I don’t like doing either of those…
I try to minimize the contact with other people. I prefer being alone. Being social on my terms, when I want to.
And it is not often. I prefer meeting my closest friends maybe once every two months.
Having people at the office annoys me xD
Family… Have to be present. Teach my kid. No way out of that. But it drains me.
So maybe I’m a tiny bit more introverted than you.
Maybe you’re like Chad Hugo. Legendary music producer. Him and Pharrell formed NERD. Fantastic music group. As much as Pharrell is a social genius, Chad is almost reclusive. Good luck having him on an interview. There are very few interviews of him online. The man is one the greatest music producers of this century but very little is known about him. He literally picks and choses when he comes out (which is rare and often short).
We do have interviews every now and then. I take part in them, sometimes. I am interested in knowing how the journos work.
I always ask them to keep my name out of it. Let my sister have the fame. Also I’m staying out of pictures.
I’ve been slowly getting over this block as I’m listening to Stark (and Stark Black now).
I realized that it’s not the fame itself I’m against but a multitude of other reasons which are tied to self esteem and self worth. Even though I have good self esteem and self worth, I see many things that are making me fame-averse
ASBR just dropped some gems on me about wealth.
I need to embrace minimalism before indulging in extravagance. Through learning to value and appreciate the resources that are essential and give simple pleasures, I can free up my expenditure for special things in the future.
A lot of consumerism is irrational.
Last night I added in CWON and I can feel a spiritual component adding depth to the pragmatic wealth building of ASBR.
On washout from ASBR and WB. Had some tough moments, tough because…well, recon just hurts lol.
My income is up. I’m working a bit less, but lucky event after lucky event is helping me earn the same or more.
I’m running a very full life. Working 50 hours a week at minimum, generally closer to 70, spending time with the girlfriend who just recently confessed her love for me, and constant social engagements. It’s a lot, but it’s working and I’ve spent 2 years asking for this exact lifestyle, I’ve always been unwilling to compromise. I want it all, and dispite some harsh recon, I’m doing it all.
Readership is humble, but I have 3-5 consistent fans that read everything I post. Today, got struck with a massive recon bomb but then it cleared and the answer became clear: I need to become a master of human psychology and marketing, that’s what holds me back. I’m a skilled writer, all my teachers said so, why would they lie? I’ve written stories that have legitimately brought tears to my teachers eyes.
But my weakness is that I hate marketing, hate it with a passion, so my stubbornness turns off my readers. After all, I’m writing FOR THEM not ME. I can write in my journal for me, my published work is for my audience, my ego doesn’t have a place there.
I also see that my small readership is reflective of my resistance to fame, doesn’t mean I’m gonna stop, it’s driving me to dig deeper.
Started studying marketing today, made some connections that made sense. Gonna implement on the next article and see how it drives traffic.
Everything is going well.
The part that hardest to talk about have been the massive, uncanny internal shifts. I don’t feel like “me” anymore. It’s almost like I’ve shifted gears and I’m seeing the world with new eyes.
Those are my general results from my first cycle.
I’m spending valentines with my girl, then gonna make some money, and do a long waterfast over my long washout to clear out my body and mind and use the journey for content.
I think the fame scripting here is malleable. I bet it would apply to your product or company rather than you as an individual as well. You could be the famous person others know nothing about. I’m finding my exposure or how much others know or recognize me is proportional to my intention on this during my time on Stark Black. It’s like I become more pronounced in my circles but not outside of that, because I have not tried or wanted that.
We’ll see.
One loop done yesterday. Even with the risk of becoming a mega celebrity xD
Fortune favors the bold…
Hahaha same here. Ran a loop yesterday. The reviews here are too compelling.
My impression is SB is another breakthrough title.
Now what to do with this fame…
you guys doing full loops? ive only been running 3 minute ones so far… have a LOTS/BDLM custom that pairs with a HOM/LE Custom on mondays and fridays with a ASBR on weds… all microloops but i might go full to see what happens!
I do run full loops. I did some testing a while back with shorter listening time, but as usual I didn’t notice anything.
I never do.
However, since this has been the case for me for years now, I’m taking it easy. The results will come, as they always do.
And since it’s always a marathon for me, I’ve dropped my loops currently to once or twice a week. Depends on if I remember to listen. This way I also get some unintended washouts, if I don’t remember to run a loop every week.
youve been on the same sub mostly the whole time right? starting with emperor? what are you on now?
Just started Stark Black. We’ll see for how long before I go back to Emperor.
And yes, most of the time I’ve been running single stack Emperor.
This is kicking me where it hurts!!!
How do you become a master of human psychology?!
Why do you hate marketing?
Reading books, studying people, making mental models, testing, iterating. 🫠🫠🫠
Repeat the above over and over again until my social intelligence is high enough that I stop making silly mistakes…
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Profit.
That’s the best I got so far.
Feels shady, manipulative. 
It’s not manipulation, it’s about connecting your customer’s need to your product.
It can sometimes feel inauthentic or shady the way people approach marketing.
Marketing is a tool. Same as anything.
You can use it for good or bad.