Emotionalmosquito

@Kshantivadin Not everyone possesses such godlike impulse control. Many of us aspire to be like you someday, assuming you’re telling the truth of course. @Gabith Mostly same here. Especially with getting more aggressive in my thinking. One of the biggest benefits I see is it greatly increases my desire and motivation to do yoga. This reason alone makes the whole thing worth it.

Brothers, We are now a third of the way to victory. How are you all holding up?

I can’t remember exactly or which inspiration came first or in what order but I do know that ironically, one of the reasons I got into it was for purely egoic purposes. Like I thought how cool it would be if I got good at sitting like a statue for multiple hours on end. So I started doing that and it worked. Just by sitting perfectly still and keeping your attention on the breath everything slows way way down and it gets easier the more you practice like with anything. I got into yoga for similar reasons. On a side note, doing asanas regularly is super helpful if you want to get good at strong determination sitting. I also found out it can remove a great deal of suffering and get you super high if you practice enough so after learning that I was pretty much sold. After my first ten day vipassana, I felt like I was fifty pounds lighter and my raging mind was a whopping 50-60% quieter for weeks after, no exaggeration. And the peace kept on growing the more I maintained the practice. The bliss grew so strong I almost didn’t know how to handle it all. Easily the closest I’ve ever been to full enlightenment. The danger with me saying all this, however, is that the recipient will hear it and say hell yes, sign me up! The natural tendency is to expect to feel blissed out from all the meditation but that expectation actually blocks you from making progress because spirituality doesn’t like greed. So you have to be very patient. You can avoid that trap by finding the right technique. Vipassana has stood the test of time but it can be ridiculously difficult to get into. After my second retreat, I didn’t get anywhere close to the same result like I was expecting to. So it goes to show just how deep this work actually is.

I don’t have anywhere close to enough money to move to a big city. Even if I did manage to do so some how, rent and food alone would make it impossible to save any money, that’s with two jobs. Decent point. I guess there isn’t much difference except being banned from establishments for as little as saying the wrong thing. That’s why I hate the whole be yourself platitude. It’s not very likely to get anywhere socially without being fake as fuck so I think the fake it till you make it strategy is much better. Getting kicked out of places limits your abilities even further.

@Carl-Richard You put a lid on the cup before inverting it.

Nothing says I love you like an overvalued rock mined by the blood sweat and tears of African slave labor.

For me personally that isn’t even close to the reason it’s necessary to have a large population. It’s a matter of running out of new girls to talk to. Every rejection gets you closer and closer to completely exhausting your options. The smaller the city the more likely it is to be labeled the town creep and steer everyone away at the near sight of you. If women were more forgiving and giving of second and third and fourth chances it wouldn’t be a problem at all. Because you as the practitioner have to go around chatting up as many as possible just to improve your skills whereas the girls just see some random dude trying to make a move on all of them which is certainly alarming as hell or at least annoying. Inevitably you start running into the same girls without realizing it.

This was my best attempt. Not because I assumed the lines had to stay within boundary. Instead I assumed that since he said straight lines, it meant no angles. For some reason I didn’t register the part about it having to be one continuous connected line, though I did hear it. If anyone has any other connect the dots puzzles or similar exercises, post em and explain the rules.

What if all you want is just a few good solid gf experiences? Then is 40-60k enough?

I don’t think she means superior as in a better a human being, just higher than him in terms of understanding how socialization works.

Or the fact that it cripples your cognitive functions which gets you close to the state of no mind

The key difference here is just how much is at stake with marriage as opposed to simple relationships. A break up doesn’t legally entitle her to half your belongings and ongoing financial support. A divorce does all that and more.

Other than food and tasty treats I can’t think of a single craving I’ve satiated. I’m addicted to everything, including being addicted to the addictions themselves.

Would you expand on this part? I doubt I would be able to tell what is and isn’t toxic by simply watching two people be romantic unless there was a very blatant negative reaction in either party.

I would highly advise against marriage. You get nothing of substantial value out of it except a measly tax break and the consequences of it going sour are beyond horrific to put it lightly. Instead of explaining it all here, I’ll let this video do the talking. Give it a listen. https://youtu.be/qweDtV2NU2I

Oooooh this looks fun!

@Museful Winner! @PepperBlossoms Pen(cil) has to keep contact with the paper. Points to you though for coming up with every possible way because I didn’t rule out all the loop holes.

@Museful @PepperBlossoms You cant poke holes or erase the circle. You also can't use another paper although this would be thinking in the right direction. Grandpa is bald?

Ciggies speed up the mind but hurt the body. Weed is easy on the body but dulls the mind. This is why people like spliffs. You get the best of both worlds.

@Museful But I’m fully aware women can be doctors too. Maybe it’s a subconscious thing? I’ve got one. Draw a two inch circle with a dot in the center. Put the tip of your pen or pencil on the dot. Now get the writing utensil out of the circle without lifting it off the paper or making a mark inside the circle.

Only the chosen ones survive. So don’t feel bad if you don’t make it. It’s a seriously difficult undertaking but highly rewarding if you learn to transmute the energy. Godspeed, soldiers!

But in your case you already know as matter of fact you are intelligent. So it’s pointless to keep affirming it. When Mark Manson said that, he probably meant people who are unsure of themselves or dealing with an issue affirming what they want to be true. I think the idea behind this being counterproductive is that affirmations are motivated from a place of lack, so repeating to yourself what you crave still puts focus on the aversion. Kind of like if part of your house caught flame you would want to grab the extinguisher and go straight to the source instead of sitting around telling yourself everything is secure and you are safe. @Egodeathrow What kind of results are you getting from those subs?

@Leo Gura I see that now. Shoulda spent more time on it instead of being impatient. That’s why I’m on here asking for more chances. Mason’s riddle seems to have everyone stumped.

YouTube search how to make sigils. It’s supposed to be like affirmations on steroids.

You have to connect all the dots using only four lines and the lines have to be straight and all connected to each other