I highly recommend Atomic Habits by James Clear
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its on my read list
This is gonna be long
Welp got hit some of the worst recon yesterday . Like the almost breaking down into tears kind of recon . I was being smacked in the face about the opportunity I lost with a girl I really liked because I was struggling with self worth because I felt like a bum . And how I can’t lead anyone because my life doesn’t reflect my true abilities even my little brother doesn’t even regard any of the advice I give him but will gladly follow it when some YouTuber tells him and regurgitates the most self defeatist to me advice because he thinks my life isn’t in order . Thinking about how my mother has to bare all this stress in her life because I can’t get my act together and just generally how people around me just associate me with inaction and being a dreamer .
the real pain came from the fact that I had been internalizing those beliefs and was always teetering between actually believing in myself and just doing nothing . But then it really hit me like a ton of bricks that I haven’t been embodying who I am to the fullest . I’ve always taken on challenges and knocked them down when I did it my way . I know how to push myself I know how to get things done . When I chose to optimize my adhd with lifestyle changes I knew it would the harder path , when I chose to become an entrepreneur I knew it would be the harder path . All of a sudden my inner voice became really aggressive like almost like a spiteful emotion rose up and the question “why don’t you believe in yourself? “popped up and I was sat there with tears in my eyes .
There was another result that I found strange . when I was looking in my reflection while I was on the bus and I had this really hard look in my eyes . Not anger but this look of intense focus like a man on a mission . Also was being more conscious about my posture when standing .
I will admit firsthand that I suck at taking action and it wasn’t until recently where I’ve been forcing myself to take action consistently by just focusing on getting one percent better everyday and making sure I’m never staying idle . Started working out consistently again and there are definite increases in my will power to force myself to actually get things done . Even started taking runs out in the cold .
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Also have noticed better walking and sitting posture naturally, and more conscious pings to fix posture, on Emperor
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Came back to Emperor after release of New Emperor and ran it about 2-3 times; it hit fast, little to no recon and encouraged introspection. Was too good I immediately pulled the trigger on my Emperor/Sanguine custom.
During my first cycle I almost didn’t notice anything except for Sanguine - I was always happy, sometimes, without reason. Now I’m on washout day 8 of my second cycle, it’s time for a review:
Self effects
- My posture is impeccable - shoulders back/relaxed, upright back, chest popping up and I don’t feel the muscles straining to do so, unlike when I try to consciously do it over hours. I’m aware of it, but I don’t need to do anything, it has become that way.
- I feel taller everyday I wake up.
- My base gait is faster and upper body swings more freely as I walk.
- I don’t move out the way unless necessary, I have my share of the way, you have yours, if you enter mine without reason, I walk into you.
- There is always a destination and I walk with intention. It reflects even in my action but without intent, I’m just ‘there’ not moving.
- I find myself saying “pain is a temporary construct” sometimes, I had glimpses of this mindset in my first run of Emperor about two years ago(but also ran some Spartan loops this cycle)
- I’m beginning to feel unphase-able. Confidence, calmness, nonchalance are building up, banter doesn’t get to me at this point. Fear going down.
- I smile when actually annoying/frustrating things happen.
- Projected Voice is the new normal. People keep turning at work when they hear my voice, some get startled despite hearing it for a while now. Also got told to try voice acting.
- The mindset that “nobody is going to save you, it’s all in your hands if you just MOVE”
- Some days I feel really good and happy, other days just normal, no bad or severe recon day.
- Improved self care. I was bothered about my skin but now I take action on it.
- I feel irritated at unreasonable restrictions - whether they’ve existed or if people try to box me into one on the fly - now, I fight it.
- I feel and look bigger both physically and energetically. I just cover more space most times without even trying to.
Social
- I smile a little more freely even while greeting people.
- Improved humor. Previously it was a mix of dead jokes, no jokes in mind and I couldn’t be bothered every time (antisocial behavior)
- Even if my joke isn’t a hit and people try to flip it on me, I’m unphased - own it and laugh it off or try to keep talking as if nothing happened.
- I feel disconnected in some conversations.
- I still don’t have anything to say when making small talk or talking with girls. I’m a man of few words only because I don’t know what to say (I need to change this)
- People try to engage me a little bit more in conversations.
- People are kinder and tend to seek my approval a little bit more.
- Some girls spontaneously just developed a crush for me.
- Sometimes words just flow out of my mouth (usually compliments). The internal debate on what to say is still there, but the genuine one just comes out even if it doesn’t win the debate.
- People don’t try to test me anymore. Like they can’t disrespect me.
- Improved boundary setting. I like helping people do things and being kind. Now, I just refuse some, otherness they see my expression and just decide to do it themselves.
- Noticed people trying more to give me orders and it irks me - even when what they’re telling me to do is necessary. Maybe they’re trying to assert themselves in a way, perhaps it has been this way, but it displeases me either ways. In the past I used to get annoyed that I’m too agreeable.
- People try to talk over me sometimes (it was a usual occurrence previously) most times I keep talking, other times I succumb (I need to work on this).
- The way some people treat me in conversations sometimes just irks me in a way.
- Not on my best social prowess, but there’s an increase from baseline.
- I’m changing and people’s reactions to me are changing , but to them it’s all normal like “it’s always been like this”
Will, action, drive & productivity
- This side is still out in the jury. The Emperor drive, ambition & pull to action hasn’t hit yet (probably because its a custom and my mind prioritized other things)
- Been getting into flow very easily at work and time is very fast when I’m in it. Like I just want to flow and go faster and it just happens.
- Getting the call and signs to declare what I want and create a plan (already working on it). Had me reconsidering if Emperor is best for my goals.
- Currently, I have to really exert my Will power to start moving, unlike my previous runs.
- That power to just decide/compel/will myself into things hasn’t kicked in yet. Like just decide things and it just remains that way.
Two examples from my first run of Emperor 2 years ago
- if my mind keeps running while trying to sleep,I could just say to myself “it’s time to sleep, shut up and go to bed bruh” and the next thing I know I’m waking up the next morning.
- Figured out my sleeping posture was bad for my shoulders and neck. I simply decided and said to myself “I will start sleeping on my back,” tried it that night and it remains that way till today (for the most part)
Habits
- Positive habits are beginning to build up again, albeit slowly. It feels like there is a lot of friction here or I just find a way to procrastinate on it.
Recon
- The recon on this is very tricky. Funny part is that it’s text book recon - doubt, indecision, negative mood, urge to change stack etc - but it’s very good at disguising itself. Sometimes I know I’m in recon, but I can’t really help it. It’s like playing lawyer games with myself but the other me is Loki and if you get past him, you meet Harvey Specter.
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How has everyone’s results been so far?
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Fantastic really
So good I swapped to Stark Black LOL
Jokes aside though, I finally understand what people like @Jouissance mean when they say - lay a foundation with alpha subs before getting too advanced
New Emperor for 3-4 cycles has made me feel like a new person. More resilient, more confident, more trusting in myself. I feel like I know better what I want, what I deserve, what I am willing or not willing to put up with. Who I want to be.
It led my to swap over to Stark Black for a while, but I know I’ll be back on Emperor before long.
I also wouldn’t have swapped to Stark Black if it hadn’t adapted resilience and inner dominance scripting from Emperor. And I strongly feel I am not the only person who had that thought. This speaks to the power, ubiquity, and sheer utility of Emperor
Highly recommend this sub to any and all men
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Yeah, resilience is out of this world since I ran Emperor. Things that made me really anxious in the past don’t disrupt me anymore.
Like when my father said he is cutting my support, I was a bit anxious for a few hours, but the next morning I was super calm and it felt rather like a kick in the butt to change something in my life. And I felt genuine gratitude for this.
The last time he threatened to do so, I was severely anxious for weeks with some panic attacks now and then.
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Big facts
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On the differences between the texture of Emperor v. Stark Black when stacked with Heartsong (for me)
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Emperor gym results have been crazy good, PRs without even trying.
It reminds me of the Emperor Black effect but without the borderline psychopathic inner voice that I would develop on it.
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Calmness quietness to the highest degree . Not mentioned in emperor sales page .introduced new tasks for the sales with the purpose of increasing sales . Let’s get back to see the results of this new task at the end of the month .
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Hi all members, have been using new emperor for some time now, need a stack advice for following objectives:-
Make lots of money
Build an empire ( yes emperor will be at core of the stack)
Build superlative physique
Have huge sex drive
Are all the objective feasible via combo of new Emp , Emp HOM, empfit st 3
Has any on tried this combo, as I want to take this on for the next few cycles , planning to update my physique pics before and after on this stack for 3-6 months.
Any suggestions / comments are most welcomed. Any results on the above stack will be really helpful. I don’t want to jump on any stack presently without understanding the outcomes
Thx people
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I have never used New Emperor but I saw that it has all this, from my point of view using just one sub that has the objectives you want would give you more results.
How long have you been using it and how are you finding it?
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@LovingEmperor have been using emperor for sometime now , but used new emperor for only I cycle as of now , though it has parts of all 3 subs ( hom + fitness) but is not very focused on money / muscle gain . I do get fat loss with it and feel calm and confident but it not close to HOM for money making aspects. That’s why I wanted to run all 3 to get max benefits on all aspects
Is there any forum where I can take stack advise from saint / fire directly .
There isn’t. Though we’re here to help and S&F do pop in when able and not busy. And also to correct any wrong info we might give.
Submit a ticket in the support site.
You’ll either get a response from the producers directly, or from the support team who is closely advised by the producers on nearly all tickets.
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No. They have a policy now of referring stack questions back to forum. Support is more for technical aspects of the sites. Or order issues.
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