Decisions, Actions, Results
I recently watched a great video from Chris at Good Looking Loser (the accompanying article summarizes many points in the video, you should read and watch both). The main takeaways I got from the video were: You’ve got to learn to work hard before you can learn to work “smart” If you don’t work hard, you […]
Much has been said about Modafinil, a drug originally developed for treating narcolepsy and military purposes, which dramatically sharpens your focus for extended periods of time. Comparisons have been made to the imaginary drug, NZT-48 from the film Limitless with Bradley Cooper. I don’t agree with this comparison since that drug increased the intelligence and […]
Part of the joy of living independently is creating the lifestyle you want. As time goes on I see there just aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything I would like to, but I’m trying to refine and adjust things as I go along to make the most of it. Below is a […]
Experience is like currency or an investment that you can draw upon as you accumulate more of it. Recently I reflected on three areas of my life where experience over time was the defining feature of my achievements, namely: game, moving abroad and my PhD. There’s no substitute or shortcut to experience. You’ll always do […]
In my last post I wrote about the benefits of independent living. Though things are much better for me now, there are tradeoffs and new challenges to face when you reconfigure your lifestyle towards freedom. Diet Last time I mentioned that a poor diet was a phase I went through when I first moved abroad. Since eating […]
Exactly a year ago I moved from Northern California to Poland. Besides a month-long visit back home for the holidays, I’ve been living in Warsaw, the capital city. Its been a great experience, not without its challenges, but overall a dramatic improvement to my previous lifestyle. Sleep This is probably the most underrated and arguably […]
Each time that I’ve come back to Poland after being gone for 6 months or more, I’ve had stomach problems resulting in cramps, pain and diarrhea (also known as
Most people lack discipline. They may have a bare minimum of personal responsibility which gets them through their day, paid and laid, but there’s something missing. They aren’t pushing themselves with new challenges, busting their ass daily to reach a new level of success or striving to become someone greater. For those of us who […]
Media is an amorphous term than can encompass physical objects as well as digital information, entertainment, “news” and a mix of them all. In Addicted to Distraction: Psychological consequences of the modern Mass Media, author and professor Bruce G. Charlton makes the case that the “Mass Media” is a “inter-linked communication system of all the media – […]
Over three years ago I was introduced to the manosphere through Roosh. Shortly thereafter I became familiar with a number of writers who covered a broad range of topics important to men, including game, style, weight lifting, nutrition with the overarching theme of taking the “Red Pill”, an analogy from The Matrix movies referring to […]