I cut the no-FOH experiment short a week early. It didn"t really have the effect I expected. I just got bored easier. The real effect was in not playing video games (SC2, specifically). That experiment succeeded incredibly well, making me way more productive, feel less rushed for time, read & study more. That"ll continue until I can actually force some sort of time constraint like 7-10pm only or something. MMOs were out years ago because I can"t not play them obsessively. If you find yourself playing games every resting moment, this little experiment might be worth a try. Or not.
Anyway, this update is for the 33% of 1 person that cares. I"m back, though the spirit of this thread is mostly dead thanks to trolls and smart people that think you should be exclusive the moment you say hi to a girl. I used to really try to give feedback on here or post stories that were interesting or a learning experience. It feels mostly like a waste though. No one can even post anything here without preparing for attack by at least 5 people. "I ate a carrot today." "LOL what a piece of shit you are."
Hell even when I said I"m gone for a bit, some guy says, "I like your posts, though I do think you made them all up." Lol alright mental illness boy, thanks for your hatred disguised in a compliment. That"s the kind of shit that makes people not want to contribute. I"m not talkin about just myself here, I"m talkin about that kind of attitude"s effect on others, too. Why do you think the real stories on here basically don"t exist? We get someone new every now and then, but they quickly learn not to post. Eomer doesn"t share hardly anything probably because the moment someone reads "hi" they start brainstorming how they can insult him. No one shares failure stories. I haven"t shared a single failure in like a year because some psycho will remember it and bring it up 2 years later to somehow discredit me, as if mistakes aren"t possible, only character traits.
I got a little sidetracked. I like when people share stories and ask for feedback. I think the desire to learn and improve through one"s own or another"s experience is the mark of a solid guy, especially enduring the absurd insults that get thrown out for no reason. So I really am a little bummed that this thread has gone the way it has. Yea, it"s an internet thread about girls who broke your heart. Stepping back and just thinking about the idea, it"s absurd. Yet I believe this thread has helped a LOT of fellow nerds improve their skills with women, and even some things in life.
Look at some of the stories here. Kazakhstan guy finally escaped his psycho girlfriend and is workin on a new life. Maybe he woulda done it anyway without this thread, but if this thread was even 1% of the influence in a decision that prevented the inevitable disaster that relationship woulda ended in, I"m fuckin proud of that. There are tons of cases similar to that that I"d like to reference, but I have the memory of a goldfish and don"t remember any names.
Fuck look at Aamina. For all the shit we give him (probably deservedly), just think about what he was like in the married guy thread and you can"t NOT be blown away at how much that guy improved. Yea fat chicks and blowing Keg on the side, but compare it to the starting point, and that is some pretty god damn amazing progress. This thread contributed to that.
Everyone are strangers here mostly, but this is a thread that has actually helped alter people"s lives for the better. Sure many seemingly never learned a thing, but tons did, and there are even more that don"t post but get just as much out of this thread as others. I know that by PMs I"ve gotten over the past few years.
Anyway, my absence was a mix of really wanting to see what would happen with no forum browsing, but also a result of being a little frustrated with the turn of this thread. The former didn"t yield any results, but the latter still lingers. It"s to a point where posting feedback in this sea of absurdity is too annoying and feels futile.
So I"m back to FOH mostly, but my involvement in this thread is gonna be limited. I really enjoy giving feedback, for whatever reason. But it"s become tiresome to do it in the thread. If anyone wants feedback or another perspective, always feel free to PM me, and I"ll do my best to help and keep it private.
Thanks for not reading.
-aamina
Anyway, this update is for the 33% of 1 person that cares. I"m back, though the spirit of this thread is mostly dead thanks to trolls and smart people that think you should be exclusive the moment you say hi to a girl. I used to really try to give feedback on here or post stories that were interesting or a learning experience. It feels mostly like a waste though. No one can even post anything here without preparing for attack by at least 5 people. "I ate a carrot today." "LOL what a piece of shit you are."
Hell even when I said I"m gone for a bit, some guy says, "I like your posts, though I do think you made them all up." Lol alright mental illness boy, thanks for your hatred disguised in a compliment. That"s the kind of shit that makes people not want to contribute. I"m not talkin about just myself here, I"m talkin about that kind of attitude"s effect on others, too. Why do you think the real stories on here basically don"t exist? We get someone new every now and then, but they quickly learn not to post. Eomer doesn"t share hardly anything probably because the moment someone reads "hi" they start brainstorming how they can insult him. No one shares failure stories. I haven"t shared a single failure in like a year because some psycho will remember it and bring it up 2 years later to somehow discredit me, as if mistakes aren"t possible, only character traits.
I got a little sidetracked. I like when people share stories and ask for feedback. I think the desire to learn and improve through one"s own or another"s experience is the mark of a solid guy, especially enduring the absurd insults that get thrown out for no reason. So I really am a little bummed that this thread has gone the way it has. Yea, it"s an internet thread about girls who broke your heart. Stepping back and just thinking about the idea, it"s absurd. Yet I believe this thread has helped a LOT of fellow nerds improve their skills with women, and even some things in life.
Look at some of the stories here. Kazakhstan guy finally escaped his psycho girlfriend and is workin on a new life. Maybe he woulda done it anyway without this thread, but if this thread was even 1% of the influence in a decision that prevented the inevitable disaster that relationship woulda ended in, I"m fuckin proud of that. There are tons of cases similar to that that I"d like to reference, but I have the memory of a goldfish and don"t remember any names.
Fuck look at Aamina. For all the shit we give him (probably deservedly), just think about what he was like in the married guy thread and you can"t NOT be blown away at how much that guy improved. Yea fat chicks and blowing Keg on the side, but compare it to the starting point, and that is some pretty god damn amazing progress. This thread contributed to that.
Everyone are strangers here mostly, but this is a thread that has actually helped alter people"s lives for the better. Sure many seemingly never learned a thing, but tons did, and there are even more that don"t post but get just as much out of this thread as others. I know that by PMs I"ve gotten over the past few years.
Anyway, my absence was a mix of really wanting to see what would happen with no forum browsing, but also a result of being a little frustrated with the turn of this thread. The former didn"t yield any results, but the latter still lingers. It"s to a point where posting feedback in this sea of absurdity is too annoying and feels futile.
So I"m back to FOH mostly, but my involvement in this thread is gonna be limited. I really enjoy giving feedback, for whatever reason. But it"s become tiresome to do it in the thread. If anyone wants feedback or another perspective, always feel free to PM me, and I"ll do my best to help and keep it private.
Thanks for not reading.
-aamina
