Does monk mode work?

G_Petronius · 2016-06-05T00:06:04+00:00

If a month of hard work and related isolation is enough to destroy your social circle guess what, you didn't have one in the first place.

Darkredsubmarine · 2016-06-05T00:52:23+00:00

Does going monk mode make you happier most of the time?

Monk mode doesn't make you happy. You make you happy. Be that with your mindset, your views on life, your successes, your stuff or whatever else. You choose when you are happy and the parameters with which you achieve happiness.

Does it truly work?

It can work. It depends what your goals are. Seems you want to "focus on you and your thoughts", so yes, monk mode can help you achieve this.

I'm just afraid of cutting all my contacts then coming back to find everyone's moved on

Not much changes in a few months. You can go hang out with them again. If they don't let you, fuck 'em. They weren't as good mates as you thought.

which I've read a lot of monk moders have faced

A lot of people don't like to see other people succeed because they don't want to accept that they are in control of their own successes and failures. Demonstrating you can improve your own life will emphasise to them they can improve theirs, which is something a lot of people don't want to come to realise. This is why you might be cut out. Don't fret. Find more successful friends to hang around with.

ElCthuluIncognito · 2016-06-05T01:00:38+00:00

Well, what do you mean by "drop everything"? You never 'let go' of your career or your own personal efforts in improvement.

It appears you just mean drop your social life. That could help. The more toxic your social life the more effective this will be. As another poster mentioned, should your friends 'move on' as in not care about you or want you around, that's only a good thing.

"You are a combination of the 5 people closest to you." Of course it's not that simple, but It's good to get an idea of where you stand based on this perception.

Now you asked direct questions about the efficacy of 'monk mode' as if its some special 'method'. It's straight up an extended version of taking some time by yourself, usually developing an idea of what you are and what you want to do and be. If you do it and are true to yourself then of course you'll be happier, in that you, by the end of it, get a solid idea of the plan going forward.

Worst case you really understand youre at rock bottom and there's nowhere to go but up. Now the real RP question emerges, which 'monk mode' helps answer.

"What are you gonna DO about it?"

Title	Does monk mode work?
Author	Pinginpongin
Upvotes	2
Comments	3
Date	June 4, 2016 11:43 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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