Help with monk mode please

twdziki · 2018-08-18T12:54:35+00:00

Should I ignore girls and just practice game?

How do you plan to at the same time practice game and ignore women?

Unless you mean "building a theoretical framework". Then yeah, you can do that. But game is not something you "practice" through larping.

okaytrp · 2018-08-18T12:56:48+00:00

Monk mode is more about cutting off sexual thoughts completely so that you can get an understanding of what it is what you want. So NoFap should be a necessary addition to monk mode. Things like meditation and lifting are good activities in order to stay focused. Also set clear goals for each activity so that you can keep track of your progress.

I can really recommend that you're not planning on doing too much. Rather focus on things/activities and invest in them. If you can handle all those things, fine but don't be lazy about a single one.

hyrea · 2018-08-18T13:52:29+00:00

You are forgetting no masturbation, no trash food and no drugs.

Non fiction books I recommend:

Thus Spoke Zaratusthra by Friedrich Nietzsche
Anthem by Ayn Rand
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson
Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
The Republic by Plato
The End of History and the Last Man by Francis Fukuyama
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
The Theory of Everything by Stephen Hawking

Extra: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoievski, it's fiction but 100% recommended.

abudun79 · 2018-08-18T15:57:05+00:00

Is there anything else necessary to do?

Yes. Life is not happening in serial mode. Learn to balance all aspects of your life and get over monk mode ASAP.

Don't see monk mode as something worth doing. It is a tool for people who are overwhelmed by living life and cannot it all. Do it, if you cannot get anything important in your life on track and then focus on balancing you life.

If you don't, monk mode will teach you to choose between things that you could easily experience all together.

bruiser18 · 2018-08-18T17:25:04+00:00

IMO

Real monk mode is a 90 day commitment. 90 days is how long it takes for something to become a part of your lifestyle & a part of your very being/how you instinctively operate. Feel free to go shorter than that but think a little more long term. At 17 you can still kick ass by the time you get to college (IF you go) if you commit to a longer monk mode.

Im not saying be trapped in monk mode till you are in college/the work force but...

I personally took a 6 month monk and it was worth every minute. Consider this final year as a Monk mode even- you will game girls during your monk mode but always remember to seperate yourself from the drama/hassle of relationships. Rise above that shit at your age- it will be difficult but it can be done.

So game girls-but who cares if you fail with all of them (you probably wont tbh- they are very insecure most likely) , its all a part of your monk mode training. Always remember the bigger perspective and you can get away with it.

Also your biggest problem about not going out too much-is likely your own making. If you are even decently popular then your friends have probably brought up the occasional acreage party or something big than the weekly house party but you made up some mental excuse on why you can't go. (Its too far, probably a shitty party, bad crowd, etc)

I did the same thing when I got invites. You got learn to push past the comfort zone and say yes to EVERYTHING. Then you will become a social person pretty effin quick. If you have clubs you like- join them and dont be afraid to get to know everyone and usually 1-2 knows about local parties and before you know it-you go to them in a carpool and so on.

My pro tip: You dont even have to talk there-you can literally show up & stand there and either stick with friends you know or just drink & smile. Do that for a few of them and you will realize it will become a habit to show to parties, then the next step is actually doing something there.

Just some help from a 21yo whos been in your shoes. Good luck!

vandaalen · 2018-08-18T13:46:27+00:00

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Title	Help with monk mode please
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Date	August 18, 2018 12:29 PM UTC (5 years ago)
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