Hi guys, The other night I was talking to my friend who I am encouraging to swallow the pill. I suggested he use Tinder and/or Okcupid! to hook up before he moves out of his parent's home--he lives in a quiet residential area that is not conducive to running game. He responded that he didn't want to start using the apps because he thought it would disincentivise him from becoming adept at cold approach pick-up. This really struck a chord since for the last year these apps have been the mainspring of my dating life, the vast majority of sex i've had coming from them.

I know this is bad and that I should probably give them up for a period of time, but i'd like to hear TRP's thoughts on the best way to go about this. I should also say that these apps are a huge time-waster for me, and I gave them and alcohol up for NoNothing November. The combination of giving up alcohol and the dating apps truly forced me into monk-like celibacy, partially because I didn't feel much desire to go out without drinking.

Any experiences cutting out dating apps strictly to hone the cold approach/social circle game, not necessarily in a monk mode scenario?