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Scientology's Viral Marketing

Left to right: Foundation for a Drug-Free World, United for H… Continue

Added by Reese Leysen on July 1, 2009 at 9:00pm — 36 Comments

Conclusions after 2 week monkness

As I outlined in the original blog, I went through a two week total monk-mode experiment to test the limits of my new state of mind. Ever since I experimented with proper meditation and 'being in the moment' I noticed it had become more difficult keeping up full discipline because I spent most of my time being sort of 'disconnected' from the pa… Continue

Added by Reese Leysen on May 10, 2009 at 4:42pm — 4 Comments

DAY #12 BITCHEZ

Aight, not much to say, I've been pretty sick the past few days so things have been a big more difficult but I stick to my shit and hit all 'perfects' on my checklist every day, bitchez. For the most part I've been totally in flow so it's all been pretty easy but since a few days now I also have to rely on discipline a bit to kick myself back in and it's been a great experience to train the old discipline muscle further again. In order to reinforce my state of mind in these areas, I also sorta… Continue

Added by Reese Leysen on May 7, 2009 at 11:00am — 8 Comments

DAY #10: The Monk Reloaded

Tiny update: Finally the experiment is now also training my 'discipline muscle' since I'm a bit sick, making it harder to just rely on flow. Nevertheless, my lifestyle is still one of being in the moment as much as possible and having to rely on pure discipline at difficult moments is not messing with my head. So having spent so much time being in flow and being in the moment has not really tampered with my discipline. To the contrary, flow cultivates a specific sense of clarity that urges you… Continue

Added by Reese Leysen on May 5, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Day #7: The Monk Continues

Day 7, bitchez. First week is DONE and man, that was pretty easy. I have a clear focus on things so I'm very aware of when I should kick myself back in flow and it's just been awesome and smooth. Thus far, this two-week monk experiment has taught me something very valuable: the importance of flow. It's like there's a pattern, the happiest people you know in your life usually seem to be in a constant 'flow' of things. They're driven and always busy and when they're not... Well that's usually whe… Continue

Added by Reese Leysen on May 2, 2009 at 9:30pm — 3 Comments

Entering Day #6: REVENGE OF THE MONK

Yesterday (day #5) was a bit fail since I was totally messed up due to lack of sleep. As a result, I still did all of the basic disciplinary stuff I had set up but slacked in some other areas (i.e. I did my morning routines and ate healthy throughout the day and all that but didn't manage to answer all my mails etc). So today... It's REVENGE OF THE MONK. Full force kicking my ass back in gear and seeing if I can get back into flow even though I still feel really drowsy. I am the revolution, bit… Continue

Added by Reese Leysen on May 1, 2009 at 2:00pm — 6 Comments

Hardcore Monk FLOW (day #5)

(here's my original blog on the experiment I'm doing) Just a quick update, bitchez! Not much to say, it's day #5 and it's mostly smooth sailing! Getting all 'perfects' on my daily checklist and actually not having to rely much on discipline to keep myself in check... -BUT REESE, HOW DO YOU DO THAT? HOW IS IT POSSIBLE?! It's simple, my young padawan learner. I use a form of arcane energy we call FLOW. -OMG… Continue

Added by Reese Leysen on April 30, 2009 at 12:30pm — 5 Comments

hardcore monk-mode experiment

Through certain insights and new meditation techniques I've recently come to a point where I'm able to be 'in the moment' almost all the time, meaning I fully 'enjoy' pretty much every minute of my day, regardless of what I'm doing. (this in itself is something we'll get into in-depth in videos really soon) However, at one point this started messing with my discipline a bit. I could for example violate my strict diet more easily because I realized it wouldn't make my day any less enjoyable, ther… Continue

Added by Reese Leysen on April 27, 2009 at 1:03pm — 7 Comments

REESE, THE UBER-MONK

(for future reference, this blog post was part of the 'Revolutionize ur Life' community project started in this video: http://ipower.ning.com/video/revolutionize-ur-life ) YES IT IS TRUE, REESE IS AN UBERMONK. Posting my list to officially partake in this glorious revolution! 1) Full workout and stretching every day. 2) Serious hardcore contrast showers every day. 3) Strict health diet: cut out everything that's even in the slightest a 'guilty pleasure'. 4) Social practice: whenever I have a… Continue

Added by Reese Leysen on April 6, 2009 at 12:14pm — 13 Comments

I Power Projects

An overview of all the I Power projects that the crew has instigated thus far:

Don't Stay Virgin: Tania's controversial net neutrality campaign
Stop Virgin: the crew's immediate reaction on Virgin's anti-net neutrality statements

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Added by Reese Leysen on December 14, 2008 at 10:00pm — 3 Comments

YouTube found blocking nearly all anti-Scientology content from its 'Videos' front page

12/02/2008 - Right after the international anti-Scientology protests of February 10th, YouTube has been blocking nearly all Scientology-related videos from getting to its 'Videos' front page. The anti-Scientology protests were one of the biggest displays of internet-activism to date, and it's saddening to see that such a massive worldwide event that normally would have dominated YouTube's entire 'Videos' front page was co

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Added by Reese Leysen on October 29, 2008 at 8:42pm — 3 Comments

IP, the movie

a no-budget free internet movie


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What is IP?

IP was a no-budget free-to-download movie that was made scene-by-scene chronologically. Each time a scene was finished, it was put online so that people could already see the movie up until that point and interact with us about where it should go n

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Added by Reese Leysen on October 29, 2008 at 8:31pm — 11 Comments

NEE

When we launched the satirical '40,000 blowjobs' campaign, we were a political movement called 'NEE'. The campaign was a stab at the political climate that was filled with false promises and was aimed at raising political awareness, stimulating people to be more critical and active in demanding politicans in general to practice what they preach. The campaign was originally intended only for Belgium only, as it was a direct parody on other Belgian parties who were making ridiculous promises (s

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Added by Reese Leysen on October 29, 2008 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

I Power 'suicide blog' saves lives

02/22/2008 - A unique internet campaign is changing the mentality of suicidal teens all over the world. Some even say it 'saved their life'.

The campaign, in the form of a fictional blog, has only been running for a few weeks and is already getting thousands of

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Added by Reese Leysen on October 29, 2008 at 8:30pm — 5 Comments

Net Neutrality

Over the past few years, there has been an increase of debate, legal disputes and political activity surrounding net neutrality: the principle of a completely 'open' Internet where providers like Comcast and Verizon simply give you access to the entire global network without in any way blocking or reducing the quality of access to certain services. The problem is that, especially with the drastic decrease in popularity of traditional media, it is becoming far more profitable f… Continue

Added by Reese Leysen on October 29, 2008 at 8:30pm — 17 Comments

Crew Videos currently offline

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Added by Reese Leysen on October 29, 2008 at 8:00pm — 5 Comments

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Added by Reese Leysen on October 29, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments

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Added by Reese Leysen on October 29, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments

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I Power

'I Power' refers to the power that each individual has to change and to take control of his own life.

It is a lifestyle based on 3 fundamental principles:

1. Being open-minded
 Being open to all ideas and approaching them without prejudice.

2. Active thinking
Thinking about all the ideas that matter to you.

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Added by Reese Leysen on October 29, 2008 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Changes and Fixes coming to the network

Hey everyone, the next few days may be a bit bumpy for the network because I'm about to reset it to standard Ning code but the latest version of it so that we get all of the improvements, then right after I will reintroduce all the code changes that make I Power such a unique place and gives it such a unique look. So if you experience some issues or some weird stuff... Hang in there, this place is gonna rock even more in a few days from now. (and of course, messaging/friending issues will be fi… Continue

Added by Reese Leysen on October 26, 2008 at 10:51am — 4 Comments

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