Recon
Facing some emotional recon. Feeling like Iām not going to be able to make any major changes in my life and succeed. Feeling like a failure in general. Feeling like Iām not as good as everybody else. Worried on whether I can really be somebody. Feeling stuck, stagnant and thinking that no real progress is being made.
Iāll get over this but it sucks so far at the moment.
Social Interaction
The friend I mentioned before really loves texting me out of the blue and invited me to call her since I wasnāt busy at that moment. We have really good social chemistry. I might have found a great long-term friend. Will probably stop posting daily about this after this point unless something particularly interesting happens.
Ramadan - Day 4
Habits
Drinking Water - Day 4 (1 litre+)
Progress progress.
Music Class
Ran the subs before class today. Noticed my teacher is more socially disinhibited, joyful and less angry when I mess up. We even laughed a couple of times during class. I even muttered a swear under my breath when I messed up and she laughed (Daredevil at work )
Interestingly, I also think the subs I ran today made me a lot more relaxed while playing the piano and the result was that I played a lot smoother and my focus was a lot better.
Work - Cringe
Contacted a lead on the phone and cringed at myself at how I handled the conversation. I can see why Daredevil may not be recommended for work, I blurted out that I call them because I didnāt hear a response from them in a casual fashion. Not going to blame Daredevil though and realize Iām going through a period of growing pains as I get used to my job.
Notes on Daredevil
It seems both my girl and a friend of mine noted how silly and funny I was today. They both love it of course. Itās funny because I donāt feel Iād be as relaxed and witty in-person due to how ātightā my body is due to my poor posture and breathing. Really feeling that if I can fix the physical side of myself, the social/status part of the scripting will shine through since my body feels like a limiting factor at the moment.
I also have to note how Daredevil has been a social manifestation machine for me. Iāve been having a lot more social interactions while running it as compared to before. Makes sense as itās literally part of the Objectives and it gives opportunities for me to improve myself each time. Really enjoying it so far, definitely a favourite of mine and it feels very different from Stark and they arenāt really all that comparable to each other.
Blossoming Love
My relationship with my girl is improving every single day. We have a very deep love and care for each other that Iām always grateful for. Makes me feel determined to ensure we can have a beautiful future together.
Ramadan - Day 5
Habits
Drinking Water - Day 5 (1 litre+)
Itās going to be difficult for me to chug down 4 litres of water during Ramadan, so until the end of Ramadan my goal would be to hit 2 or 2.5 litres consistently.
Keep going man or take a day off.
Meh days come and go, like a grey cloud, hiding the sun. The sun is there, and you have built and worked on a beautiful world (your world) the past months, itās all grey now becauase the sun is covered, but the sun will shine again. It must.
Thanks my man, those are beautiful words of encouragement
Honestly, I think it stems from the fact that this is the first period of my life where I am actually committing myself to getting better. Iām also on a forum where people have amazing achievements already behind them from years of hard work. So I feel like Iām lagging behind or that the subliminals are not doing as much as I want them to, which are both fallacious forms of reasoning.
I think itās partly recon and partly because I need to realize that I have to look at the state of my temple (body) and the piety of the devotees within it (mind) - both of which are not in excellent condition. If I can work on cleaning up the temple, doing renovations and reach a state in which my internal sangha makes prayers of absolute devotion 24/7, then the gifts Iāll receive from God will almost certainly be most abundant and flow endlessly into my life.
Thanks man. Yeah, youāve done alot off progress from what I see in your journal. I say just keep it up and trust your instinct. Easier said than done, but thatās what I do every time I āfallā. We all fall from time to time.
Work
Had a fair bit of social interaction at work. Noticed better eye contact. I think I was more charming here. Thereās another guy around my age at work that is really charming and he can hold the room in anticipation with his silence. I noticed I donāt really do that, since I always want to fill in the space as soon as possible yet when Iām silent, Iām silent to the point where people ignore me. The balance required here is interesting
I explained some concepts to the other guy and I think I did okay-ish. Honestly, could be better. He did seem to understand everything I taught him though. Also, I felt more authoritative than usual while teaching. Another issue I noticed is that I donāt properly enunciate my words and speak too quickly, which means people might not understand me. Something to note.
I feel like Iām developing a āsixth senseā that is in itās bare infancy where I can tell what somebody is feeling and wants while interacting with them. Hard to explain for now. Seems like a specifically True Sell result. Itās also improving my ability to explain concepts to my colleague I mentioned earlier.
Social Interaction - Notes Daredevil seems to give me a sort of āchildishā flair when I interact with my girl and my friends. I tend to just speak whatever comes to mind and thereās no filter to what Iām saying. I seem to see it executing a lot with my friend (letās call her Claire) since sheās someone that likes to banter a lot, I do comebacks on the fly that seem to improve every day.
True Sell is definitely making me choose words that are more colorful while writing and speaking - including my non-native language. Itās useful when it work alongside with my improved ability to explain things through metaphor. Iām also developing a sort of deeper, intuitive understanding of people.
Combine the two and you get a witty person who uses colourful imagery to convey ideas and jokes. Loving it so far, I wonder how far I can push it.
Manifested Work Trip
Manifested another work trip, this time just for a day beginning of next week.
Wealth Anxiety
Need to start making some money. Making money has been at the back of mind. My mind throughout the day says, āLetās get some moneyā, āWe need to start getting cashā, etc. I can survive on my savings for quite awhile but I need to start optimizing my workflow so I can make some serious cash. Seriously considering āupgradingā Ascension to Ascended Mogul at the end of this cycle. I really prefer to just stick with Ascension but an upgrade isnāt so bad, it wonāt affect my long-term plans.
Ramadan - Day 6
Habits
Drinking Water - Day 6 (1 litre)
Consistent 1 litres have been good. I used to have lips that were quite dry and chapped before starting this habit. Now my lips are more moisturized, though not perfectly yet.
Running - Day ???
Wanted to note that I was supposed to run today but forgot to do it. Not a big deal since tomorrow Iāll be running my first āofficialā 5K run according to the app and I need all the rest I can get. If I run tomorrow, Iāll have 3 days of rest. Noticed I need 2 to 3 days of rest now, as Iām increasing my distance.
Work
Did my remote work even if it was uncomfortable at times. Not much to note other than I notice that for me, it seems that fear, mild anxiety and uncomfortable situations hold me back from being productive. Consistently stepping outside of my comfort zone and getting used to feeling these but STILL take action is something I have to learn.
Self-Organization
Today I finally used Todoist and put up a list of things I wanted to purchase. I also started using it to get me into thinking about what routines I need to do when it comes to work. I also searched for books related to sales. Sought out resources to improve my job. Also a deep desire to build a sort of teaching guide/course to myself so I can be clear on how to do my job systematically, as Iām sort of confused at the moment.
I genuinely believe that if I put in the effort to create a good system for myself, I can excel in my work and beat 99% of my competition. I just need to first:-
Figure out what needs to be included
How it āflowsā - what steps are necessary and in what order
Consistently do it, making adjustments and improve my efficiency
Once I set this up and execute it consistently, Iāll almost certainly get results in a year.
Recon
Had some minor recon in terms of anger. Each time Iām getting angry, Iām noticing Iām getting better and better at handling it. The intensity seems to be slowly going down each time too. Thatās interesting to note.
Social Interaction
Didnāt realize this at the time but writing it down here I realized a co-worker of mine asking me to hangout with him today is likely another Daredevil manifestation. I refused since I was busy (not really) but Iāll be sure to make time to see him tomorrow if possible.
Habits
Drinking Water - Day 7 (1.3 litres)
My lips are dry and peeling off again. I realized that a few days ago I drank 2 litres of water but didnāt measure it properly. That was the reason my lips werenāt chapped/dry for a few days until yesterday.
Running - Day ???
Didnāt run today yet, will be running in an hour since I havenāt slept the whole night. Or maybe I should just get enough rest and run tomorrow night? Weāll see.
Procrastination
I have very serious procrastination issues that bothers me. It feels like I havenāt done anything serious in my life ever since I was a kid. I truly believed if I actually did the hard work, Iāll be a completely different person now. Probably facing recon now.
Puzzle Games
Today Saint started a thread to guess the new title coming out soon. Had a lot of fun thinking and making connections about what the title might be. Then I looked back and realized I really love playing puzzle games of all kinds. I remember way back in school 10 or so years ago where I played āTower of Hanoiā and I got the highest score out of everyone in my class. Also thought of the board games I played with my friends and how much I enjoyed playing with them. There was one game where you had to figure things out like a mystery, that was my favourite.
If you know the videogame āDanganronpaā, I also loved playing that game (though didnāt finish it yet). I seem to be a fan of games that require a lot of thinking and mystery to them. Maybe that might be important in terms of my career? No idea.
Running
Failed to break my personal record today. Itās also the first official run by the app where I could have hit 5k (though Iāve already hit that a few runs ago). Iāve been very consistent in making progress and stopping halfway today when I got noticeably more tired than usual did suck a little bit.
Though, I did remember that itās Ramadan and I likely did not drink enough water and get enough calories. My sleep has also been very shoddy since I had to wake up early to eat. Maybe Iāll just try to maintain my running progress until Iām done with Ramadan.
Social Gaffe
Today I messaged my friend and said something that could be seen as creepy. Intended it to be more like banter. Itās cool, just worried itās awkward for now.
Vent
I feel like a failure. Sometimes I doubt I can even be successful. Wasting all of my gifts and talents. Ugh, recon recon. Itās funny because Iāve met people in my life (a long time ago) who credit me for being inspirational and changing their lives, yet I donāt feel all that special at all. I need to feel like I actually am that person.
The ideal me is someone whoās muscular, fit and healthy, with a charming and uplifting smile, who can lead people into making the right decisions. Helping out marginalized communities and people in general, forming deep connections and hanging out with amazing friends. Meet new people all the time, have deep and enjoyable conversations. Discover new things, figuring stuff out and learning more about the world and myself. Wealthy enough so I donāt have to worry about financial matters, money itself and the status symbol it provides doesnāt matter as much to me. Start a nice family, have some kids, raise them to be good people. Leave a longstanding impact on the world, changing the lives of countless people. Progress spiritually, whatever that means (since I have no clue at the moment!). Letting go of all regrets and emotional burdens.
Looking back, noticing this cycle Iāve been getting a lot more recon. I wonder why. Is it because my sleep has been wrecked due to Ramadan? Maybe itās because I feel like Iām not making that much progress? Hard to say. Iām thinking itās the lack of regular sleep but Iām not sure.
Anyways Iām keeping this up on this journal instead of my Private-ish Journal, since thatās where I usually put this kind of stuff. Will still link it though.
Ramadan - Day 8
Habits
Drinking Water - Day 8 (1 litre)
Not much to note.
Writing this on the 1st of April, 2023. Written from the perspective of the 31st of March.
Recon
Went through a fair bit of emotional recon due to an incident today in which I made someone so disappointed they almost cried. It was a mess but weāre good now. I listened to all the subs listed for today except Libertine at that time. Iām considering an extra rest day but Iāll probably just grit through this.
The Power of Word of Mouth
This was just a thought that came to mind. I was thinking of how powerful networks are. Any individual person probably knows at least a few dozen people and they know at least a few dozen more. If you know the whole concept of the six degrees of separation, that came to mind as well. Like Iām connected to the President of the United States by a (theoretical) chain of at most seven people. I have no idea if the theory is true in of itself or proven but it makes intuitive sense.
It made me think of the power of building a good reputation. Also coincidentally I remembered about a Youtube Shorts from Alex Hormozi where he talked about all the great connections he made, he traced it back to just 1 person. I guess Iām realizing the value or ānetworthā of social value/social connections.
Love Bomb
Love Bomb is fun. People are always sweeter when you run it. Theyāre kinder and love you more. The way they talk is injected with sweetness of some sort. It feels like an Eros and Phillia type love, I would say. I love running these once in awhile just to feel good about myself.
Also maybe itās just me but whenever I run this, an old post I made on the forum gets randomly liked by someone. Itās happened so many times that I thought it was worth noting.
Subliminal Input
Today is a little heavy and is a break from recommendations but doing this once per cycle is fine for me. Do it too much and Iāll suffer the consequences though. Just wanted to break from the monotony of the stack and inject some fun and life into it.
Ramadan - Day 9
Habits
Drinking Water - Day 9 (1 litre)
Itās already Day 9? Man, thatās faster than I expected. While itās still 1 litre today, I shifted my water intake from being mostly done at night to being mostly done in the morning. So I could have drank another litre at night but forgot too. Confident Iāll hit 2 litres tomorrow.
Resources
Adding an extra section to my journal, for anything that caught my eye for that day. @Joa23 Iām not sure how much better is your condition now but the second video might interest you.
Even though its a long process, Im feeling way better that I did when it all started. Consider that 3 months ago I was in constant pain and couldnt sit, now its more of a feeling of disconfort and I cam sit for a while no problem.
Im practicing Feldenkrais every day and doing hypnosis regularly.
Thanks for asking!! Im gonna check the video later, I have a busy saturday.
Writing this on the 2nd of March, 2023. Written from the perspective of the 1st of April, 2023.
Worse Recon
Well, it wasnāt to the point I actually shed tears but it was really rough. I think Iāve figured out exactly why Iām facing so much recon. I think itās because all of the emotional recon-related things going on in my head all relate to other people and how they view me. Itās all about, āOh I disappointed this personā, āI wonder if this person doesnāt like me now becauseā¦ā, āWhy canāt I talk like this?ā and so on.
I think the major culprit here is Daredevil āhelpedā by True Sell. It was a bad, negative spiral at night. It was hard to go through. Iāll finish this cycle no matter what and weigh my options later.
Habits
In terms of habits, Iāll be focusing on 3 more habits this month. The theme this month is Physical Health. The 3 habits will be:-
Calisthenics
High-Protein Lifestyle
Sleep
Drinking Water - Day 10 (1 litre)
Almost made it but still forgot. Iām still glad Iām above my baseline though.
High-Protein Lifestyle (5 eggs)
Got my 5 hard-boiled eggs in. Was not uncomfortable for me to consume.
More Recon
Had a fair bit of emotional recon left before running my stack. It went away after listening, though thereās still traces of it.
Libertine
Youāll notice I donāt talk about the results from this. Letās just say the results are very, very good . I did get exhausted after I was done doing the deed though, since the aura likely used a fair bit of energy. Considering using Diamond next time instead even if itās a long-distance thing, maybe Iād be surprised.
Spartan?
Considering delaying my Social Mastery X custom until Iāve worked on my physique with Spartan. Iāll spend some more time thinking about this, as I have a fair bit of time until the start of my next cycle.
Habits
Journaling - Day ???
Tomorrow I plan to purchase Diarium on PC and Android to start offline journaling. Nothing will change for my journal here and the Private-ish Journal, itās just that Iāll be able expand on things that can only be truly understood by myself. This can be considered an expansion of my Journaling habit.
Stretching - Day ???
Iāve been slacking on this for a bit. I plan to make this a daily habit once I tackle my sleep soon. I came to an understanding of what my body needs after watching that video on fascia.
Drinking Water - Day 11 (1.6 litres)
Not quite 2 litres but quite good nonetheless. Iāll expand on this concept later but drinking water being important to how flexible my body is was an important link Iāve never truly internalized before.
Your thread is DENSE! It took me two days to get through everything I see a lot of myself in your posts, both good points and bad points, and I think thatās why your advice has tended to suit me too. Youāre tackling a lot and I wish you the best of luck!
One thing Iām really curious about ā and you know my journal so Iām definitely not one to talk ā but it seems like youāre forcing yourself to do your job and itās not a fit for you. I say that because I read a lot about you organizing and preparing and procrastinating but not really much about performance or closing deals. And given that your job is straight up sales, Iām assuming if you arenāt performing youāre at risk. Is that a fair assessment? Iām sorry if I didnāt read closely enough or missed some things.
Itās just that you seem like youād be a fantastic therapist, counselor, or coach. Or some job that involves teaching/advising with emphasis on 1-1 situations or the written word. Or maybe part of the sales process that involves client satisfaction/management?
Also, I see that Chinese isnāt your priority, but if you ever start hitting chinese characters seriously Iād love to be your accountability partner. As you know, I study them every day (writing-based drills) and itās a habit I know is extremely hard to develop when starting out. (I could use the extra support myself some days, too)
Thanks a lot! I didnāt expect someone to read my entire journal, so Iām a little surprised and embarrassed lol.
Youāre absolutely right. I guess you can say I donāt really love a lot of aspects of this job. The only process that I do enjoy is the process of speaking to the prospect, deeply getting to know them and their situation to find out whatās best for them, then delivering on that. The other parts are fairly boring and monotonous.
Also as Iām doing high-ticket sales, the level of skill required is much higher than say, selling a bottle of water at a marathon. The decisions made here are really big-life decisions for 99% of people, so thoughts of me potentially messing up their lives definitely keep me from being more aggressive. Withholding and misleading people is not my thing as well and so I worry if I am doing those things just so I can get a sale.
And yeah sales have not been good so far, hence why I havenāt talked about that part of the process as much. Iām definitely at risk. Iām at risk of not being able to eat if I donāt sell, since itās purely commission-based . Thatās why Iām reconsidering my stack for my next cycle quite heavily now.
You make a great point on this job probably not being a good fit for me. I have always had a poor work ethic my whole life though so I want to see if once I fix that, Iāll change my thoughts and feelings about this job or if I should look elsewhere in the short-term.
I do greatly enjoy helping people out, itās one of my greatest joys in life to do so. I actually planned to be a part-time English teacher since it sounds kind of fun but then I had to focus on this sales job and the ROI didnāt seem worth it compared to it. Honestly, all of those jobs you mentioned sound appealing to me and Iād be emotionally satisfied doing them. The problem for me is, how can I get satisfaction from doing such work and also get a lot of money so I can create a massive, long-lasting, permanent, positive impact on the world at large?
The solution is, I have this long-term plan to just do this to get enough money to do my own thing, which I believe is either going to be a more creative-oriented job or it would involve entrepreneurship of some kind. Whichever one itād be, I have very strong ambitions of leading, organizing and being involved with social movements - so my career needs to be integrated, related to or be compatible in some way with that.
Before I die I want to know I did what I could to help the most amount of people in the greatest number of ways possible. Whatever career I pursue or whatever my lifeās work may be, has to fulfill that vision in some way. I will die a happy man once that happens. If there was a Beowulfās Law of Robotics, itād be:-
Create massive, long-lasting, permanent, positive change for the world at large.
Have an emotionally satisfying and fulfilling life filled with contentment and joy.
2a) If reincarnation exists, then ensure this is the case for my future lives as well.
Become the kind of person that is able to fulfill (1) and (2).
Also my brain is fooling me here since I swore you said the word Chosen somewhere in here and now I canāt find it . I think this is a sign since there was a reply to me that stated my posts made them think I was running Chosen. What you said here definitely makes me consider running Chosen or any other titles from the Chosen line sooner than I expected, as I feel like itās the archetype that is most naturally suited to me.
I would absolutely love that!
In my experience, people from my country and in China tend to just type the pinyin and select the characters. I think itās higher ROI to just learn to recognize the characters and the pinyin associated with them rather than writing them out physically with a pen or finger. Iāve seen someone say it cut their learning time by half, since the process is quite tedious. What do you think about that?
Iāll definitely hit you up once I start tackling it seriously. What I call my āhabit loopā for Chinese isnāt going to be tackled until around June, I think. Also, youāre learning Chinese and Japanese? Thatās impressive.
Appreciate the response, it gave me some food for thought.
Yeah, OK thatās the vibe I got. Well, Iām assuming high-ticket sales have a longer cycle so it makes sense that you wouldnāt necessarily be banging out deals one after another. And speaking out of pure ignorance, Iād assume that your personality and character traits would make it BETTER for you to sell to people making life-changing decisions. I think people these days are more informed and definitely prefer that to the archetypical salesman. Are you able to form a team and maybe work with someone who is good at the parts of the sale that you hate?
Yeah good call⦠donāt be an English teacher unless itās at the university level with all the benefits that come with that.
I still donāt know enough about these subliminals to give any sort of opinion, but what youāve said about your goals and Chosen do seem to line up to me!
No, I only study Japanese but they use Chinese characters heavily and most Japanese people study a bit of Chinese as part of their education. For me, Iām aiming for the first 3000 and if I can keep it going then eventually up to 6000 and stop (the highest level they test for here thatās way beyond daily life)
As for the learning process, people say that exact same thing about Japanese. āThese days everyone uses computers and smartphones so thereās no need to write, or learn how to write them. Japanese people donāt write, they use the kanji converters on their phones.ā And as a beginner I believed them because it made logical sense and appealed to my laziness, but now I understand how wrong that is. Think about English words. Idk about you but most of us go through absolute hell learning spelling and punctuation rules, doing spelling bees and writing countless essays. Itās only by going through that that we truly own words. Me using autocorrect on my iPhone and someone who learns English vocab purely through flashcards using autocorrect is completely different.
When you only study by recognizing characters they arenāt yours. Youāre just borrowing them. And if you havenāt actually been forced to write them and study their meanings it can be hard as fuck to even visually distinguish or understand them. Your mind doesnāt store them the same way, and youāll eventually realize you canāt visualize them either ā which is a huge sign you havenāt mastered the character yet.
So people say āOh I often confuse å³¶ć鳄ć鳓 or ē and ęā when those are actually quite easy and immediately distinguishable. I say, study how the natives study and youāll understand it close to how they do.
Writing just to write IS a bit bullshit in this day and age. Iām not talking about writing a character out 10 times every day. But writing practice via drills (youāre prompted with a reading and you produce the character) and writing characters with their associated readings from memory is the way to do it. Although I think Chinese basically has one reading for one character? Is that correct? Using Anki is a huge advantage for us in modern times, and if you start studying that way it will be faster long term because your brain will learn how to learn them, youāll ACTUALLY learn them, and you wonāt have as many holes when youāre done ā even if itās a bit more tedious. Itās a fucking grind so you might as well grind properly one time and be finished.
Youāre absolutely right and I need to leverage that properly. Yours words have made me reconsider the direction of my stack and my short-term goals.
This is also true. I clearly can do this but never thought about this.
I remembered you talked about not liking the Chosen archetype since youāve met a lot of people masquerading to be good people. Hopefully I can prove to you in some way that there are people who are truly genuine who do as they say.
Youāve made a very good point here. You gave me inspiration of a theory on how one could just focus on writing the core components of the characters as in Chinese, all characters are made up of smaller āpartsā. If I can focus on just writing those repeatedly, I could theoretically spot the difference in the words youāve shown me immediately as I recognize the parts that make up the whole. Iāll put it to the test at some point.
Not quite. Itās like āreadā in English, depending on the context the character is pronounced differently. Though Iām not sure how common that is.
Iām tired of being stagnant. Iāve been very slowly breaking out of my suffocating inertia that has kept me in a cage of complacency and inaction my whole life. To outsiders, my actions may not seem significant at all but to me I did literally nothing that could be considered self-improvement my whole life. So the past few months have been a major change for me.
Yet, itās still not enough. I have to change rapidly or I will drown when calamity comes upon me. I need to learn to swim as soon as I can. I know I am destined for greatness, I am not meant to be stuck, helplessly flailing my arms as I sink into the depths.
I will journal offline until the end of the month, as I will be beginning a 25 day washout until April 30th. I will go into processing mode for the subs and clear out my mind, as Iāve been listening to SubClub for years now without a long washout. I am revamping my plans for my subs next month, as I have come to a realization of what is truly needed. Ascension has been useful to me to crack open my shell but now I need to start getting serious and take action with my own two hands to break free.
Debilitating recon has been claiming my mind this past week but it also gave me clarity. Clarity of what needs to be done so I can succeed. Iāve changed my long-term subliminal plans, my short-term goals and my immediate needs to reflect that.
I will return to the forum beginning May 1st with a new journal. Until then, Iāll be working on myself to revamp my identity. I will succeed. I will be back.
I already know youāre not a phony, youāve shown me nothing but love since Iāve come here. Maybe itās Khanās effect but Iām starting to come around to the idea of opening up and sharing good vibes again. Starting to lol
Yep! Youāre exactly right ā not a theory, thatās basically how it works and how youāll naturally start to study and remember them over time.
Thatās a hard barrier to get through!! I guess reading is extremely important to get used to parsing them then. One of my friends from Taiwan said he never really studied grammar. I found that hard to believe but Chinese is much different than I realized then.
Will be waiting for you man. Good luck on the path⦠I hope I have some good stuff to tell you too when you come back!