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That is the most tried and true investment advice there is.

He could only pardon at the federal level. Most people in prison for weed are at the state level. Still, it's good, but not ALL.

That's your lame interpretation. It's not hard to take a hit of bufo and not move. Those fools who scream and flop around like fish on the ground are just that, fools. Fake? He said no such thing. What I saw is that he got high as a kite and enjoyed himself. Typical trip for me.

Bezos is exactly right. No one wants truth. Truth will kill you. When you say you want the truth, it's because you don't understand what it is.

@Davino If you're using this for pickup the point is not to maximize noise reduction. Moderate reduction is all you need. This is not like going to a shooting range.

It's harder with earplugs, but you can somewhat get used to it. Or you can selectively take them out. You can even take out just 1 earplug when you're talking to a girl. Put it back in in between approaches or on the dance floor. Some areas of the club are more dangerous than others. Especially when you're near the speaks or the dance floor is when you want to put your earplugs in. I haven't tried those. Not sure how well they would work in a bar/club.

@Rishabh R Good.

@Rishabh R I mention various values, but ultimately you have decide for yourself what resonates with you.

Yes, but this issue there is you have to run a rigorous experiment with various people because one person's experience is not going to give a clear picture. There's too much subjectivity at play here.

Yes, or start going to local social events. Build a social circle or use Meetup.com to find local social groups.

That chart is too conservative. Most ears can handle more than that without damage. I have spent hours in very loud nightclubs above 100dB without earplugs and it was okay. But that's risky. Err on the side of safety.

Rather than following a book, ask yourself: What is most valuable to me in life? Don't be afraid to make your value highly unique and customized to you. Your values must come deep from your heart, not from a book.

Not a good idea. It will become a crutch for you. Fix your social awkard not through drugs but through socialization.

Means nothing. Smoke it yourself and that's all you need to know. Why are you asking some naked man in the jungle to validate God for you? That's the mistake. Also, comparing yourself to full time yogis is foolish. You are not that guy and probably never will be.

The burden of proof is on Sadhguru in this case. Maybe Sadhguru's claims are coming from the ass.

I'm not. Because I already went through that. I spent 2 decades building my life. Many of you guys haven't. If you are 18, you need to spend at least 10 years grinding to build up a decent life. But realistically more like 20 years.

Stop comparing yourself to others. They are not you. If your looks are really good or you are highly extroverted then getting girls is much much easier. You have to work with the cards you've been dealt. You just have to accept that some guys will get girls way easier than you, and such guys will never understand your struggles. So don't listen to them.

Because you are taking massive action and facing your fears. This creates an upward spiral of momentum.

Stop thinking about it, stop worrying about it, and just commit to going out and approaching people. Their reactions are irrelevant. There is no mental trick here. The only trick is to force yourself to go out and approach every week, whether you want to or not. If you try to be too clever here, you will end up not taking any action. So the solution is not more thinking, it's action. YOU CANNOT THINK YOUR WAY INTO SKILLS WITH GIRLS. You must go in the field and take the blows. All the shit that will arise, you will deal with as it arises. Pickup requires courage.

@Asia P You must be careful not to turn spirituality into a bypass or form of escape from managing your survival and life. If you struggle to get dressed, what good is your spirituality? Spirituality is good, but at your age you need to put a lot of time and energy into just mastering survival. Build a decent life for yourself. Don't just sit around hoping that your life will get great all by itself. It won't. You have to put work into it. Be careful about neglecting core areas of your life like family, relationships, career, building skills, sex, friendship, finances, diet, fitness, health, etc. You have to invest energy into all these in addition to whatever spiritual work you do. It's very hard to be happy if you neglect all those areas and only do spirituality. You can get yourself trapped that way.

Roger Love is considered one of the top vocal coaches in the world. He works with everyone in Hollywood. He offers 1-on-1 coaching or has cheaper online training programs like this one: https://theperfectvoice.com I've taken some of his courses. They offer exercises you can do in the shower every day to train up your voice. The exercises are worth doing. One of the best ways to train your voice is with singing. You can take singing lessons if you wanna get serious about it. Or just practice singing on your own. Basically, singing IS the ultimate vocal training exercise.

@Rishabh R Just the discipline you will need to go out every weekend for 2 years straight will grow hair on your balls. And much more will come along the way. For example, most of guys have zero sense of humor. You don't know how to crack to hilarious joke. That will take you 2 years to learn.

The video that started this thread.

That's not what I was talking about. What's better than any girl is the skills build at getting girls in general. Focus on building a goldmine, not cherishing a single nugget. Well, just get started. That's part of pickup. You can start going to your local mall and chatting with all the sales clerks. Do that every weekend for 6 months. Or, just start going out to bars on Fri/Sat. There's no reason to wait. You will learn once you're there. It won't ever get easier by waiting. Just get your ass out of the house every Fri/Sat. It's not much different from hitting the gym. It's just habit you do without even thinking about not doing it. You don't need any skill to go out. You don't need any kind of result either. Just go out and approach a few people. That's already a success.

He's a very conscious guy. But I think he also has a lot of weird Hindu beliefs that he picked up as part of his cultural background. There's a lot of spiritual dogma and mythology that gets drilled into one's mind if you hang around yoga retreats and so on. And if you have a proper guru, he will fill your head will all sorts of untested ideas and myths. Just because yoga works doesn't mean it doesn't come with many bad ideas on top of that. In fact, the more it works, the more BS you can add on top of it to fool yourself and others. You can be Awake and still have plenty of bad beliefs. Awakening is not a cure-all for self-deception.