What would you do differently had you swallowed the pill in high school?

OneRedYear · 2015-04-15T07:44:03+00:00

just realize that school and university sucks for everybody. so dont complain. that guy who aces school and university had to bust his ass. without that piece of paper youre just a cocky fucker with the red pill, once you have a degree though you have a title. get your ass studying.

1 have a job

2 have a sport

3 have something to study (with qualifications)

4 have a hobby

5 get laid

Fortheloveoflife · 2015-04-15T04:35:06+00:00

You're at a very unique point in your life and it will change in the blink of an eye. I would echo what many people have said about having confidence with girls that you believe are out of your league but girls should be nothing more than a folly at the moment. Don't get sidetracked or distracted by pussy. Whether you're in junior year of college of a 40 year old ceo of a company there will always be fresh pussy available. Having sex with 18 year old girls isn't going out of fashion and doesn't have a sell-by date. You do though. At this point in your life you have few financial responsibilities and from what I've read of your post I can tell that you're building foundations for a solid economic future. Keep doing so. If I was to do it all again I would have invested more in my self. Learn to cook great food, learn to keep a house and learn as much DIY as you can. Become 100% independent. Learn the basics of carpentry, plumbing and electrical installation. Learn to repair a car or motorbike. Learn how to have fun without drink and drugs. Find as many hobbies as you can now before real life gets in the way. Basically find things that make you happy in your own company but are also useful for you later on in life. Find a martial art that suits you and stick to it. Brazillian Ju Jitsu, Muay Thai, Kickboxing or mixed martial arts are top tier. Once you know that you can take care of yourself in any eventuality your whole aura will change. You will carry yourself differently, be less likely to act with an emotional response to stimuli and people will naturally see you as a leader.

Johnny10toes · 2015-04-15T05:00:14+00:00

The past is the past. You will not have the opportunity to go back in time and change shit but you can change shit now. Dwelling on old failures and "should haves" will do no good whatsoever. The past is only useful to avoid mistakes that were made.

Stop fantasizing about things you cannot change and start fixing the things you can.

hrm0894 · 2015-04-15T02:16:01+00:00

I would not have allowed myself to pine after multiple chick while trapped in the friendzone, thinking that the nicer and more generous I am that they would eventually see how awesome I am. I wasted years moving from chick to chick, for about 6mos to a year each, becoming their friend, helping them with stuff, being the shoulder to cry on, and then asking them out when they were single...only to be rejected every single time. All the same "I don't want to ruin our friendship" "you're gonna be a great boyfriend for someone" bullshit. Years of my life flushed down the shitter

Eredea · 2015-04-15T09:03:41+00:00

This kind of masturbatory substitution is only holding you back. I'ma give you one piece of advice I'd give the high school version of myself.

keep in mind I'm actually decently fuckin smart

Keep in mind every neckbeard in the world would say the same thing. This is a shitty mindset no matter how smart you actually are.

BlaiseDB · 2015-04-15T13:31:36+00:00

In high school, which was about 30 years ago, I unplugged. There was no RPT then and The Matrix was still 15 years away.

I was a geek. I clock in at about 138 IQ and got by on that plus being a "nice guy". It really went nowhere.

When I unplugged I spent all my money on: 1) contact lenses, 2) a great haircut from the trendiest salon 3) new clothes from a mid-level shop. Then I joined the army reserves and spent a summer training with the airborne and when I got back I fronted a rock band.

Within 10 months I went from being a nobody to being the most popular kid in school. I could have had any piece of tail at that point, but the thing is, I really didn't care because I was happy with myself. I didn't need some cum dumpster to make my life whole.

There is no magic to it. You have to reinvent yourself to be the person you were born to be. Sure, you have to give a nod to present conventions but otherwise carve your own destiny.

ZackCross · 2015-04-15T07:13:13+00:00

I would have had a very strong Alpha mentality and would have properly assessed who I wanted to invest my time into and who to completely avoid.
I wouldn't be overly nice to every person like I was, and would definitely treat my body and soul as best as I can.

doublereignbeau · 2015-04-15T01:43:16+00:00

Advice: This is the only point in your life where you have access to a moderate number of low - partner count mentally - undamaged females.

Find the one with the best LTR potential and figure out how to build a solid relationship.

cantcme13 · 2015-04-15T09:50:18+00:00

Exactly what I'm doing now. Bettering myself. You're fortunate to be at the start of your life. My advice is to use time wisely. Attract women. Read. Lots. Knowledge is power. Plan out your future so in ten years you're set. Reach F.I. as soon as you can. Time is your biggest asset. It's all of ours. To use, or to waste, as we wish. I'm currently learning an instrument and another language (Get Duolingo). I'd suggest starting there for hobbies. Good luck!

AnotherLostCause · 2015-04-15T13:03:07+00:00

I would not give a fuck about anything anyone in high school thought. I would add Economics on One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt to that list.

exit_sandman · 2015-04-15T10:42:12+00:00

I would have had a totally different approach to partying and dating (I was boring and passive during HS) - I wouldn't have seen taken girls as off limits (I had that weird idea that every girl in a relationship is as happy as she claims to be) and also wouldn't have considered it a mortal sin to break someone's heart if dating didn't turn out great (this seriously hamstrung me the most - the idea that not being 100% into a girl and being the asshole guy who just dated her to have sex with her, only to have an inevitable ugly breakup somewhere down the road). Not believing that women are strong^TM and independent^TM and "know what they want" and totally would be proactive if society only let them, but that it's up to you to make the first step and every single one after that. That it's okay to go after NSA sex. That comfort zones are not there to be respected, but to be overcome (as long as you're charming enough about it).

Of course I would also have done loads of other stuff that aren't directly dating-related, but these were the first that came to mind.

Dr_HoaxArthurWilmoth · 2015-04-15T10:49:55+00:00

Advice I would have given myself.

Do not be afraid to drop friends who do not contribute to your "success" (long term and short term goals). I can count on one hand the number of high school friends I communicate with more than twice a year.
Number of "neighborhood/grade school" friends, zero. I moved on and moved up. I am grateful for the experiences, history and street smarts, but I evolved. I owe them nothing.
Do not put the pussy on the pedestal. Behind every so-called unicorn, there is a guy who is/was tired of fucking her.
If you end up getting someone pregnant, take care of it. Period. If you have to pay for the abortion out of pocket, do not haggle, pay for it.
Never underestimate the power of saying "no".

BurnYourFlag · 2015-04-15T12:12:13+00:00

Yeah their are definite benefits to being red pill at my high school

1NV0K3R · 2015-04-15T13:25:11+00:00

I would have lit my console/PC on fire, gotten a gym membership, done theater and political clubs (to build speech/lose anxiety) and actual busted my ass to get into a school I could be proud of.

2015-04-15T14:16:25+00:00

I would do mostly what you mentioned OP, however, the past is past, and although it's cool to talk what if's they don't mean much.

However, if you're still in your teens and you see this thread, you better fucking do what OP mentioned.

redpillthrower · 2015-04-15T15:54:41+00:00

Not wasting a year of failure and a bunch of money in student loans because i didn't know what i wanted to do. Wishing i could have realised my emotional problems and depression at a younger age.

antariusz · 2015-04-15T17:10:35+00:00

Yea, fixing my diet would have been #1, I have a smaller waist now than when I was 15. I was decently muscled because I was fat and played sports, but I wish I had put more emphasis on social interaction and less on Everquest and later world of Warcraft.

Johnny10toes · 2015-04-15T17:28:58+00:00

What would you do differently had you swallowed the pill in high school?

That girl that showed me her panties.

Seriously though I'd get in shape. I was a skinny runt. I'd probably have gone to college. Focused more on career goals. Learned to have fun.

my_redpill_account · 2015-04-15T19:36:52+00:00

Change nothing. Wouldn't be the man I am today if I didn't go through what I have.

BlackHeart89 · 2015-04-15T20:50:40+00:00

Aw man. There are so many things I would do different. But most of of:

Get a good amount of sleep each night. Especially during the school week.
Joined the football team and tracked macros.

Senbo · 2015-04-16T05:56:07+00:00

I was naturally redpill from my father's guidance until about sophomore year. Then like a fucking idiot I went after the school slut and turned my self BP, and haven't started coming back until last year. Its really fucking weird to look back in how I used to think and then what changed. Let it be a lesson that its a slippery slope

2015-04-16T09:08:47+00:00

Being a RP man can sometimes be a lonely existence, If you are on a solid track (ie not wasting your time watching TV) there is no harm in remembering old flames or past experiences to relive some of the good and bad times. I'm sure it helps memory formation for later years as your memory fades.

Personally I did the best with what I could at the time considering what I had and what I knew so I don't have many regrets. I didn't orbit. I avoided being bullied and doing drugs. I would probably have kept playing our schools sports but I never really had the extra encouragement I needed to keep it at a high level.

2015-04-17T05:27:13+00:00

There were a number of girls that wanted my nuts bad and I just either couldn't tell or didn't know how to handle the situation.

I would have fucked them all.

Witchfinder__General · 2015-04-17T20:23:55+00:00

Ok, let's see:

do a crash muay thai course and break the nose and leg of a few guys who bullied me.
get a job at 17 years old and continue with martial arts, some of the bucks go to hookers
do the university career I did without even spending 1 hour of my week going to nightclubs
graduate in 6 years and get the fuck out of my country

BrutusVeritas · 2015-04-16T23:55:18+00:00

I would have cheated on my girlfriends... a lot

_the_shape_ · 2015-04-15T01:56:13+00:00

Pre-Internet days, it used to be common knowledge that you'll never again see or interact with an overwhelming amount of people you go to High School with (I'm talking, greater than 90%). Social media alone changed all of that. Why is that relevant? Because many of these people you go to school with now can turn into valuable connections (and dating prospects) at some point in the future. There are clowns and buffoons in High School now that will turn their lives around and become prosperous and important in the future, just as there are ugly duckling type girls who will blossom into hotties in a few years. Mark my words. Don't rule anyone out.

Build yourself as much as you can, but I'd recommend trying to stay in the radar of as many people as you possibly can too. Take advantage of social media. Think of it as your "business card" for the time being, if you will. You don't necessarily have to waste weekend after weekend at parties, catching up with gossip and drinking yourself retarded. It's as simple as getting one Facebook friend/Instagram follower after another as you piece yourself together. Mingle and small talk with every type of crowd, that way you're more well-rounded and not easily labeled (ex. the loner, the nerd, the jerk, the jock, the hipster). The key is to play the game and use what resources you have at your disposal (like social media) without truly getting sucked into the game of validation-seeking bullshit. You're simply a cool, smart, likable guy you knows a ton of people. It's a great investment for a ton of abundance (not simply with women) in the future.

onepill_twopill · 2015-04-15T06:31:36+00:00

Well, I would have had a girlfriend, sex, and more friends I reckon, but I was starting to wake up to trp thought with my own stuff after a while. I used to call it the neglection law, and this works with all interactions whether it be man or woman.

I am glad to know about trp now, however it is interesting that i have discovered it this year, six months after beginning an internal debate on the morality of fornication.

indlife · 2015-04-15T02:03:25+00:00

I definitely would have been more friends with the popular kids and likely drink to some extent. I wouldn't want to give up the few non-popular good friends I did have. Additionally, I would have just asked girls out more. I was very shy, only asked a girl to junior prom (we went, but she kinda latched back onto an old boyfriend the next week). I actually had girls who I knew were interested, but I always had a crush on someone else. Growing up my first two connections with females (one at 12/13 and one at 14) were both driven solely by the girls. I sometimes wonder if that caused me to believe that I didn't need to approach girls growing up. I also would have gotten involved with sports, something like track or tennis, maybe even baseball.

I have a 20 year reunion coming up. I'm not going, but I feel high school was just nothing for the most part. I kept all my good friends, still see them from time to time (they are all doing the kid/family stuff, two have moved away). I lived a bit after high school, so I really just have no desire to reconnect with people that I knew, talked too, but never really hung out with during those years.

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Date	April 15, 2015 12:47 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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