House renovations & decorating

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

Murk

Master Don Juan

Feb 8, 2024

I just had some work done and also new flooring laid in my bathroom and kitchen. I wish I could do it myself but throwing money at it and getting a good job done makes me feel so good mentally.

I was speaking to a friend who recently moved back in with his parents, he's depressed because they're getting old and not maintaining the house, the kitchen is a mess and he doesn't like prepping food for the week in there.

It's very important to have clean and tidy living quarters, as a kid I lived in squalor, my mother was mentally ill so my place was a mess and that affected me mentally.

It feels good to be in control and have peace of mind.

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.