Marquess

I'm definitely a hands-on learner. I think a combination of focusing on practical skills (web programming and copywriting in my case) and a heavy use of my own notes -- it's extremely important for them to be my own as I find it extremely hard to learn by textbooxs/notes made by others -- is the way to go. I'll write about gaming for a good while. It's been something that's defined my life for the past 9 years, so I can't just forget it. Gaming will be a part of my life, for better or worse, for a good while. And that's fine since there's so much to say on the subject (with a focus on gaming addiction) that no one apart from Cam (and us here on these forums) is talking about. In short, I can only write about so many things; this is what I know and what I'm interested in; plus there's a market for it or at least will be at a certain point.

80 days amg.

I've come up with a pretty good post on my blog, btw. https://uncannythoughts.wordpress.com/2016/08/11/most-gamers-are-miserable/ (There's also been one more since then, but it's more of a shitpost than anything, hue.)

Today was better. Now I'm tired and completely unable to focus. I've managed to write and study for a somewhat decent amount of time at least. Maybe I can do more today after some kind of a rest.

I thought awesome will be a link. Nice trolle :x.

Gz on almost reaching 30. Things are looking really good from the outside.

One thing to look out for is trying to do too much at once. I see a lot of people also quitting porn and all sorts of other things, but my advice would be not to overextend yourself on trying to quit every single negative habit.

I'll make an appointment with a psychiatrist soon. It comes and goes in waves it seems, but it's also slowly getting worse. I can't do anything like this. Today I spent about 90 minutes studying PHP and I almost jumped through the window even though the entire course is piss easy. I can't be even bothered with explaining it all right now since I'm so tired; I'll do it tomorrow. Right now, it's simply impossible for me to be as productive as a remotely normal person can be. It's ridiculous, and I can't live like this any more. I have the ability to understand complex concepts and draw my own conclusions; it's just that the actual learning and memorizing part has always been insanely difficult to me, sometimes bordering on impossible. It's this and depression that I'm left with after coming close to finishing my detox. All in all, my life is worse right now.

But today was completely fucking terrible; most of the time, I was too tired to even sit. All I did today was write thousand words and go for a walk. It's two things I've set myself on doing no matter what. I'm not even entirely sure what triggered it. My depression seems to be something I can't fully control since I've stopped gaming, and I know this is outside the scope of this forum. I'm at around day 77 or so (need to check); somehow I feel the 90 day post won't be as fantastic as I thought it would be when I started this. It was worth it even so.

Same here. My parents met when they were 16, and that was basically it :^). This has many advantages, tbh, but won't, at least in itself, make you very good with women. On the other hand, my father is one of those people capable of talking about anything with anyone, and I'm positive he could've been very successful with girls if things went differently for him. The only life advice my father ever gave me was to work hard. Which is an okay advice, but I needed a lot more back then. They did the best with what they knew, and all it all it would've been more than enough for a normal, less troubled kid. It is what it is.

I don't understand how people are struggling with girls, tbh. Once you set your things in order and are reasonably active, you attract girls into your life simply by existing. I mean, you still have to actually go talk to them, but come on. I think a lot of insecurity and suboptimal behavior around girls stems from believing in "the one" myth and the fear that you may potentially screw things up with "the one". Once you realize such person doesn't exist, it's much easier to develop the type of confidence girls find irresistible. And then there's also just not caring all that much in general; you don't need love in your life to be happy. You barely need sex, tbh. It's basically one of those things you can have in any amount once you stop wanting them so badly. One general tip would be that it's always better to appear too brash, too confident than being too nice. You can add playfulness to it if you like, but it doesn't even matter all that much. This will repel some girls, but the net result will be far greater than being friendly will ever get you. And once you establish a certain frame with the girl, you can drop it to a large degree as long as you don't become a whimpering dog as a result. Girls love nothing more than thinking they're the only ones to see and understand your "gentle side". (Some PUAs will tell you that "the game never ends" and that you must always keep guard or the evil woman will try to subdue and then discard you, but that's generally false or a simplification at very best. Women, despite their best efforts to prove otherwise at times, are people capable of being responsible and involved relationships as well.) TYPICAL POKEMON GO PLAYER:

Removing this post since I don't feel comfortable with stuff like this outside my own journal, tbh. (Was a screenshot of Katawa Shoujo alpha.) :^( Thanks Cam for reminding me of my apparent autism.

Misha best grill~.

? Sorry but you'll need to be a bit clearer with your jokes Grill is Internet slang for Girl. He basically asks you, if the Girls you talked to in the train was hot. I think our friend WorkInProgress is up to something here :3.

Our lives may be finite, but that's just another reason why we should live them for ourselves and no one else. If WoW could provide the best possible experience of life, I'd still play it and would continue doing so until the end. (And if I felt terribly comfortable as a member of any sort of preset, conventional tribe, I'd stick to that too.)

There are two components: - Content - Marketing Most people are incapable of creating original, engaging content, so what they try to do is boost the marketing side. Hence you see kids screaming at video games on YT because AVGN started doing this more than a decade ago now. But they don't have his personality, so it's all useless, or they can, at best, pander to other terrible, boring, and normal kids whose imaginations and entire personalities are similarly void. And then you get people like PewPew, or what's his name. Exceptional individuals always existed, but now actually becoming one is easier because we have all those resources like practically unlimited food, drinking water, and internet. In ancient times, for example, the vast majority of Greeks were uneducated peasants with an average lifespan of 30 years and absolutely no way of furthering themselves. Even if you're not exceptional, and most of us aren't, you can still strive towards excellence in your own field and according to your own standards. Even a person with a IQ of 70 can still go and be the best janitor in town and derive pride from that.

Changed mine too. People look like that to me all the time. :x.

Nice avatar :3.

Twitter is magic. Post new blog post. 22 impressions 0 clicks. Post Harambe. Circa 30 likes and retweets instantly.

I've decided to post every Monday and Thursday, so I just published a new post. A Guide to Peaceful Trolling Thursday's post will be on how most gamers are miserable ^^.

Do you enjoy eating food as well? You guys have so much in common Ikr it's weird .

Writing articles on content mill websites is a rough business. I have some -- very few -- ideas how to make it work, but mehhh. I have so many other ideas, lol. But can't even begin working on them before I establish at least a basic income.

Do you enjoy eating food as well?

Imo the biggest problem for people who quit gaming, as far as alcohol is concerned, is not to become addicted to it (even though that's probably possible) but the increased risk of starting to game again. When you're wasted, you're more likely to watch a video or two, maybe check out a stream, and a beer later you're reinstalling for the old time's sake. And then somehow an entire month passes, and you're still playing the damn thing, lol. Depending on how much you drink, being hungover the next day can also hurt your chances of staying away from games. It's just not great. EDIT: just realized Cam said the same, gg me ^^. EDIT 2: But it's totally possible to switch one addiction for another, yeah. So that's another reason to watch out.

Oh hi. I'm Slovenian as well. To tired to read through the thread right now though.