zerotohero
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I’ve learned this the hard way: being overly emotional is the fastest way to failure. In everything; money, women, fitness, self-improvement; letting emotions control you will destroy you. If you don’t learn to detach, you will always be at the mercy of impulse, regret, and self-sabotage.
Look at trading. I’ve seen it firsthand. The biggest losses come from emotional decisions. You see a pump, you FOMO in. You see a dump, you panic sell. Instead of sticking to a strategy, you let your feelings dictate your moves, and the market punishes you for it. You can’t trade like that. The best traders are cold-headed. They don’t react. They execute.
Same with NoFap. Every time I relapse, it’s because I let emotions take over. Stress, boredom, frustration; it doesn’t matter. If you’re a slave to short-term pleasure, you’ll never reach long-term success. Dopamine addiction will keep you weak, and weakness invites failure.
Women? The same rules apply. If you’re an emotional wreck around them, you’re finished. They don’t respect it. They don’t even consciously realize it, but their biology is repulsed by weak, emotionally unstable men. I’ve had moments where I acted needy or impulsive with women, and every time, it backfired. The guys who win are the ones who stay detached, in control, unbothered.
I’m trying to change. I know I’m naturally an emotional person. ADHD and BPD make it worse. But I refuse to let that be an excuse. I need to train myself to think logically, to stop reacting, to move like a man on a mission instead of a slave to feelings.
If you let emotions dictate your life, you’ll always be at the mercy of outside forces. If you master them, you’ll be unstoppable.
Look at trading. I’ve seen it firsthand. The biggest losses come from emotional decisions. You see a pump, you FOMO in. You see a dump, you panic sell. Instead of sticking to a strategy, you let your feelings dictate your moves, and the market punishes you for it. You can’t trade like that. The best traders are cold-headed. They don’t react. They execute.
Same with NoFap. Every time I relapse, it’s because I let emotions take over. Stress, boredom, frustration; it doesn’t matter. If you’re a slave to short-term pleasure, you’ll never reach long-term success. Dopamine addiction will keep you weak, and weakness invites failure.
Women? The same rules apply. If you’re an emotional wreck around them, you’re finished. They don’t respect it. They don’t even consciously realize it, but their biology is repulsed by weak, emotionally unstable men. I’ve had moments where I acted needy or impulsive with women, and every time, it backfired. The guys who win are the ones who stay detached, in control, unbothered.
I’m trying to change. I know I’m naturally an emotional person. ADHD and BPD make it worse. But I refuse to let that be an excuse. I need to train myself to think logically, to stop reacting, to move like a man on a mission instead of a slave to feelings.
If you let emotions dictate your life, you’ll always be at the mercy of outside forces. If you master them, you’ll be unstoppable.
