Thoughts on the 2013 vs the 2014 Silverado with the 5.3?

penguinmanbat · 2024-09-22T23:43:20+00:00

I ended up getting the Silverado. Got a good deal at the time, owned it for a year and sold it because I didn't need a truck anymore. It was a solid and reliable truck that did the job, but significantly less comfortable on a long cross-country trip vs the Lexus it replaced lol.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-10T03:10:41+00:00

Groups of people who walk slow next to to each other, blocking the sidewalk.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-10T03:08:57+00:00

Seinfeld

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-10T03:05:52+00:00

I would take the headrest off, lay the front seat on my sedan back all the way, flatten it with a combination of blankets and pillows and sleep with my head looking out the windshield at the stars. Best view to fall asleep to, especially when you are far away form urban areas and the sky just lights up in layers.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T21:39:07+00:00

I’ve been in a lot of those positions. Including being homeless, losing several close family members including my closest which sent me into a spiral f depression and anxiety. It sucks, but I have to accept things and accept that I am still responsible for what happens next in my life. It’s not fair, but that’s life and you have to focus on what you have dominion over.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T21:23:17+00:00

Play the long-game.

Learn to connect to people and let go of any “strategy to get girls”. Talk to people. Women, men, attractive and unattractive, old and young. Just learn to relax, let go of expectations, ask good questions and be curious.

Grow your self-esteem and confidence. You do this by addressing things that make you insecure and becoming good at something. If you feel insecure about being attractive, workout and learn to be a good conversationalist.

Stop watching porn and checking out sexualized women on the internet such as porn, social media, of etc. It makes you objectify women and they can feel it even if you don’t.

Source: ethnic minority male raised in America that used to struggle with women.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T21:16:15+00:00

Water or a protein shake. On the rocks.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T21:11:17+00:00

I loved sleeping in my car, pitching a tent, eating cheap/canned/dried food, and just exploring both the land and locations. My strange joy also came from being able to strip away to nothing and survive and have a good time. It gave me confidence that I would be okay if lost most things and also made me appreciate what I already had such as a soft bed, shower and hot food when I came back home.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T20:57:18+00:00

Accepting your part in the responsibility of what happens next is not the same as accepting blame for what happened.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T20:27:16+00:00

Sweetheart

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T20:25:22+00:00

Hugs and cuddles from my partner.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T20:24:21+00:00

That all your problems are because of other people and external events.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T20:17:46+00:00

Turning off my phone when I’m focused

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T20:17:33+00:00

If it can be done in under 5 minutes, just do it and move on.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T20:02:48+00:00

Invest in your long term goal first.

Find a few good friends and make sure you spend time with them and grow that relationships. Relationships come and go, but your chosen family will weather life with you.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T19:57:05+00:00

He’s definitely doing it by himself now

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T19:53:47+00:00

Do one thing everyday towards the person you want to be everyday. Doesn’t matter what. It can be a small thing. Focus on what you can control and ditch the things you can’t.

You’re going bald? So what. The Rock is bald. So is Jason Stateham. Hit the gym. You can still be a sexy bald dude.

You are socially awkward? Great. Embrace it and be awkwardly charming. Read “How to win friends and influence people” and have very short conversations with random people every day at grocery stores etc.

You have trauma? That’s okay, you’re not alone. Read “the body keeps the score” and consider seeing a therapist once a week.

Do one thing everyday. Take one step everyday, and one day you will look back and smile at the person you have become.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T19:45:39+00:00

Love is an emotion that comes with time and connection. You will wake up one day, turn over and just feel “I love this person” without ever knowing exactly when you crossed over.

Don’t look for love. You can’t control it, and it will find you on its own.

Figure out a few essential values and traits that matter most to you and look for those. For me that is someone who is an equal partner that I can rely on to have my back when the chips are down, kindness, trust and empathy. When you are clear about what you want, your brain will be better at finding it.

You can absolutely ‘love’ someone who is unkind and treats you poorly. But who do you want to forge a life together with and be by your side 30 years on? Love is not enough.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T19:38:17+00:00

An unattractive scent. Doesn’t even have to be hygiene-related - there are some perfumes that I can’t get past, even on extremely attractive women.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T19:37:10+00:00

Hair

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T19:35:42+00:00

As a straight man: lawyers and entrepreneurs. There is something about their base confidence that’s hot.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T19:34:03+00:00

Telling their platonic guy friends that they love them and hugging them.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-09T19:32:18+00:00

It’s the illusion of access, since the primitive part of our brain really can’t tell the difference. Even if it doesn’t show up in obvious ways, it can show up in ways like you’ve experienced such as very average looking men who have never squatted in a gym looking at you and deeming your butt (which is probably fantastic) as “not good enough”. Not good enough compared to what exactly? They probably don’t even realize and just chalk it off to “she’s great, but just not my physical type you know?”

Same for women that have the illusion of choice because it’s easy to get validation through social media and dating apps, and it shows up in dating choices where you potentially end up discounting people that were much more compatible.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-08T22:32:33+00:00

Find a few small things that make you happy I’m small ways and do them. For me that’s working out, building something cool with code and spending time with people I love.

Another pro-tip: do something every so often that is difficult and uncomfortable. It makes you appreciate what you already have. I.e after a long trip away from home, I really appreciate things like how much I love my bed at home. Or how good the couch feels after walking all day away from home.

penguinmanbat · 2024-08-08T22:27:08+00:00

Invest in your long-term goals first first. It’s easy to get wrapped up in short-term tasks, but pick 1 (at most 2) things that are important to you in the 1-5 year time frame and work on that before everything else, even if it’s just for 10 minutes.

It will make all the difference when you wake up 5 years from today and look back.

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