This is a thread to consolidate lessons that newbies have learned on their journeys into a single place, so that future newbies can read it when starting out.
Stick to posting lessons you have learned as a newbie. If you have field reports or requests for advice, post them in another thread.
I'll start...
This just occurred to me after a few days of contemplating a recent failure. When you have been rejected by a woman or have otherwise blown it (as I had), you feel bad about it. But you're really just back to where you were the day before you met her. You didn't lose your job, health, etc. Nothing has changed except a blow to your ego. You weren't as good as you thought you were. That's it. Nothing of substance is any different than the day before. Learn from it, pick yourself up, and move on as a better man.
I chuckled and felt better as I walked down the street thinking about it.
Stick to posting lessons you have learned as a newbie. If you have field reports or requests for advice, post them in another thread.
I'll start...
This just occurred to me after a few days of contemplating a recent failure. When you have been rejected by a woman or have otherwise blown it (as I had), you feel bad about it. But you're really just back to where you were the day before you met her. You didn't lose your job, health, etc. Nothing has changed except a blow to your ego. You weren't as good as you thought you were. That's it. Nothing of substance is any different than the day before. Learn from it, pick yourself up, and move on as a better man.
I chuckled and felt better as I walked down the street thinking about it.