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I plan to stop and replace that time with better hobbies! And it's happening!

http://www.nick-hill.com/djb/Downloads/djbc.pdf Though I doubt it's a perfect program --- an imperfect program applied with discipline and intensity, will beat a perfect program that's not followed every single time. I'm engaging people on instinct to good effect, that wasn't the case a...

It's that time of week again -- so, if you thought you were all off the hook as this thread dropped off the front page, I regret to inform you that you were sadly mistaken!!! This being a boot camp, if you are not motivated, I will motivate you!! So, to all the sniveling maggots who've...

You may be reading too much into my intent from a casual sentence. The link that poverty=terrorism has been refuted, or we'd have terrorists from places like Turkey, and it's not true. Just being poor doesn't mean you can't be well-grounded. But look -- if you're a member of the most...

Niccolo Machiavelli always advocated being very generous with other people's money. Times haven't changed, obviously

You know one of the most interesting things I read was in Jared Diamond's book Collapse, discussing the Rwandan genocide. He attributed it in part to demographic pressures. Family farms would be subdivided among the next generations. Unfortunately with an exploding population it got to the...

C-quenced, having loyal friends with interests you share will help get you out of your apartment. They might even literally show up and drag you out. So keep working towards that. Also, don't put so much pressure on yourself as a result of the boot camp, everyone has different life...

100% solid gold DJ tip... and one I still need to be reminded of

By all means join in. Official homework is to strike up 10 conversations with dateable women. That is an approach and there's no reason you can't exchange numbers if it goes well. If you'd rather adapt your challenges, state a goal in this thread for yourself, then follow through. Just don't...

Look at the positives! You're pushing yourself out of your comfort zone, you're making friends, you're learning about how strangers interact. Don't expect to change your entire outlook in a day. Second, nobody here is going to kick you out or judge you for trying to improve your social...

What a sweet video. I love women

It's cool to see such literate people in a forum ostensibly dedicated to pick up. Anyways, I am definitely going to make an effort to limit my internet time and try and get more focused, since I feel the net gives back so little for what you put in. The saddest thing in the world is seeing...

My run down of week 2: thursday: 1: chill convo with amiable black dude waiting for the bus. Made a joke about almost getting run over by an impatient taxi driver. Terrible conversationalist. 1.5 Told 2 girls who subsequently almost got left by the bus driver that they were lucky. They...

Pad Class feat. Électro Lise - Cousin Sex My link wins for sure "what happens in the barn stays in the barn"

Exchange phone numbers, text her, let her respond and meet you outside if she wants to. Avoiding drama is important!

Just for kicks, I picked up "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky the other day. And it made me realise how much I miss competent authors. Sweet god, the man could write. So could a lot of other people... Tolstoy, Shakespeare, Hemingway... on a whole lot of subjects. I see all the guys griping about...

I got my eyes lasered, it was functional but same deal. It's your body, your choice buddha! Just don't get all your advice here, make sure you see a qualified professional (who can be sued for malpractice). Nobody here will be held accountable for what they say -- that is the bottom line.

1) Meaningless conversation -- your POV is the problem here. I view socializing as a life-affirming activity, it's our natural state. YOU need to give the conversation meaning subsequently or it will die out. ie. "oh you have an accent? where are you from? Oh, Morroco! that's amazing! I've...

In January, I ended up chatting with a kid from Rwanda, coming home at 3am after we both missed our bus. Since I was in Afghanistan, and had done some traveling for fun elsewhere, we ended up discussing life in the first/developing world and what global responsibility we might have reference...

French girls have a different lifestyle and priorities from what I've read. Peer pressure obviously can work both ways... if you're at the drive-through window with your family or friends, you learn to eat differently than say if you grow up cooking. The work week is shorter there and that...