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Beginners- Definitely Write A Journal

monsterslimjim

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I noticed how Chase says always keep a field journal about each time you go out and write about what you accomplished, how you accomplished it, what you could have done better, etc.

I was a skeptic to the idea at first, as I am sure some of you are now. I felt like a 12 year old girl writing in a diary haha. But then I learned that keeping a journal can be an extremely powerful tool that supplements your effort. For example, when you encounter a rejection, and you write it down, it may become more clear as to why it happened. Or when you have a success you can see why and you may be able to use that same technique again.

I also found it helpful to write down my past relationships/pickups. I wrote down the girls I had slept with before learning any of the techniques on Girls Chase or before I could even consider myself in "the game." I slept with all of those girls on the first date; and I wanted to know why I could do it with those girls, but not with others. Writing down simple things like where we were and what happened allowed me to connect the dots. I was able to notice the patterns in things like social proof, minimal effort, and quick escalation. It was reassuring to know that before I even knew anything about getting girls, I was already applying things that Chase had addressed on his site. When I started noticing patterns during my failure or success, I was able to apply what I was doing right more often because I found out through my journal what it was that I was doing right.

So my tip for guys just starting out: WRITE IT DOWN.
Dont write down only what you are doing now, but also what you have done in the past.

However, keeping a journal should not just be a play-by-play on your night. It will be a much bigger help to you if it is more of an in-depth analysis of your night. I like to think of it as the "John Madden" of why I did or didnt get my girl(s). Hope this helps and that you can learn from keeping a journal like I did!

-Monsterslimjim

**and I assume that this site is 99.9% men, so I would hope that everyone understands why I call it John Madden in terms of analyzation haha
 

stratvm

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yes absolutely true, i started writing diary yesterday and even just writing helps decreasing the frustration. and analyzing the experiences is VERY important, it helps me more than i imagined. i prepare theoretically during the day and do the homework in the evenings. (sometimes coming home in disbelief how hard it is, sometimes even crying but generally i`m fine)

i think for people new in this stuff learning and practicing is by far the most difficult and most time (&mind) consuming thing in life ever. at least for me it is.
 
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stratvm

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monsterslimjim said:
stratvm said:
i prepare theoretically during the day

What is your preparation strategy?

-Monsterslimjim


i read the blog, nowadays just reread those articles that i think i forgot or applied incorrectly (or didnt remember), think over where i made mistakes. and also reread my diary as i tend to forget good things and remember the bad/embarrassing ones even if the girl(s) were the ones frozen up completely.

- its like preparation for battle, kind of meditation, just by reading/thinking about it helps me stay motivated.
- i condition myself to do things ive done wrong right next time - for example forcing myself to approach those girls who seemed to be interested was a very big problem for a while. sounds crazy but i tended not to go to girls who wanted me to come over, took a few weeks till i finally managed to start doing it and even now it is a problem.
 

Chase

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Great post, SlimJim. And you can extend this to virtually anything.

I've done 20-page postmortems on relationships when I wanted to really wrap my head around why things failed. And I'll sit down and write out complicated arguments or business emails I have to send several times over to flesh out what I'm trying to say, discard them, and start over again.

Writing things out makes a huge difference in organizing and gelling your thoughts. Even something as simple as writing down your goals for going out, or writing down the objectives you're going to tackle in a day, makes you immensely more likely to hit those goals or objectives than if you merely tried to keep them in your head.

This wasn't something I did naturally either, it started as an experiment for me. But the gains it brings to your life are difficult to dismiss.

Chase
 

nino

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Definitely true! Without a journal I wouldn't be where I'm now and I wouldn't have succeeded with the Newbie Assignment like I did. It's something I've done for a long long time, started with Progress Diaries for my workouts and it continued after I read the book "The 7 habits of highly effective people" which outlines how important it is keep track of your experiences, no matter where.
 

Just_Dave

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Chase said:
Great post, SlimJim. And you can extend this to virtually anything.

I've done 20-page postmortems on relationships when I wanted to really wrap my head around why things failed. And I'll sit down and write out complicated arguments or business emails I have to send several times over to flesh out what I'm trying to say, discard them, and start over again.

Writing things out makes a huge difference in organizing and gelling your thoughts. Even something as simple as writing down your goals for going out, or writing down the objectives you're going to tackle in a day, makes you immensely more likely to hit those goals or objectives than if you merely tried to keep them in your head.

This wasn't something I did naturally either, it started as an experiment for me. But the gains it brings to your life are difficult to dismiss.

Chase

It really helps for remembering special moments and things that your girlfriend really loves. I've looked back on mine for gift ideas and her food tastes.
 

monsterslimjim

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Just_Dave said:
It really helps for remembering special moments and things that your girlfriend really loves. I've looked back on mine for gift ideas and her food tastes.

That's great use of it!

I like to also make note of:

-The places I was when I would first meet/approach a girl
so I could remember what venues I had success (or sometimes failure) in

-The places I would take a girl on a date
so I would know whether or not to take a girl there again

-Monsterslimjim
 

Just_Dave

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monsterslimjim said:
Just_Dave said:
It really helps for remembering special moments and things that your girlfriend really loves. I've looked back on mine for gift ideas and her food tastes.

That's great use of it!

I like to also make note of:

-The places I was when I would first meet/approach a girl
so I could remember what venues I had success (or sometimes failure) in

-The places I would take a girl on a date
so I would know whether or not to take a girl there again

-Monsterslimjim

Dead on mate, I would also like to add good openers used to the list. I looked back on my journal from when I entered college last year and I found very useful technique and venues I've innovated lately.
 
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