There's a thread every now and thread by a guy who doesn't get how monk mode works - the article says 'dont be out all the time with friends', but mr. NewToTrp doesn't know or get context here.

Monk mode is to cut out bullshit, not to isolate yourself from people. If you constantly spend time on low value interactions for you MMO clan, smoke weed every night for 4 hours, and listen to chicks complain about their lives as they shit on your face and use your clothes as a tampon, then these have to go, and you shouldn't need someone to tell you this.

If you're a spergy theorist who needs to derive every single idea here from scratch, chances are, you're already going past monk mode and being a 4chan loner. Your version of monk mode needs MORE interaction, so make socializing a part of your routine.
You go to school? Talk to people randomly. Library, gym, sports, class, bus stop, pep rallies, whateverthefuck.
Stay at home for whatever reason? Most of the things for school goers are things you can do, too. Join a meetup group, or a rec-sports group. It's not that hard to find a way.

For beginners, let your priorities be as follows (or some variation):
1. Money and immediate safety (clothes on your back, roof over your house, some money in the bank)
2. Mental and physical health (lift, sports, martial arts, meditation, mindfulness, finding yourself and your purpose and your goals)
3. Friends (male) - peer group, your bros, people you can hang out with who aren't complete wastes of your time.

I wouldn't normally write this, but IllimitableMan's article doesn't mention that he was a flaming extrovert who needed the quiet - and tons of TRPers are huge introverts who never get out.