Cycles

[Tribulus1000]

I like cycles.

[Tribulus1000]

Seriously...
A friend of mine used to tell me "Your game will go in cycles." At the time I think the discussion centered around structured vs. unstructured game.

But there are other kinds of cycles.

The cycle I am most familiar with lately is a kind of burn out cycle. I have alot of respect for Twitchy and the guys that did that 30 day going out burn but I really don't do that.

I go for a while and then rest up and get back on the tread mill and work out then go back and go out again.

It seems to run in 2-3 week cycles. I'm "on" for 2-3 weeks and then I need to slow it down.

Have you guys noticed anything similar?

I'd like to be able to say that I can go out 3-4 nights a week but I really don't do that and I've gone for long stretches.

The breaks really help because as soon as I come back, I'm like an athlete ready to take to the field and tear it up.

What's your experience? And do you guys like the strutured or unstructured or direct approaches?

-T

[Finesse]

Damn you.

[Tribulus1000]

Damn you.

Yeah I know. But please tell me how you really feel.

[Finesse]

Damn you.

Yeah I know. But please tell me how you really feel.

I agree though.. breaks are needed to really internalize stuff.

I think that I perfer an unstructured game with structured goals.... I don't care how I get to a point, as long as I get there.

and I think you have a purty mouth Trib.

[RockStar]

Yeah Trib I definitely agree. I think that the three main things in our life's must maintain balance.

Health
Wealth
Relationships

If these thing get out of balance, your sarge suffers. I make time for these things so that when I'm on I'm on and I have nothing else to worry about.

Also I think learning comes in chunks (NLP model) so you can plateau for a long time; but if you break; when you come back you progress much faster.

-Rockstar

[Tribulus1000]

and I think you have a purty mouth Trib.

Holy Shit! Its Deliverence! Ahhhhh! Help!!!!

[JP2008]

I agree with Rockstar, a healthy image of yourself is just as an esential part of game as anything else and that image is based on more than just how often you go out. My career and friendships are a big part of the confidence that so often see me through to the girl.

[JP2008]

I found a video on what can happen when you only focus on game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GBEaiOfkxs

[playercool]

My whole life has been certered around making money. When my latest girlfriend left me everything went up in the air.

Now I am a different person. Now I go out all the time. It's crazy really. I have been out 6 nights in a row. The first 4 nights out I didn't even pull one number close. The last 2 nights have been insane though. I could have pulled the entire bar.

Anyways I don't know the exact relevance of your post(Im kinda tipsy). Hell I don't even know the point of mine(Yep still tipsy). I will say that going out is good. You will learn things about your game if you go out. If you go out a lot you will have that much more opportunity to reflect on what worked and what didn't work. It is when you learn from your mistakes that you truely internalize this stuff.

For example I really like to neg. I screw up all the time with negs. But then bam the next neg works like a charm and everyone around me is just sitting there trying to figure out what just happend. Why is this girl all the sudden into me when I just supposedly insulted her?

Go out...Go out a lot. Get blown out of sets. I mean for real puposely get blown out so you can see just how you messed up. Geeze I love getting blown out now. I want to see how I fucked up. This is when you really learn. Just make sure you sit back at the end of the night and rehash everything. I know I do. Im addicted to it.

Goodluck