Recently, Penhova made a post comparing the importance of physical development to mental development. While I agree with the message, the primary method given for achieving this improvement was reading Red Pill texts. Im totally down for reading and my hard-on for Red Pill is so strong I might have to talk to my doctor about it. However, I feel that his perspective may be a bit shortsighted. My intention is to build upon Penhova's idea and provide a focused yet comprehensive post on some important aspects of mental development.

Stress Threshold: Not everyone is capable of dealing with stress effectively. During an emergency, some people freeze up and are unable to deal with a situation. Many people can't respond to criticism without becoming emotionally involved. Some can't read my posts without telling me how they're allegedly a Navy Seal with a hundred confirmed kills. All of these people have a low stress threshold, something that is increasingly common in our culture of victim-hood and a major hindrance in life. One way of improving your stress threshold is by participating in a combat sport. Fighting is one of the most stressful things in the human expiriance. By sparing in a controlled environment you acclimate to high stress situations. You become better at responding to and acting effectively during stress. There is a lot to say about a man who keeps his composure when things get crazy. Having a high stress threshold is definitely something to aspire to and work toward.

Understand Other Perspectives: Eventually you are going to run into someone whom you vehemently disagree with. It could be a Neo Nazi, a Rad Fem or someone with extreme religious views. Your first impulse may be to argue or even apply your combat sport knowledge, but that's not going to help you grow as a person. It's very unlikely that you will change a person's perspective in one interaction. Instead of being hostile, it makes sense to try to learn from them. Fake a neutral or positive alignment to their perspective and then use your common ground as a tool to understand the other person. Maybe someone became a Neo Nazi as response to rapid demographic transition in his working class neighborhood. Maybe a woman became a Rad Fem out of frustration of men not being able to locate her vagina in the midst of her fat folds. Calling opposing perspectives the domain of madmen is an intellectual cop out. Understanding why people think and behave certain ways is a prerequisite for a mature view of the world.

Recognize Human Patterns: With enough data points a pattern emerges. From a macro perspective, you've probably read enough individual experiences to believe in Alpha fucks Beta bucks. From a micro perspective you might pay special attention to how your girlfriend lies to her father, so you can better recognize her lying behavior in the future. Human behavior is limited both at the species and individual level. There will always be proponents of the special snowflake theory and brave white knights of the NAWLT order. Don't indulge that bullshit. Think critically about your experiences, the experiences of your friends and what you've read. What patterns emerge? How do these patterns relate to your life and the lives of others?

All of the things iv outlined are skills and require practice. You're not going to get good at anything by reading about it. The only way to grow is to try new things and assimilate the expiriance into your worldview.