The six week factor

[everywomanshero]

I have a belief that it takes 6 weeks of doing most things to internalize them. I have heard a(some?) Psychologists say it takes about 5 weeks to internalize a new habit, so I don't know if this was implicitly primed or not. However, it works well for me, besides anything worth doing takes 6 weeks. That's why we always had to allow 6-8 weeks for delivery of those sweet magazine-ad deals when we were kids, right?

So what I do is I start all my new habits to internalize on the same week. I then set my phone's calendar to buzz me in 6 weeks to swap out stuff. How else would I remember when to switch? I switch in new recipes, a new workout regime, focus on another area of understanding females, make a point to visit new places, etc. This really helps prevent stagnation.

Some people will be thinking, you really focus on one new thing you're trying to understand/accomplish with women for *weeks*? Isn't that a waste of time? I actually believe just the opposite, I believe it's closer to a waste of time (but still better than taking no action to change) to bother reading about things that will never become automatic habits. See, I don't want to have to conciously think about things all the time. I want to just automatically order a garden salad instead of fries, I want to automatically reframe conversations, I want to automatically use controlled, timed repetitions when working out, etc. That's why I believe in the six week rule. I truly do believe if one exhibits a new behavior over this period of time, it will usually stick. This also allows plenty of time to troubleshoot, find expert advice, etc and really master something.

 

[Charm]

A good jerk-off takes seven weeks, you obviously are an amatuer theorist.

 

[everywomanshero]

Jerking off isn't really somehting I practice techniques for, but I'll be sure to refer anyone who asks about jerking techniques to you. If you spend 7 weeks on each technique, I am sure you're qualified to give advice on the subject

My personal favorite story is "the stranger" technique. That's where the guy sits on his hands for 30 minutes before work lets out. This way his hand is so numb it feels like a stranger is doing it. LOL.

Cheers!

 

[azanon]

There is no current basis for your theory. I have about 12 semester hours of college level psychology (taught by doctors in psychology).

 

[Unregistered]

Good post.