#NoNothingNovember Voting Thread

lloopy · 2014-12-09T14:10:07+00:00

I made great progress.
I have stopped adding sugar to my foods. This was a significant goal.
I've went to the gym for heavy weights (legs, core, chest, back) 2-3 times per week. This wasn't listed in my goals for the month. I failed to eliminate all gaming from my lifestyle. I eliminated phone games though. This was a significant goal for me. I didn't complete chores that I started. Instead I made excuses.

So, as far as reaching my goals, I failed. But I did improve massively. I don't get any extrinsic rewards but I do get all the intrinsic ones.

HerculestheRed · 2014-12-11T02:07:01+00:00

My post need not be as long as some of the others. I'll try not to ramble.

My blog is Legends of Men and on my blog I plan to give advice for men based on the lessons and information available from men of the past (former presidents, warriors) and even fictional sources like mythology and literature (Herakles, Beowulf, Superman) and apply those lessons to modern masculinity and how men can be join the ranks of those legends of men that are discussed the very fabric of our culture.

If you want your name to live on after you die, I'm giving you the tools to establish a legacy. NoNothingNovember found me at a rough time in my life and through the process of work and having a goal to strive toward and a challenge to surpass, I learned a lot about myself.

I also took it a step further than some of the other guys here, in that I implemented a 30/30 points system to grade each of my three goals out of 10 each day to keep myself accountable and see how I did. The three goals were:

1) Foregoing of mindless media consumption. 2) Having a clear daily plan and deadline goals to meet. 3) Exercise and write everyday. Period.

So by giving myself a grade (say, 8/10) for each post, I got a combined score of say, 24/30. By doing this, I was able to measure for myself how well I did on a day by day basis, weekly basis, and monthly.

My posts of note are:

*Day 1

*Day 4, Liberals Drove in Droves Election Day in the US, written with a humorist style.

*Day 5, Failures

*Day 6, Insomnia I've had insomnia symptoms my entire life and I thought with getting stuff done for #NNN it would disappear.

*Day 9, Failures pt. 2 The second day in the beginning third of the month where I evaluated my mistakes.

Day 10, Insomnia Solved After a lot of thought and deliberation and reflection, I figured out why I wasn't sleeping at night. That led to my second Legends of Men post (see below*) that wasn't #NNN related, and more in tune with the normal content of the site and what you can expect.

*Day 11, Loving It One of the high highs to accompany the previous low lows.

*[Day 15, "Dead Cat Corpse" or "Why I Exercise"](http://legendsofmen.wordpress.com/2014/11/16/nonothingnovember-day-15-dead-cat-corpse/0

*Day 23, Suicidal Thoughts Never been a cutter or suicidal, but we all have dark thoughts pop up occasionally. This is mine.

*Day 25, Freelancing Where I start my full time job as a freelancer and writer, and redirect my mission statement.

*Day 30, 82.22% The final day and I completed my month long tally and I was at 82.22% out of 100 for the month. Could've been better on a first try, but I had some detrimental days that drug the rest down like an anchor weight.

*#NoNothingNovember: Final Thoughts

On top of those select journal entry posts, I also got a couple posts that were typical of the future site content up.

*Play Chess: Benjamin Franklin's Lessons for Success in Life and Business

*Old Man Success: Henry Ford's Greatest Work Came After Middle Age

Can Insomnia Be Caused By Fear? *This is the one that was inspired by my insomnia issues on Day 10 above.

I know this one is longer than some of the other posts, but each link above, all 12, was a labor in itself and indicative of the rollercoaster ride that was this month for me. Thus, I present both my good and bad sides with you.

I'm aware that this is late. I've been swamped with work, and if I don't get voted, I understand fully and frankly I don't care. Even without the boost in traffic being pinned on TRP would help my traffic and fan base for my site, I'm going to keep doing it.

This month was never about winning the votes and the free traffic. The prizes were great, of course, but the contest was never between me and the other guys here. I did this for me and I love it. I'm thankful to KidStrangeLove and the Manosphere, and I'm glad to be apart of it.

And while I don't mind sharing my experiences with you, if I know nothing of note I still know that No Nothing November was for me. It was my challenge, my triumph, and I'm glad to have it. I'm going to keep going and I'm glad to see so many other guys made a lot out of the month.

Why you shouldn't vote for me: I quit my exercise routine after the month ended and have "plans" to restart it but haven't "gotten around to it." I focused more on building my own brand instead of getting my "final thoughts" article up on time. I posted that article a week late. I'm not a very good writer yet and I'm not in a place yet where what I offer is of significant enough to warrant the top spot. I don't offer enough value to this community to be the winner. If you want to follow me, do it, and in time I'll be giving more back, but as of right now the spot would be wasted on me.

Why you should vote for me: The fear of putting out bad content if I win and 87,000 men critiquing me and baring it anyway will force me to take my writing to a new level. So if you're planning to be with me for the long haul and you want to get the most out of your time invested, force me to be a better writer right now by making me rise to the challenge.

Either way, I've made my peace with the month. I got a lot done, and it was an amazing ride. I can't wait until next year, to see what I've gotten done in between now and then so November will be even more intense in 2015.

doctorflorian · 2014-12-09T05:17:33+00:00

Wow, what a month it has been.

First of all, I am truly grateful and happy about this challenge - and people in the manosphere. This community has been extremely helpful and welcoming to me, and within just a month I made more than one friend and got inspired by many more.

I actually had not heard about this NoNothingNovember when I went to the NYC meet up with Matt Forney - the one Goldmund has talked about below. On that meeting, Kid Strangelove told me about NoNothing, and since I absolutely love challenges, I decided to dive in head first.

I put all the vices that distracted me from my goals on the black list:

Not enough sleep
Sweets and snacks
Social Media (except for posting e.g. the "three things I am grateful for" every day and answering individual messages)

By week 3, I had no desire to follow these vices anymore. They were simply gone from my life.

As a result from not eating snacks, I lost 2.4% body fat (from 25.3% to 22.9%) and saved around $275.

I managed to sleep a minimum of 6 hours per night and never fell asleep during the day time anymore.

And apart from a quick login and posting my three happy items per day, i did not surf on Twitter or Facebook at all.

One evening, I even completely forgot to check my eMail - and read a book instead.

The absence of distraction has allowed me to focus on what truly makes me happy.

One of the achievements of this challenge I am happiest about is that I managed to start my own blog:

http://lifesciencementor.com

I am a scientist and work as a biologist/cancer researcher in New York City. Spending your days in the lab can be an isolated experience with little insight into the "real world" outside the lab. Therefore, I want to show scientists (and non-scientists alike) different career options, talk about interesting scientific breakthroughs and quite simply show people how they can become happy. No matter where they are and what their goals in life are.

I myself have become a much more positive and happier person - through the implementation of simple habits while I started my journey into the manosphere around one year ago.

Shortly after launching my blog, Remy Sheppard (www.conqueringyourlife.com) was very kind and invited me on his podcast:

http://www.conqueringyourlife.com/cyl-podcast-ep-4/

We talked about life, the manosphere and my experience in the US vs. Germany - and German humor.

As a result, "Bernie and Ert" have become a weekly mainstay on my blog. Plus my friend from Germany, Ripley Schlauch, has started a guest column about personal finance and the famous book of knowledge, the "Schlauchfuzius".

This was all more help that I could have ever anticipated. Without NoNothingNovember, I would not have been as relaxed and positive to accept the help - and I doubt I would have been able to get my blog up and running to begin with.

It helps abandoning whatever holds you back.

As for the NoNothingNovember challenge itself - this is the beginning:

http://lifesciencementor.com/nonothingnovember/

and the end:

http://lifesciencementor.com/nonothingnovember-day-30/

I kept a journal for every day. This page contains all the posts:

http://lifesciencementor.com/nonothingnovember/

As I said above, NoNothingNovember specifically and the manosphere in general have been incredibly supportive.

So I'd like to give back! I am accumulating a booklet with people's NoNothingNovember posts to share with the community. If you would like to be part of that book, drop me an eMail at

flulrich[at]gmail[dot]com

I'd be happy to include you.

GoldmundUnleashed · 2014-12-08T23:44:55+00:00

Well goddamn is all I can say about this month. It was the most productive month for me in years and some incredible things happened.

It started as a way to reflect and get things done. There were some projects on the table that I really wanted to complete, and my resolutions for NoNothing got me there...and then some.

My first post outlines the plan for productivity:

http://goldmundunleashed.com/nonothingnovember-begins/

I happened to interview the infamous Matt Forney during the first week and we had a hilarious encounter with some girls that had read his viral article on Damaged Tattooed Women and were offended. This was also caught on film. The meeting with Forney and incredibly fun night inspired me to keep that camera rolling when interesting things happened...the interview can be seen here: http://goldmundunleashed.com/matt-forney-tapes-interview/

And the confrontation with the girls here:

http://goldmundunleashed.com/matt-forney-confronted-offended-girls-video/

The revelation happened just after a week of NoNothing. I realized that time is truly our most valuble asset and not a second should be wasted. My full fledged thoughts come through in this post:

http://goldmundunleashed.com/nonothingnovember-path-edification/

The next week, I took my camera out with NoNothing in mind. I approached girls and asked them to write down one thing that men could do to make themselves better. It was in the spirit of this project that made this post my most viral yet. Over 20,000 views in the first 24 hours. It was a fun post, but proof that people want to see fun things done in unique ways...more inspiration was gleaned:

http://goldmundunleashed.com/nonothingnovember-photo-edition-advice-ladies/

The time that was freed up because of my NoNothing goal allowed me to work hard to complete editing, revising, setting up a sales page, take care of the technical aspects, tidy up all the annoying details...and finally release my first game book. This has by far been my proudest accomplishment of 2014. The reviews and feedback have been great, I just received the proof paperback copy in the mail yesterday...it needs some work to look just right, but its a beautiful thing and I truly am proud.

http://goldmundunleashed.com/book-release-go-fortha-journey-south/

Here are some of the reviews:

http://goldmundunleashed.com/book-reviews/

The interview with Forney went so well that when I heard that Christian McQueen was coming into NYC, we made plans to do a video interview in his room atop the Gansevoort hotel. The interview was a blast to do and also very well received. The feedback was awesome, meeting McQueen was an inspiration, and that night was something for the record books. The interview with the notorious playboy is here:

http://goldmundunleashed.com/interview-christian-mcqueen-video/

Fresh off that interview, I went to my ex-roommates house in the country for Thanksgiving. She lived with me the year I started studying game and banged 75 girls in 365 days. This interview also garnered great feedback...I even had girls emailing me expressing their appreciation (groupie bang?). Here is my lovely ex-roommate reminiscing about her time living with an out of control player:

http://goldmundunleashed.com/interview-hot-ex-roommate-like-live-player/

All of the emails that came pouring in, the time spent with McQueen, the great book sales, and most importantly...the free time that allowed me to gather my thoughts and think about the future led to the decision to start coaching guys. I consider myself in no way a PUA, I'm a man who loves to live life, meet women, have new crazy experiences, and make the most of the time we have in this world. The coaching begins this week and I know it will be a success. I can't wait:

http://goldmundunleashed.com/plans-future-coaching-nyc/

Its hard to put this month into words but it truly has been a life-changer for me. Thanks to the guys who put this shit together, thanks to all the readers who enjoy my blog, and cheers to all the participants.

Peace.

KidStrangelove · 2014-12-08T17:12:58+00:00

This isn't an official entry since I organized the damn thing - but I just wanted to use my blog as an example

My Blog - Kid Strangelove

Entries:

In the end - it wasn't about the discipline, but about community and peace. I feel calmer, happier and more content with life than ever, and have carried it past December 1st and onward, and Im glad that these little pieces of text motivated folks to improve their lives together

Thank you everyone for making this #NoNothingNovember a hit! EDIT: formatting

SuperSlavisWife · 2014-12-09T10:33:09+00:00

Another unofficial entry.

For my #NNN, I made the decision to quit:

1, time-wasting sites: so as to save myself more time, be more productive and spend more time with Jon

2, interrupting people: so as to better my social interactions,

and

3, getting wound up over everything: so as to stop some of the illness that has "haunted" me since I started working properly and so as to actually make good use of my spare time, rather than get caught in a cycle of procrastination and stress.

I had some trouble sticking to each of them, but have found workarounds, taken them further than I would have even dared on the 1st and intend to continue to make progress with each of them. I am far more productive and happier, I'm making more money, Jon and I are talking more, I'm not half as stressed, the recurring illness is gone and the idea of supporting Jon for a few months on freelance work isn't half as daunting as it used to be.

Records are here:

Week 1: http://yourwifeisevolving.wordpress.com/2014/11/07/nonothingnovember-week-1-update/

Week 2: http://yourwifeisevolving.wordpress.com/2014/11/14/nonothingnovember-week-2-update/

Week 3: http://yourwifeisevolving.wordpress.com/2014/11/21/nonothingnovember-week-3-update/

Week 4: http://yourwifeisevolving.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/nonothingnovember-week-4-update/

Conclusion: http://yourwifeisevolving.wordpress.com/2014/12/01/nonothingnovember-a-happy-low-stress-wealthier-home/

There's not really much more I can say that isn't covered in the conclusion, to be honest.

And thank you very much, /u/KidStrangelove, for starting this. It was brilliant. :)

LuckyTheBrit · 2014-12-08T17:28:20+00:00

I kept precisely no records and only a few tweets talking about but I may as well throw my two cents in:

The Pledge

I gave up alcohol and tobacco for this Manosphere Lent. Alcohol was the main one since I rarely smoke now anyway.

It was actually relatively easy for the most part although I realised how often I'd been drinking before. Once I started taking note, I realised I had been drinking at least one beer almost every day without really thinking about it. Dinner, video games at a friends house, nights out, after work drink.

The biggest impact was definitely socially. I've felt a considerable amount of social anxiety on nights out without alcohol and didn't get laid until after November was over on the first night I got drunk.

However, I did notice just how much sharper my mind was without alcohol in my system. I was drinking on Saturday and can still feel the slight dulling of my senses two days later. (Put it down to placebo but I've spoken to a lot of guys who've had similar experiences.)

Overall, I'd recommend re-examining your drinking habits if not going completely sober. Personally, I'm still going to have a few drinks on nights out but am cutting out the casual drinks where the cons of diminished performance outweight the need for lowered inhibitions.

Edit: Just realised I did actually put up on short post half way through about sober nights out.

OwlandtheBull · 2014-12-13T19:46:54+00:00

Hey guys,

Bit disappointed to get here late. I checked this thread over and over until I got jack of waiting, and now I'm fucking late for the party. Ah well.

For what it's worth, I posted a bunch, and made good progress.

1. No Booze, Phones or Permission: #NoNothingNovember Here We Come

2. Ritual De Lo Habitual, Or, I’m Reasonably Sure Jane Was Addicted To Her iPhone: #NoNothingNovember

3. In Which I Stop Being Such A Pussy. Mostly.

4. Why I Don't Feel Guilty About Failing At #NoNothingNovember

5. Hate = Promotions: How Audacity Pays Off

6. The Golden Rule Of Achievement

7. Who The Fuck Gives Up Booze In 40 Degree Heat: #NoNothingNovember Sucks Balls

8. And The Winner Of #NoNothingNovember Is... Masturbation!!!

There you have it, four weeks of goals and moderate hilarity. I'm currently writing my follow up on how I feel about coming back to my habits... (hint: not all good).

My writing has improved over the month, with was a side goal. I also posted more than a have historically, another bonus.

NNN has been a boon to me, being able to quit two things that I'd been mulling over for several months at that point, and poring over a behavioural issue that was been clarified somewhat throughout the month.

Thanks to all entrants, I checked out a lot of you guys. I didn't like many of the diary-type posts, a bit too dry for me. After browsing down below I've noticed two of the blogs I've been checking out because of #NNN: Goldmund Unleashed and Legends of Men. Both great writers, with great content, and with a solid audience. Good luck guys, I think it will be close to call.

And lastly thanks to KS for the initial impetus, nice one, and good luck with your shanizzle.

MrMeathead · 2014-12-10T11:09:48+00:00

In my original comment on the #NoNothingNovember thread I wanted to try and give up three "vices": Nail-biting, mindless reddit browsing, and music that was more noise than music.

I went into this challenge expecting to fail a little bit, and I did.

While I have toned down my mindless internet-browsing, I haven't cut it out completely.

While I now have much more "real" music on my CMUS playlist, I still have a lot of noise. The conclusion I've come to is that the reason the crap music is so helpful is that I can ignore it while I work.

Nail-biting is the one thing where I've made significant progress. I used to unconsciously bite my nails whenever I was feeling anxiety i.e. all the time. Their growth has now reached the point where they're actually interfering with my typing. I may actually have to clip them, you know, like an adult. For me, that is a significant achievement.

What I've Learned

The biggest thing I've learned from the NNN challenge is how few vices I actually have. I don't do soda. I'm down to a single cup of coffee a week. I'm taking cold showers every morning. I wake up at 5AM or earlier, most days. I don't eat fast food, and while my diet isn't the most balanced, it certainly is a sight better than it used to be.

And before I hurt my back mid-November, I was working out 3-5 days a week. Now that I'm healed up and I realize what I did wrong, I'm slowly ramping back up to that same intensity.

I still occasionally do "bad things" like look at porn, masturbate, or play video games. But the time allotted for those activities has slowly, but steadily, been shrinking. And I don't view video games in the same negative light that many on here do.

I've come to view discipline as a marathon, not a sprint.

vengefully_yours · 2014-12-18T05:24:28+00:00

I've ignored women almost entirely, practicing text game only to see how long until they send nudes. Maybe ten minutes a day doing that. I'm getting better at text game to where I used to be. Im not looking for anything long term because I have a home and shop to build.

The rest of the time I've been rebuilding one of my cars, a 1968 LeMans, the front suspension and brakes are done, the engine will be finished at the machine shop next week and I can assemble it. The transmission is ready to go, rebuilt with a decent converter. The body is sanded down and I have made molds to make the hood and front bumper from fiberglass. Soon the fenders will have molds pulled for a completely fiberglass front end. Its getting a satin black paint that is $30 a gallon, it's a budget build and I want it to look rough.

After this one is done, I'm building a Chevy to sell as a way to finance my new shop. Have a 454 laying around, why not stuff it in something and do a quick paint job on it?

Why spend money on girls when I can build fast as fuck cars and move my life forward instead? I've been losing body fat, eating healthy, and haven't turned on a computer other than the tablet I use to talk on here. No drinking, until last Sunday, and probably not again for some time. Getting my priorities in line, and bitches haven't been one of them. No real vices other than pushing myself too hard and injuring something, but I used to focus on women far too much. Next month at the latest I'm going to get some strange, the itch needs scratched again, but for now it is not a priority.

bsutansalt · 2014-12-15T22:28:48+00:00

Just realized I forgot to put this back up as a sticky. My bad guys, my bad.

djswaffle · 2014-12-09T15:13:06+00:00

Do you guys realize this "No Nothing November" thing is essentially feel-good bullshit? Good for you, you gave up some insignificant habit, but it still does not answer the question of LIVING A LIFE OF PURPOSE. That's what all trp game, theory, and lifestyle come from; living a life of purpose, being on a mission, and putting that as the item of paramount importance in your life. When you live this way you eliminate all that stands in way of your goal. Living a life of purpose is ultimately what it all boils down to and is what separates the winners from the losers.

M_rafay · 2014-12-20T11:53:00+00:00

I really put myself into my work. I made several decent sales this month. I don't even have an idea of what I'll do with the spare money. I'm thinking charity.
I practiced meditation. I still suck. But I can do 20 minutes somewhat normally and 30 if I really stretch my self-control.
I made all my gym goals for this month.
I flirted with dozens of girls. I attended more social events, especially from work. I treated my coworkers to good food and made a few new friendships. Hopefully, networking pays off. Previously, I didn't do that at all. I feel an absurd amount of confidence from it all though. I didn't even pull it off that well. I think I just realized on a more primal level that there are no consequences for failure. Sometimes not even with the person in question.

And yeah, that's it.

Title	#NoNothingNovember Voting Thread
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Date	December 8, 2014 2:32 PM UTC (11 years ago)
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NNN has been a boon to me, being able to quit two things that I'd been mulling over for several months at that point, and poring over a behavioural issue that was been clarified somewhat throughout the month.