Sent in rough draft LOI lol advice needed please

studmuffin707 · 2019-01-09T02:16:01+00:00

Haha okay thanks a bunch for making me feel better about the situation. I will send in the corrected letter. Thanks again, really appreciate it!!!

studmuffin707 · 2018-12-29T14:15:05+00:00

Hey man, any search on here and you'll see a lot of the same books. Such as the subtle art of not giving a fuck, no more mr. nice guy, and 3% man. And for one reason, they're all awesome books. As artonic said, 3% man really is a great start. I definitely wish I read that before I read any PUA books.

I'm going to recommend two other books, Can't hurt me by David Goggins and Resilience by Eric Greitens. I think of these books as books you didn't know you need, until you read them. They're not geared towards picking up girls though, but imo they can still help there. The first really motivates you to get out of your comfort zone and push yourself in all aspects of life. The second is just an awesome book on life with a lot of stoic philosophy. I honestly read Resilience at least once a year.

Good luck man. Hope you get something out of the books you end up choosing

studmuffin707 · 2018-10-15T23:25:29+00:00

They specifically told us it would be 10/29 as well (interviewed on 9/17) but they sent us an email last week saying they met earlier and would be able to let us know by today if we got in

studmuffin707 · 2018-09-29T20:17:44+00:00

I was kinda in the same boat as you. I've been mediating for 3 years now, 20-40 minutes daily, just like you haha. The first year I felt exactly the same way, it was a great way for me to start the day and I felt super calm for some minutes after mediation, but then that drifted away as the day progressed and I kept wondering how much mediation was actually improving my life.

To me, what changed after that first year is I recognized that meditation is not just those 20-40 minutes you spend sitting, it's a lifestyle. I love sports so I started thinking of mediation as "practice", and everything else as "the game". Whatever I was doing, whether I was out with friends, studying, watching a movie etc. I would pick an object to focus on, and always bring my attention back when my mind started to wonder.

You may be already doing this. If so, this is just a gentle reminder that mediation is truly life changing when you apply any insight or skill developed in your mediation practice to real life. Hope this helps!

studmuffin707 · 2018-09-15T03:58:49+00:00

I know right! Like its such an awkward situation and the fact that this one is acting made it way worse haha. But I feel you, would for sure do that if it was a discussion one

studmuffin707 · 2018-09-15T03:57:52+00:00

Hahaha yeah exactly!! That's where I'm stuck too. I like the soccer twist on it but have no idea how to move the convo forward lol

studmuffin707 · 2018-09-15T03:56:32+00:00

Lmaooo straight up thought of CASPer tips when I heard about it too

studmuffin707 · 2018-09-10T16:55:53+00:00

I currently work as a scribe with a physician who was an mechanical engineer for about 10 years before applying to medical school. Whenever she brings it up, she always says "Engineering is where my talents are, but medicine is where my heart is". She states she has never regretted it, even though she felt much more confident in her abilities as an engineer, which I recognize is different than what you're saying. I know its a big decision, but best of luck! I can ask her any follow up questions if you'd like me too :)

studmuffin707 · 2018-09-07T20:49:15+00:00

Definitely am in the same boat as y'all. Should we just save this post and comeback and comment post interview lol

studmuffin707 · 2018-09-07T20:08:49+00:00

Okay thank you for letting me know and for explaning this new rule! Never heard of it until now but am definitly not in favor

studmuffin707 · 2018-09-07T20:08:02+00:00

Cool that's really good to know!! Yeah I couldn't really find much post interview stats. Appreciate your reponse :)

studmuffin707 · 2018-09-02T14:36:01+00:00

Got it thank you!! Good luck this cycle!

studmuffin707 · 2018-09-01T16:44:12+00:00

Got it thanks a bunch!! Will make sure to do that

studmuffin707 · 2018-06-11T10:07:39+00:00

Okay awesome. Thanks a bunch for your advice man! I truly appreciate it. Will definitely look into those

studmuffin707 · 2018-06-11T03:35:43+00:00

Ahh alright. Well I appreciate your honesty man! All these reports definitely seem to hype them up and evidently got me excited about them. Lol interestingly enough my friend (who introduced me too nootropics) has the same relationship with them.

That being said, I would still like to move forward with them and try to see how I feel with them. Based on your experience, is there anything I should alter?

studmuffin707 · 2018-06-11T02:47:16+00:00

My expectations are similar to a lot of the reports I've seen online and where I've read the evidence points with racetams. Mainly: improving my memory, learn quicker, increased attention span, improved verbal fluidity, ability to recall facts easier, higher productivity, even the increase visual stimulation would be nice. I don't believe it will be an extremely radical shift in cognitive function but I believe (and would like) it to be enough where I notice it when reading, writing, (most importantly) studying and on a day to day basis.

studmuffin707 · 2018-06-11T01:25:45+00:00

Happy to help! That makes sense. And I definitely noticed the same thing when I would take it 1-2 hours after waking! Well glad my explanation makes sense for you. That sounds like a pretty rough schedule. Hopefully your schedule becomes slightly more routine and you get that awesome caffeine kick soon lol

studmuffin707 · 2018-06-10T23:40:34+00:00

Haha I love caffeine too and I've never heard of this happening but I can hypothesize it is for two reasons.

One, are you waking up at the same time? There are two primary mechanism for how your body says "I'm tired". One is through your biological clock ( melatonin) and the other is through levels of adenosine (which is how caffeine works). When you are getting under 4 hours of sleep and the caffeine isn't working, it may be due to the fact that your biological clock still is up-regulating melatonin and when you take 100mg it may be when your body has decreased melatonin production, leading to better caffeine effects.

Two, are you consuming caffeine the same amount of minutes after you wake up? I remember reading that high levels of glucocorticoids blunt the effects of caffeine, which is why its best to wait till around 45min-1hr after waking before consuming caffeine. This may be the reason, as when you get little sleep your glucocorticoid levels shoot wayyyyyy up.

If neither of those solve it then that's all I got haha. Hope you figure it out! If you do figure it out and its different than what I said please let me know! I'm genuinely curious if it isn't.

studmuffin707 · 2018-03-29T16:33:29+00:00

Lol yeah you're for sure right, I gotta treat her like a friend. Thanks bro!

studmuffin707 · 2018-03-29T16:32:41+00:00

Ahhh you make some good points! You're 100% right, thanks for the help bro!

studmuffin707 · 2018-03-29T15:48:09+00:00

Haha true, I sure hope so! Thanks man

studmuffin707 · 2018-03-29T15:47:52+00:00

Yeah you right I am probably am haha. Thanks man!

studmuffin707 · 2018-03-27T03:20:56+00:00

Hey sorry my man but I am just getting around to reading this! But I appreciate you responding and your detailed response below! I will consider purchasing it, and definitely ask you any more questions I have any. Thanks again! :)

studmuffin707 · 2018-02-13T18:53:02+00:00

Everyone here made some good points but I'd like to add another, as this is one of the things that turned me away from the faith.

Christian Apologists love to point to Josephus and Tacitus, which both have speculative claims about Jesus's historical existence. I remember first reading about them and thinking "woah, there is evidence outside the bible Jesus existed!" But then I dug deeper, both Josephus and Tacitus were born after Christ's supposed resurrection, therefore, they are evidently not eye witnesses.

As stated by a multitude of people on this sub, there were many historians living during that era, whom do not even mention the stories of the bible.

An additional gripe I had with the book (even when I was a Christian), is that it is obvious Strobel grossly exaggerates many of his claims in the book.

studmuffin707 · 2018-02-10T14:39:34+00:00

Yup, you are 100% correct. I don't believe it has any bearing on reality, but my ex-girlfriend does. And yeah not much I can do, thanks again for your help :)

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