SELF-MASTERY
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Why do you guys do it?
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.
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.
I can't speak for the other guys, but I do it for the free ****tails in the Moderator's Corner from 5:30 to 7:00 every weekday evening.Originally posted by SELF-MASTERY
Why do you guys do it?
Because before I was a Mod, HS was a complete mess. Very inactive mods and people were getting away with murder. Spam was left up for days, etc. I just wanted to help the site, but apparently it was a bad decisionOriginally posted by SELF-MASTERY
Why do you guys do it?
Nothing changed until I got there.Originally posted by Vincent
/\/\/\/\ I knew I was missing out on something
Because before I was a Mod, HS was a complete mess. Very inactive mods and people were getting away with murder. Spam was left up for days, etc. I just wanted to help the site, but apparently it was a bad decision![]()
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.
Yea its friggin anarchy over here.Originally posted by TheVirtualMind
Nothing changed until I got there.
Spam still is there at times, people still hate you (or stalk you), and a lot of posters get away with muder.
uh this job doesnt pay cash hahahaOriginally posted by spider_007
do you guys have reall jobs, or do you guys sit around a computer all day doing this stuff?????
The benefits are pretty good.Originally posted by spider_007
do you guys have reall jobs, or do you guys sit around a computer all day doing this stuff?????
Well yes, I have a job, but I do sit around on a computer all dayOriginally posted by spider_007
do you guys have reall jobs, or do you guys sit around a computer all day doing this stuff?????
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
ya, i got one of thoseOriginally posted by Vincent
Well yes, I have a job, but I do sit around on a computer all dayIt's kinda my job.
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It sucks, I really want to be outside doing things instead of sitting in a cubicle all day.Originally posted by spider_007
ya, i got one of those![]()