Executive functions (EF) reclaim control by asking: “Do I want this, or is ego keeping me busy?”
Starving ego doesn’t mean deprivation. It means refusing to fuel pointless wandering. You save the energy, ego gets nothing.

Saturday Experiment

  1. Catch the Noble Trick: Notice when ego frames a task as “truth-seeking” or “exploration.”
  2. Ask the Ownership Question: “Do I actually want this, or is it just busyness in disguise?”
  3. Keep the Energy: Drop the bushwalk. Return to your chosen path or your calendar.

Sunday Reflection

  • Where did ego try to trick the person into “finding truth”?
  • How much energy was conserved by skipping the wander?
  • What did the person do with that reclaimed energy instead?