Further Deliberation on the Next Sub
Today has become the first of a 4-day washout. On 04/22/22 (magical!) I will be starting my next stack, which is:
- ME
- Chosen
- ???
In yesterday’s entry, I highlighted EF ST4 as the next title to introduce. However after seeing Invictus’s results with EF during Ramadan I decided to switch things up myself. If the guy with the highest flow factor (not me—not yet anyways ) isn’t able to work with EF during Ramadan then EF isn’t going to work for me either.
That pushes running EF ST4 to starting at the beginning of Stack 4 (May 16 - June 30). However, I realize this is also a challenging time to start the EF ST4 run. When I run ST4, I want to run it across several stacks, unbroken. But I know that stack 5 is going to be a “social interlude” where I introduce my social custom (which I discussed in the customs thread and features IC + HS) and have a complete stack that gets me ready for the social track of subs.
A Personal Subliminal Roadmap
In other words, I’ve been planning out my future setup like this:
Stack 3a (just ended):
- ME
- Chosen
- EF ST2
Stack 3b (April 22 - May 15)
- ME
- Chosen
- ?
Stack 4 (May 16 - June 30)
- ME
- Option to early exit into custom as part of a “Stack 4b” because I will reach 3 stack rotations of ME in the middle of this stack (I started ME back in Stack 1b).
- Chosen
- ?
Stack 5 (July 1 - Aug 15)
- (IC + HS Custom)
- Interesting to note this is like a “social manifestation” successor to ME. That’s almost by design, since I believe manifestation is one of the most important skills to develop now.
- (Another social-related title to get me up to speed. Daredevil? Libertine? Hmm…)
- Khan ST1
Stack 6 looks like this:
- (Custom)
- Chosen (If career objective has not been met by this time) OR social sub
- EF ST4
Notice:
- Chosen has been in my stack since the beginning of the year, due to the pursuing of some career goals. I’d be willing to keep it in my stack the entire year to achieve that goal, but I can possibly achieve it halfway through. That said, I think taking a one-stack break via Stack 5 can help me achieve bloom on Chosen as well as let me integrate some social subs.
- As you can see, the “?” is what I’m stuck on right now. That EF doesn’t really work during Ramadan and would have less than two stack runs (of EF ST4) before the pause in ST5 puts me in my current spot.
The Case for Primal
What if you decide that you do not wish to leave your sexual and dating life up to external circumstances and what others dictate to you? What if you decide, that since it is your life, you should have control over it?
To me, Primal appears to be a great candidate for the current slot, perhaps going into stack 4. Here’s why I think so.
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It is a relatively light title, meaning I do not have to run it for that long to potentially feel satisfied with said run.
- For reference, I thought my 21-day Ascension run was pretty good—while I could receive more benefits with a longer run I don’t think I’d necessarily have to do that over say, running Khan which I will eventually do.
- I do acknowledge that I might need to run longer than expected (currently 45 days), but not that much longer. So it’s nice to know that I could run it through the end of stack 4. Hmm, now that I think about it, it probably would be a great idea to run this through stack 4.
- Works on the sexual self which hasn’t gotten that much subliminal development this year.
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Focuses on the inner development. I feel that I need to do this a lot when it comes to the stuff Primal focuses on. I notice that I don’t particularly feel that free to act out my primal sexual self in an outward social way that’d get me somewhere in the romantic department. I’ve looked back on my interactions and I can see that.
- This focus on the inner also puts me at ease given the current conditions which make it a bit hard to run titles that are more heavily focused on the outer (e.g. S&S, PS or Khan ST3).
- It is development for the social track. Although I originally envisioned that the first half of the year is purely career/self-focused in subs and the latter in social, I think I can do well in both aspects without having to have such a sharp division. Primal is part of getting myself set up.
- Potentially fits with Khan ST1 like pieces of a puzzle, if I were to run Khan ST1 right after stopping Primal.
What do you guys think of this strategy?