Getting started. Early goals?

[Oscillate]

Currently 17, in high school. Recently discovered the magic of deliberate practice, goal setting, having clarity, etc.. I use all that in music and it's changed everything for me, and now I've found this pretty good site that's preaching the same methods and I want to try it out

Took a look at the noob assignment, and I'm thinking about it. There isn't time to begin now because of exams and I want to be prepared mentally when I do begin the challenge. But I want to start working on the fundamentals right now. But I don't know what exactly they are.
Could someone give me an outline of what skills to work on, how far to develop these skills, how to develop them, etc?
I'm interested in changing the way I walk, but it takes a clear plan of action for me to get anything done.

Point me in the right direction, noble sirs.

 

[Little Jester]

Okay so you already know you want to focus on the way you walk... Given you are busy, make that your goal for now. Read up about it. Relate it back to yourself. See if you can find a way that you know you are improving. (look in a mirror; does it match with a youtube movie you want to mimic?; How are your friends, family, classmates, responding to your new walk without asking them?)
Once you're happy, move on to a new goal.
For pointers what next to focus on, I like this article: https://www.girlschase.com/content/how-be-sexy-man (includes a small part about walk, but there are more articles about it)

 

[Franco]

Hey Oscillate, welcome to the boards!

To add to what Little Jester has suggested here, feel free to browse through (and bookmark) the Fundamentals articles and see what piques your interest (and what you would like to improve).

Cheers,

Franco

 

[Oscillate]

Thanks for the replies, gave me the little bit of assurance needed to solidify a plan.
I'm going to work on my walk for the next 7 days, with 3x daily reminders in case I forget.
At that point I'll see how it's going and if I'm doing it as a habit yet, then I'll probably keep the alarms for another month or so.
Until then however, I'm going to block myself from this site, to prevent me from spending hours reading things that I'm not ready to act on.
See you when I'm back

 

[Oscillate]

Been working on the walk for a while and it's becoming a habit and getting better, but there's still much to do.
Most recently I've been attracted to the idea of moving slowly, in walking, in speaking, in decision making, etc as I have always been a person who rushes things under pressure and messes up. I'm hoping to apply that first to the way I talk to people.
Right now it's a matter of finding the right movie to watch so I can find a good role model.

But I also want to start the noob assignment, but I have many questions..

First thing: I live in a small town, the only places I can think of to find girls are the library, and a sports complex(and I know zero about sports) On top of this I have to walk everywhere. These things make me doubt whether such a task if feasible, and I don't like having that doubt.

Second: The tasks that say to go up to a girl and just say "hi" "how are you" and then "are you single"
Isn't it a bit awkward to walk up to a girl and say "hi" and then leave? I feel like completing these would make me feel very awkward and not want to continue, or is that the point of it?

I guess it makes sense if these are designed to be a trial by fire, but it would be nice to have a rough plan for making a smooth exit after throwing these lines out there. I'd hate to have gone up to a girl, said hi, and left, only to meet her again one day and have things be very awkward.

 

[Light]

First thing: I live in a small town, the only places I can think of to find girls are the library, and a sports complex(and I know zero about sports) On top of this I have to walk everywhere. These things make me doubt whether such a task if feasible, and I don't like having that doubt.

It doesn't matter where, your aim is to build confidence and basic people skills.

Second: The tasks that say to go up to a girl and just say "hi" "how are you" and then "are you single"
Isn't it a bit awkward to walk up to a girl and say "hi" and then leave? I feel like completing these would make me feel very awkward and not want to continue, or is that the point of it?

Indeed, it is awkward. But that is the point for newbie assignment. The aim is the build confidence, but if you already feel confident in moving the conversation forward, then by all means do it.

The idea is so that you can get a feel of a real life situation of what sort of reactions you will be getting from approaching girls.