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7 Mental Shortcuts That Actually Work: - Thread -

Conformity has killed more dreams than anything else has. It makes you feel "safe" because you're in a circle with other people just like you Never realising that you are suppressing your own desires to the point where you're not living as 'you' anymore But rather a collection of the people around you.

@rumilyrics Any type of physically demanding excercises or sport. Doesn't matter. Putting yourself through hell and acheiving something does something special to your self worth and therefore mental health.

One habit that massively improved your mental health?

@PathOfMen_ Let go. Letting go is a skill. So start small. Practise it with a comment someone made, then with lost belongings, and eventually with a relationship. Practise it as much as you can on a daily basis. Over a long enough period of time, you'll realise nothing will get to you.

Real freedom is not about money or status. It is about being completely unbothered by what people think of you in either direction. The moment an insult ruins your day you have handed that person power over you. And the moment praise makes you feel validated you have handed that power to someone else. True independence is when neither moves you. You know who you are. You do not need it confirmed and you do not crumble when it is challenged. That is the kind of freedom most people never actually reach.

@rumilyrics You can also stimulate neuroplasticity through: > Learning new hard skills like an instrument, language or a sport. > Challenging your memory through games. Use human benchmark. > Meditation to strengthen the attention networks. Stick to one and keep at it.

Brush your teeth with your non-dominant hand; it stimulates neuroplasticity, creates new neural connections, and boosts your cognitive flexibility.

The things that are closest to us are the things that are most difficult to see. You don't notice what excess screen or avoidance of the real-world does while you're IN it because it feels normal When you're forced to step outside of your bubble, you realise how much time has passed, how many chances you didn’t take, and how unfamiliar real connection starts to feel. Avoid at all costs.

To all the young men out there: Spending hours everyday on video games and jerking off to pixels is for losers. Get out of the house and explore a bit, meet new people, play a sport, talk to cute girls, get a gf, build something. DON'T WASTE YOUR LIFE INDOORS

@PathOfMen_ NEVER dim your light. You’re castrating your own spirit when you shrink yourself just to make others comfortable.

stop shrinking yourself to make other people comfortable. take up space. speak up. have an opinion. a man who stands for nothing blends into everything.

@blakeaburge One of the best ways to approach this is to name the feeling before you speak. In doing so, you engage your analytical mind resulting in you being less emotional. Not only that but labelling creates distance from you and your emotions making you go from reacting to responding.

One of the most valuable emotional skills you can build: not letting your mood become everyone else’s problem. Tough day? Fine. We all have them. Maturity is learning how to carry frustration without dumping it onto others. A bad mood can cause behavior. It doesn’t excuse it.

Also: There is no such thing as stagnation. There is only progression or regression. You must fight the daily battle of entropy. Not only that, but the compounding effect is always taking place. Every choice you make today is an investment or a withdrawal from the man you are becoming.

Nobody told you this about success: Rent is due every single day. A lot of people seem to think that after you make it you can coast in the idyllic land of success. This is wrong. Every single day, you have to fight to earn your seat at the table. And that fight gets more intense as you have more success. You have more to lose. More mouths to feed. More people counting on you. More expectations. There's an old saying that I love: Every morning in the savannah, the gazelle wakes up and knows it must outrun the lion or be killed. The lion wakes up and knows it must outrun the gazelle or starve. Whether you're the gazelle or the lion, when you wake up in the morning, you'd better start running. Rent is due daily. Pay it with pride.

Your vibe attracts your tribe. If you're pissing your life away, then you will attract similar people into your life. Like attracts like. Changing your circle first starts with changing yourself. Always be mindful of the people you surround yourself with since they can change the trajectory of your entire life.

Men need brotherhood more than they admit. Not drinking buddies. Not yes-men. Real brothers who hold each other accountable.

@PathOfMen_ People who watch porn habitually all have these things in common: Loss of: - Spark - Resolve - Vitality - Direction - Confidence - Perspective - Masculinity - Purposefulness - Self-actualization Quit porn today.

nothing good has ever come from a man who watches porn regularly

Your life changes when you do these two things: 1) Stop reacting. Every reaction pulls your energy down and locks you in a loop of more of the same. 2) Stop doing things to get things. That energy is rooted in lack and lack attracts lack. Respond instead and act from a place of joy.

Your semen is a life force. Here are the benefits once you control it: - Framed mind - Improved productivity - Bigger confidence and self-esteem - Regeneration of dopamine receptors - Testosterone optimisation - Clean soul & spirit - No useless cravings - Stronger erections - Deeper voice - Masculine energy - Stronger and healthier hair

There's a reason every serious athlete, monk, warrior and high performer across history understood the importance of conserving sexual energy. That drive you feel when you haven't released in a while - that restless, hungry, focused energy - that is supposed to go into building something. Every time you waste it on a screen you are literally draining the fuel that was meant to push you toward greatness. The guys who are out there winning are not the ones sitting alone releasing their energy into nothing.

@PathOfMen_ Energy givers: • Courage • Calmness • Forgiveness • Self-respect • Self-acceptance • Positive self-talk • Staying hydrated • Regular movement • Healthy boundaries • Living in the present Your energy is your greatest currency. Spend it wisely.

The world belongs to the energetic

@beyoumf Authenticity is a superpower. Once you stop pretending, the right people will stick around and the fakes will drift away. Be you. Don't change shape to gain other's approval. That road leads to a path of regret.

i will forever value authenticity.

Emotions are energy in motion Meaning: To suppress your emotions is to self-sabotage. Eventually, bottling them up will lead to procrastination, anxiety, and self-destruction. This is why you let it run its course. You do this by sitting with the energy, letting it run through you and observing it without judgement.

My therapist told me: A lot of our explosive emotional reactions aren't actually a response to the present moment. They're a buildup of all the times we were in a similar dynamic and did not stand up for ourselves, use our voice, or express our emotions.

@rumilyrics NEVER dim your light. You’re castrating your own spirit when you shrink yourself just to make others comfortable.

If you are an ocean, stay an ocean. Do not become a lake just because some people cannot swim in your depths.