12-06-2014, 01:16 PM
Day 97
Sit 'round and listen to the story of two books o' mine, so similar yet so different. One is decorated with superb illustrations, another one blank and pale. One I hold and smell, another I can only see through the glass. One was given to me, another I bought. One reminds of who I was, another of who I want to be and together they combine this vision.
I'll start with first one, "World of Ice and Fire". If you watched "Game of Thrones" it's history of that world with epic illustrations and stories only mentioned in TV show or books. I got it from my parents as a gift and I fell in love with it from the start. It's just that there is something in this book that wakes up this inner child in me. Important thing is that because of all this joy that looking at fantasy castles and finding references gave me I recognize now that I should not shy away from my nerd side. For some time now I thought that all my nerdy stuff is a distraction for me, something that is undesired on my road to alpha. But now I think this is just who I am and instead of being ashamed of those interests I should be proud of my imagination and use it to my advantage. I will embrace who I am, not fight it.
I will evolve however, and second book is tool to do it. Mentioned in posts above "The Unchained Man - The Alpha Male 2.0". I've read two first chapters so far, but it's enough to say something about the book itself. And I like it. I don't agree with many things, but argumentation are well written and presented in unapologetic manner (as alpha should write and think!). It shows that book was beta-tested by people like me as it often seems to read my mind
. Also as actually intelligent book (not to offend "How to become...") I found myself rereading and contemplating about some paragraphs, quite surprising really in positive sense. And it leaves this almost unsettling feeling sometimes, like it gives you realization of something you'd rather deny, but you know it's true. I have no idea what next chapters will bring as topics are all over the place and I'm afraid about consistency of the book. I'm sure I'll do full pledge review once I'm done, but even now I think it's safe to say it's true alpha male resource, concentrating on more than how to impress women, which shows that author understands concept very well.
Sit 'round and listen to the story of two books o' mine, so similar yet so different. One is decorated with superb illustrations, another one blank and pale. One I hold and smell, another I can only see through the glass. One was given to me, another I bought. One reminds of who I was, another of who I want to be and together they combine this vision.
I'll start with first one, "World of Ice and Fire". If you watched "Game of Thrones" it's history of that world with epic illustrations and stories only mentioned in TV show or books. I got it from my parents as a gift and I fell in love with it from the start. It's just that there is something in this book that wakes up this inner child in me. Important thing is that because of all this joy that looking at fantasy castles and finding references gave me I recognize now that I should not shy away from my nerd side. For some time now I thought that all my nerdy stuff is a distraction for me, something that is undesired on my road to alpha. But now I think this is just who I am and instead of being ashamed of those interests I should be proud of my imagination and use it to my advantage. I will embrace who I am, not fight it.
I will evolve however, and second book is tool to do it. Mentioned in posts above "The Unchained Man - The Alpha Male 2.0". I've read two first chapters so far, but it's enough to say something about the book itself. And I like it. I don't agree with many things, but argumentation are well written and presented in unapologetic manner (as alpha should write and think!). It shows that book was beta-tested by people like me as it often seems to read my mind
. Also as actually intelligent book (not to offend "How to become...") I found myself rereading and contemplating about some paragraphs, quite surprising really in positive sense. And it leaves this almost unsettling feeling sometimes, like it gives you realization of something you'd rather deny, but you know it's true. I have no idea what next chapters will bring as topics are all over the place and I'm afraid about consistency of the book. I'm sure I'll do full pledge review once I'm done, but even now I think it's safe to say it's true alpha male resource, concentrating on more than how to impress women, which shows that author understands concept very well.
For not by numbers of men, nor by measure of body, but by valor of soul is war to be decided.
~Belisarius, the last Roman
Certitude is for the puzzle-box logicians and girls of white glamour [...]. I am a letter written in uncertainty.
~36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 4
~Belisarius, the last Roman
Certitude is for the puzzle-box logicians and girls of white glamour [...]. I am a letter written in uncertainty.
~36 Lessons of Vivec, Sermon 4
