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@Schizophonia No there is a lot of wisdom in the books.

@Natasha Tori Maru Yeah , I re read the book related to my subject or even self-help/philosophy books.I remember that when I read the first time I don't remember the information but 2nd time a little bit then with third time a bit more and so on. Thanks.

@Zenterus It just reaffirms my belief that getting into a relationship doesn't make a person happy. Even though I never had a girlfriend but there were many receptive women whom I encountered as well as unreceptive girls. I think personal development/self-help is better than pickup even though other people's view vary . I have been consuming and applying self-help since 8 years , 10 months ( still counting by the way) which started from Leo's video on negative thoughts. Fast forward to this day I don't try to eliminate negative thoughts but rather reframe the situation. I had a few romantic rejections along the way but later realised that I didn't like those girls.You present a counterargument to most guys who chase girls and a lot of them told me that I am not capable of attracting a girl , pay attention to your/career instead of chasing girls. You are not a hypocrite and even you encouraging us to pursue relationships shoes your emotional growth and maturity. Thanks for this nuanced post.

@jacknine119 Focus on absorbing the information through repetition. Read over and over again. I also forget things that I read but I discovered that the more times I iterate the information in other words re reading the same thing more I remember it.

@SimpleGuy It's called limerence or fantasizing about situations with don't happen. It happens with me a lot. What I have discovered that questioning those images even though it can be painful to realize that one's imagined world is different from actual world is the key. In fact I would say it's necessary to question them so that one doesn't end up suffering unnecessarily. It's not a mental illness by the way.

@Leo Gura What about Programming the Subconscious mind course. Will it be affordable ? Just wanted to know when it will come out ?

@Leo Gura Why it is that questioning others is easy while questioning oneself is tough ? Also I have found that questioning oneself is the cause of a better life as it opens you up to surprises in life . So is it better to ask yourself questions or asking others question ?

@Yimpa Great quote. To add to it I would say- Rejection is a saviour from wrong people in life.( Making this quote based on my experience)

@Yimpa Thanks.

I contemplated for 30 minutes - How do I be more confident ? Insights : 1. By developing more competence 2.By being optimistic that I can overcome failure 3.By releasing that even if I would fail I would be ok 4.By realising externally whatever happens confidence is an internal attitude 5.By realising that no matter what happens externally I can improve 6.By realising that even if negative stuff happens it's ok 7.By realising that my confidence will grow with time 8.By realising that failing is ok and normal Do let me know your thoughts .

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@TheGod I have also been chasing illusion by thinking that getting a relationship would fulfill me but the reality is that it won't. Even though I never had a relationship but there have been many receptive women in my life. Btw , great post.

@Schizophonia I disagree with you as this forum can be seen from a different perspective such as growth fostering forum. There is a reason that this forum is called Actualized.org self-improvement forum. Even though there are certain limited negative stuff in the forum but majority of advice exchanged here is good. As per @Leo Gura how could you know that he is not sociable and neurotic despite not knowing him as a person. You are making assumptions about him. That proves his point that nobody cares about truth but rather we care about our assumptions about truth. The point is to question those assumptions and before that we must ground ourselves in not-knowing.

How to approach a girl whom you genuinely like and how to know weather she is single without asking explicitly? Otherwise you would land in trouble by approaching a girl who is already in a relationship. Is scanning for pre-approach signals the solution ?

I watched this video and it is based on a lesson from Mark Manson's book Subtle Art of not giving a ----. When I tried to accept the message while reading the book it felt bad at first but later it felt good as stated by Mark. From my perspective -The video is very accurate description of human condition.

I also learned that romantic rejection is saviour from a wrong person in life. I used to be jealous of my batchmates dating beautiful girls but when I saw that they broke up frequently and the girls move on to other guys I realised the above lesson. I saw it happening with multiple people.

Yeah absolutely.

@Princess Arabia Ok. Thanks for the nuanced reply.

I have never had a relationship in my life but found many receptive girls and hope that I will find more in the future. From exploring dating I learnt a hard lesson : Getting hurt and angry by focussing on unreceptive girls is useless which gets you nowhere. Rather focussing on receptive girls and interacting with them is the biggest reward you can give yourself in the realm of dating.

Ok thanks.

@Husseinisdoingfine Seeing you gives me hope that life can improve no matter how bad it is even though I don't think that my life is bad.

@Razard86 Absolutely. How people interact with you is based on what they think about you. I used to be angry when people act in such and such way and that's because I hold a concept of how others are in my head. However, with thing such as disrespect one must stop caring about people's action so that one is unshaken by good and bad behaviour maintaining their poise/grounded ess.

@Schizophonia and @Sugarcoat I used to suffer for not having a relationship back then in college when people around me were in relationships and girls were choosing dumb players and there is still some part of me that suffers for it but it has been lessened. But as said suffering is the greatest teacher. It taught me to embrace negative emotions. As per girls choosing stupid guys remember that most of those relationships eventually fall apart. @Schizophonia what's best is to find girls who are receptive to you and it's a reality. While majority of girls won't like you , few will .

I remember that when I was contemplating- How do I get a girlfriend ? All I got were the insights - By realizing that it doesn't matter. By not trying to get a girlfriend. By realizing that girlfriend won't make my life easier or happier By realizing that it is impossible for me to not find someone in life By realizing that receptive girls are better to date than non-receptive girls By not making it a huge deal By moving forward after rejection and realizing that no matter how much I am rejected there will be receptive girls By not chasing girls who show signs of dis interest By picking up on receptiveness signals and acting on them

To frame the way this thread is framed is very damaging for both genders.Why not view both genders as worthy equals even though interests might differ for different individual in the same gender.