Whether you like it or not, you are impressionable. We are all impressionable. When you're surrounded by negative people, you will be negative. When you read forums full of immature children, you will be immature. When you see 20 commercials a day you will want to spend money on bullshit.

Similarly, when you read good non-fiction, you will be wiser. When you surround yourself with positive people, you will be positive. When you only watch high quality media (preferably without the commercials), you will be entertained in a healthy way.

This is absolutely critical. My first six months of swallowing the pill were slowed down significantly because I had negative and lazy friends and worked with children pretending to be adults. Quitting my job and finding cool friends has accelerated my progress by a huge extent. Do not become friends with lazy and negative people. If you're surrounded by idiots at your place of work then get out. If you watch mainstream shows like The Big Bang Theory then stop and find some higher quality media. If you have trouble reading a book then you're probably on the internet too much and your attention span has taken a hit. Start reading some good books.

Don't let bullshit into your headspace. Be absolutely unforgiving when it comes to this.