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It sounds a lot better when you call it stoicismThis might sound like some buddhist bullshit but I'd say that it's key to systematically attempt to "kill" ones desires in order to get them under control and prevent to keep on getting the mentioned states of depression. You'll also get more self-disciplin through that.
Thanks for the advice.
You think these work? I was always sceptical. IMO social skills can't be learned from a book - even if it has perfectly worded advice you still have to live through any given situation for your brain to really "get it".There are literally books out there to try.
Yeah, that's something I've slowly come to realize in the last few months. It sounds obvious. Don't go for a 10/10 looking girl when you're a 6. The problem is this extends to other domains where you really don't want to make that compromise. Sometimes you shouldn't, but then again sometimes you should just stop being a retard who thinks too much of himself.Also, don't be too picky.
I recently made this mistake. I've been going out with a great girl - good looking, smart, nice to people and had a personality and hobbies besides consooomerism. Then I guess I botched it somehow, she lost interest and communicated that to me in a sort of humiliating way. Also stopped all contact after that. Few months later we bumped into each other and she was nice to me again, obviously wanting to continue where we left off. I still liked her, but at the time I felt like I should have some pride and that if I conceded to this she wouldn't respect me anyway, so I declined. Looking back I was just overthinking.
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