Alpha Male v.6 Journal - Run #4

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Hey man. First of all Aragorn is my favourite character in Lotr. The second is the witch king haha

Why you decided to run am again instead of base? BASE seems more suitable for you. I am reading your base journal and i love how detailed it is. My first 4 days are very weird. I think today i am hitting resistance because i am tempted to return in uslm even though i like base. A LOT. Did you listen base from earphones or speakers and how many hours? How would you rate Base now you had some time off and you can look back with a more clear mind? Any other advice is really appreciated

Thanks for the kind message; I had a bit of an Aragorn complex until recently. I have the hair grown almost just like him (it curls in a similar way); but it's starting to get tiring to keep up. Even took up a horse-back riding lesson, which probably connects with that. The witch-king is great, but my work won't let me wear a black cape.

ANYWAYS, I ran AM and not BASE because I started to feel like a total pu$$; it had been about three years since I've last run it, so I figured that the programming had largely worn off. I loved how it pushed me out of bed in the early hours of the morning to do a bunch of things that I normally wouldn't do without it (BASE has not had that strong of an effect in that department).

I usually listen by earphones, but at night I listen to headphones put on a louder volume about 1 foot from my head.

One thing that I've gotten from BASE is that each run granted me a new level of independence that was attainable from my then-current reality.

The first time, I started out washing dishes full-time, and winding down towards part-time because busy season was over, at which point I was hired for a full-time permanent desk job with the ability to have vacations. My income more than doubled.

The second time, I completed my first book, and then 'pushed' to get a job in my chosen field, which I got thrown on my lap within 5-6 days of 'deciding' I was ready to pursue it. My income increased by 50-60% just because I was working 4 days a week; once I was given a 5th day, my income became almost exactly double my desk job. I have a lot of flexibility, but no benefits.

I'm certain that the next run I take will accompany an increase of income and freedom, but I don't need that right now; I need a routine that will help me finish this book series. AM has historically helped me do these types of things.