@TitusTorquatus My sperg ass still can't understand this. You mean that was the prompt on your profile or theirs?
@Kloi On that topic, I'm gonna branch off this thread.
I'm new to social media game. I had an Instagram account with no pictures and less than 50 followers, but in the last few months have started posting to build it up. I'm a photographer so the quality is good.
I haven't gained any followers though, and I guess that matters for social proof. Any ideas to increase that number?
@Vermillion-Rx It is my experience that anger, once invoked, has to go somewhere. Clearly he had no idea how to cope with that beyond firing on all cylinders in an attempt to bring anyone down with him. He can probably make better progress if he can figure out how to repurpose that anger into motivation to do better, starting with owning up to his shortcomings and maybe busting his own balls instead of everyone else's. It's a tall order, but I've managed to do it, so there's no reason he can't.
Its been 4 months since this rant. I have since exposed myself to dozens and dozens more phone calls and I have progressively gotten better. I'm now at a point where I can fairly comfortably lie back in my chair and speak without umm'ing and er'ing every 0.5 words while thinking on the fly. I've even noticed that some people on the other end of my calls seem more tense than I do, which really put things into perspective.
What's perhaps more surprising about this is that I'm now have much more confidence (but still big room for improvement) talking in general; colleagues, guests and strangers. I speak louder with my deep voice and I'm less self-correcting as a result of being relaxed.
I don't hate phone calls now. I appreciate them for helping build me more than I expected. 4 months ago, deep down, I was secretly dead-set on bettering myself in this way BECAUSE of how much I sucked ass and kicked myself.
In a somewhat twisted way, anger is a truly powerful motivator for forward thinking.
Read More@Lionsmane8 I did something just like this with a girl the other day. What sucks about my position is that I've locked myself into living with my mother for another year, which I agreed to strictly for long-term housing security that I'll inherit. I don't think I've made the wrong choice but my options for logistics are limited. Is booking a hotel for one night too much "planning" and not enough "in the moment"?
Fuck them outdoors if your logistics are not up to point or whatever.
The girl in question resisted this by saying she's "a lady" and shit, even though she literally said she would fuck me 10 seconds ago. I dropped the ball here. What would have been an ideal response?
@imtranscending Played drums for 8 years. It just looked fun hitting stuff with sticks. My mum made me commit even when I was starting to burn out, but I can't say I regretted it.
@tower Don't get me wrong. I'm all for directly speaking to clients. Makes for a far more flowing conversation, for one. But I guess there's just some mental block with me if everyone else is being much more competent at it.
I fucking hate phone calls.
Part of my job involves answering calls from established clients and its impossible to hear what they're even saying. And even if I can hear them it's like my mind goes blank, unable to process information. I have to pass the phone on. Fucking degrading.
I don't understand how anyone can work with calls so easily.
