I made it to 11 days of no masturbating etc. I was getting weird/frustrated so I called it off.
In other news I finally completed the task, it did take longer than expected, oh well onto the next one.
Day 3:
- Don’t shower/shave etc (done - I went away for the weekend, so it’s been a few days)
- Record your voice and try and not sound like an idiot (doing)
- Phone random phone numbers and get 5 movie recommendations.
I’ll pick up the phone tomorrow, after work. I have a feeling its going to be harder than it sounds.
“ People you may know:
Your ex girlfriend
facebook
I’m seeing if I can go 30 days without orgasming/cumming. 5 days in, this what I have been reduced to (going cold turkey with the nicotine too).
Day 2.
Set your goals:
What three accomplishments would you like to achieve to make you happier?
- Finish my masters degree and do a MBA
- Stop eating crap and get fit
- Find the girl
Why will achieving these make you happier?
- Help my career
- Live better
- Someone to love, and to love me back
What is your mission in life?
I will become my own boss who will run successful startups within 4 years.
Three specific results that will let me know I have achieved my goal.
- I will have launched 3 projects
- I will have paid all of my loans
- I will be earning over £40k a year
Why am I committed to pursuing my mission? Because if I don’t pursue it now I will continue to suffer over the next few years and:
- my bank balance will decrease
- my ideas will get worse
- my strength will fail
but if I do it now I will enjoy the next few years and:
- my potential will be realised
- my standard of life will improve
- my dream will come true
There are my goals, and I’m sorry to report that I failed the task, which was to talk to 5 more strangers and note their eye colour. If you want to get weird looks from everyone in the tube just try and make small talk with a stranger, go on I dare you. Hell even people who know each other don’t talk on the tube… I need to get out more (will try again tomorrow).
It turns out there is more to this than just doing things, I also have to evaluate myself. I suppose this is fair enough, how else will you know when you’ve reached your goals? Its hard to define them without knowing where you are coming from…
How I believe other people currently perceive me:
- A nice guy
- Funny in a laugh at sorta way
- Reserved
- Desperate
How I would like to be perceived:
- Confident
- Funny
- Successful
Three behaviors or characteristics I would like to change:
- Over analysing a situation
- Slumped posture
- Lack of emotion outside my comfort zone (i give neo a run for his money)
Three behaviors or characteristics I would like to adopt:
- Spontaneity
- Being talkative and emote more
- Positive Attitude
So there you have me, on a plate so to speak. In the morning I’m setting my goals.
Goodnight
So each day there is a specific challenge and today’s was to make small talk with 5 strangers.
It mostly went ok:
- woman on the bus, talked about the closed tube line
- receptionist, talked about the rain
- dude in the lift, joking about the crap lift
- the Italian man
- a woman on the tube
Now when you’re on public transport, trying to make smalltalk with someone is like asking them to flash you or something, it’s just not socially acceptable. So in retrospect the bus/tube were perhaps not the best places to try and do this challenge but as I work all day, I didn’t have much choice. Anyway tomorrow is another day and another challenge
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I’m back! I told myself not to blog again, but alas I rarely take my own advice.
This time round however there is some purpose, to my ramblings. A friend of mine introduced me to the style life challenge, the aim is to master the ‘game’ in 30 days.
So there you have it, in 30 days I will be transformed from an AFC (average frustrated chump) to a PUA (pick up artiest) or Die Tryin’ as 50 cent would say.
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