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Relax man I know this won't fix your situation, but I suggest taking the pressure off for a couple of weeks. Take some time to decompress and do other s*** You can always come back and reassess your relationship to chess and what it means for your future But I'll just chill focus on other s***, Friends, Life, maybe a trip somewhere Just chill I like to play chess too but I am nowhere Damn near as good as you are

exactly this. you are getting impatient. no wonder you getting liquidated lol. invest less, and an amount you can afford to go a few years without so you can cash out on an upswing instead of losing

@Magnanimous I like the Physics degree. Especially if you specialize in all the weird shit with like quantum physics, relativity, and so on... Mind bending implications and so on. If you're a true writer, you know what you need to do to grow as a writer. Whereas getting a Physics degree can expand your mind about difficult subject matter that can inform your worldview, philosophy, and writing. Additionally, you will never have to worry about having wasted your time on a "useless degree" or whatever they like to call them. You're not selling your soul and doing it for the money only. It's both practical and also intellectually stimulating. Personally, if I were to go back to school yeah it would be a combo of Philosophy and Physics.

He seemed pretty neutral to me lol -- I don't think he was undermining it

Make it a habit to talk to x girls each day at school or each time you go out. Your mind is fooling you. Enough with this HSP nonsense. You could straight up just ask for directions to start

By falling in love so deeply with the art of social skills / pickup, and loving human beings in general, the discomfort and pain becomes secondary. inspiration my friend thats the answer falling in love with incremental progress && the occasional reward 🍑🍑

absolutely! there's plenty of great careers to choose from like... managing a scam call center or becoming a spiritual charlatan then I get to live like a King

are you in SALES?

let Elon try it

This is a very very good book 📚 Highly recommend -- goes hand to hand with God realization

That's Florence during the Renaissance gay artists -- Da Vinci and many others

documentary about handsome young men in the Dominican Republic seducing middle aged tourists women for their money. Quite comical and sad

if youre asking youre already passed the point

that's our toxic side I agree very solid human being. You can tell he just has a sincere passion for helping people. But yeah his communication style is kinda soft and and a bit dry. Not bingeable like a Leo or Owen video. Kinda monotone in a way.

It's not conceptual It's experiential realization

Are you saying that "you-ing" yourself into the position of God is just another ego game? Hence no-self, lack of conceit in that perspective?

Yep exactly. Maybe in your case it would be better to learn how to emulate an average conversation rather than pick a topic of your choice. It might take you a few months of socializing to get used to and calibrate yourself to normal conversation especially if you don't get a lot of social exposure Watching some full length infield videos could help. I say full length so you get an accurate portrayal, the ebb and flow && not just highlights of extreme moments in the interaction -- may lead you astray since you are struggling with calibration. I would say err on the side of caution get more social experience until you become used to normal day to day conversations. Then push the edge from there. ------------------------------------- When Julien says what you say doesn't matter... he's telling that to guys that are too afraid to say anything && filtering out 100% of the stuff that comes to mind leaving them with NOTHING to say. Those guys are over-calibrating. It would best serve them to NOT to over analyze every little thing that comes to mind and RELAX since more than likely most of what comes to mind would be fine... but not if their body language && voice completely betray them by projecting an utter lack if confidence.

Leo isn't real

What's better?

You're fun at parties 😉😘

beautifully put.

the only way is for them to realize how meaningless and shallow it is. Until then... And it can happen. How many miserable rich people are there. Many. Of course some are highly developed. In which case they are not as selfish as you imagine. But for those that are selfish and miserable, eventually they will realize they won't find the happiness they seek in the accumulation of wealth.

It is definitely worth more rigorous consideration, absolutely. I completely welcome this. Very much needed on this forum Have we totally lost our ability to reason lol You must consider it also from the person that created this' perspective. In this case Leo. From a psychological lens, the I am God framework could be considered the ultimate narcissistic fantasy and a foolproof defense mechanism making you infallible Just some food for thought

people need to become more self-aware / conscious collectively. conscious leadership, conscious people. I think every level exhausts itself... like having too much of something until it makes you nauseous. just needs to happen on a larger scale.