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[DaCocoBrova]

Condoms: Trojan thin/lubricated. Purple box. And she was faking, because "enough pumps" won't do anything, silly ass.

There are a finite number of pumps before climax when it comes to sexual intercourse. She got off, I did not.

Thanks for the condom suggestion.

 

[AndrewG009]

Never down 20 shots of whiskey.

Spoiler

Ok, fuck it. It was fun.

In what span of time, I want to know how you are still alive.

 

[Solaros]

This is actually true. I couldnt help both feel I was wasting both of our times.

disagree

 

[esbern]

Here is how to kill your gag reflex:


Push the thumb of your LEFT hand into your palm. Squeeze your other four fingers over it. Tell your girlfriend.

 

[KidGalactus]

Don't waste time with girls that don't give a fuck about you. Not even a second. If you are thinking about one now......STOP.

There's a second type of girl?

 

[SapientWolf]

Don't go out with your dentist.

She'll probably tell you that you need to floss more after you kiss her.

If your car is sinking in water, keep your seatbelt on and open or break the window to equalize the pressure. Unbuckle your seatbelt and escape when the car is submerged. It sounds counter-intuitive but that advice could save your life. http://www.wikihow.com/Escape-from-a-Sinking-Car

 

[Gallbaro]

Buy a bicycle.
Cars are liabilities.

 

[ntropy]

Buy a bicycle.
Cars are liabilities.

Not for double-bass players.

 

[gutter_trash]

pro-tip:
do not buy a new car if you stagnate with money
lol
I learned the hard way

 

[Cosmic Bus]

Counterfitting: Not a great idea.

Counterfitting?

 

[.GqueB.]

Visine is useless. Mix some baking soda into some warm water to clean your eyes. It works almost instantly.

Scratched cd's can be fixed with toothpaste. Unless its severe... in that case youre fucked.

If you often forget things when you leave the house, its never a good idea to ask yourself "do I have everything" its a better idea to remember what you forget often and ask yourself "do I have my _______"

Cats dont typically meow at eachother only at humans. So if hes meowing he wants something. The only way to shut him up is to give it.

Going to imdb after you watch a movie and looking at the trivia is one of the most interesting things you can do with your time. Dont go just because you like the movie though. Its KEY that you recently saw it so you can remember all the little details.

this is how I found out that they made the t2 transformation sound by covering a microphone with a condom and dipping it in oatmeal... and keanu reeves was originally supposed to play wolverine in the xmen movies.

Download "gestures" for firefox... just do it. Youll save yourself a lot of time. More than youll ever know.

If you meet a girl for the first time and get her number, never suggest dinner for the first date. Dinner is the absolute worst thing to do because a lot of the time it just leads to forced awkward conversation. Do something more social like bowling or people watching. A trip to barnes and noble is good as well because youre surrounded by books and will ALWAYS have something to talk about.

Its also free. Many scoff when I give this advice but I swear it works.

If you have excessive arm pit hair deodorant will not function correctly. At the very least trim.

Pick a fictitious scenario and realistically prepare for it (zombie attack, alien invasion etc). Where would you go? What would you do? Where are you gonna keep your weapons? You'll quickly find that you are prepared for most things and nothing can beat that sense of security.

Pay yourself first. Save 10% of every paycheck you receive no matter how small.

If you find that you have a rather bad habit of over eating (we all do) destroy your food when you feel full. Douse it with water, sugar, whatever. Make it inedible.

Make at least one sex tape in your lifetime.

Make a bucketlist and start now. Theres no reason to wait and youll always feel like youre "doing" something.

Never shave your asshole. The hair is there for a reason. Various reasons actually.

 

[Bernbaum]

Download "gestures" for firefox... just do it. Youll save yourself a lot of time. More than youll ever know.

After making this post, I will make the following shape with my mouse to make this tab disappear:

L

Spoiler

<3 Gestures

 

[Sai-kun]

The problem with this tip is that arcades have been dead for awhile and that isn't common knowledge anymore.

If I went and did that nowadays, the kid playing the game might think I'm giving him the quarter.

Unfortunately, yeah, but if there's someone here that didn't know it, and now does, then that's good

 

[Kodiak]

Find a girl who requires an absolute and prolonged pounding in order to cum, this will train your sexual stamina to epic new heights. Next time you fuck a girl who cums even moderately easily, you will give her one hell of a fuck. Its the sex equivalent of wearing weights when you work out so that when the weights come off its like your ten times stronger.


Don't be a pussy when it comes to sex, work hard, and work to please the woman. Train your body and your mind to please her, and you will likely spark some passion in her that neither of you were aware of.

Loneliness is a poison, force yourself to have fun and be social.


Hitch is a great first date movie. I don't know why, but it just is.


If you want to be a digital artist, modeler for games, or a concept artist of any kind, don't waste four years of your life and 200k on a fancy art school. You can learn more in a month by going to conceptart.org regularly than you can in two years of Art school. However, school has been good for networking and having sex with attractive girls so... I guess weigh your options carefully.


Looking for a part time job? Work for tips. Girls wait tables, guys Valet. Sometimes you can make more in a day parking rich douchebags' cars than you can in a week behind a cash register. Fuck retail.


Please, for the love of god, read. Find great books, read them cover to cover, and absorb them. Read classics, read modern works of genius (Chabon for instance), read non-fiction. Read everything you can get your hands on. It increases your well of inspiration, teaches you new things about humanity, you'll find your conversation more stimulating, it inspires and improves so much about your mind. Reading is so much better for you than watching TV, playing games, or staring at your text messages. READ! Oh and don't read shitty Dan Brown novels or horrible fantasy like Wheel of Time. Read stimulating things.


Dress well. Don't stress to much about it. Pick a male celebrity (Daniel Craig is a good one) Look at how he dresses, try to emulate it. Take a girl shopping with you that knows clothes. It will help you a lot. If you dress well, you have more confidence, if you have more confidence, you get more Pussy. Simple concept. The god damn truth.


Get exercise. Don't stress too much about lifting a bunch of weights and having a perfect diet. If you just add an hour of cardio three times a week you'll find yourself able to fit in better clothes, you'll have more confidence, you'll feel happier, and you'll just feel better. People notice, it is god damn near essential.


Enjoy yourself, don't stress about too much. It's ok to have a cig now and then, its ok to gamble once in a while, its ok to get shit faced and make an ass out of yourself, its ok to pinch a pack of gum from walgreens. A little "bad" here and there never hurt anyone, and it sure makes life a lot more fun.


Get a dog, train it well, be rewarded with 10-12 years of happiness, loyalty, and the best listener in the god damn world. I personally reccommend Rot Weilers.

Go out of your way to make your girl feel special. Do things for her constantly to add variety and excitement to the relationship, and you will be rewarded with loyalty and all the sex you could want. Surprise her at work with flowers, buy her a book she might like on a whim, take her to a spot no one knows about and make some memories. Be creative.

 

[Ford Prefect]

This is the only thing of worth I have to contribute after 24 years:

If you're eating soup at a restaurant and they give you a bag of crackers, crush the crackers while they are still in the bag, then dump it into your soup to avoid getting any on your hands.

:lol

 

[Forkball]

Drink water. A lot of it. Every day. The whole eight glasses of water a day thing is a myth, but you do need a substantial amount of water every day to remain hydrated and healthy. If you want to lose weight, start drinking only water now. Sodas have an unholy amount of sugar in them and beer has empty carbs. Cutting these out of your diet and drinking water will make you shed pounds faster than you would imagine.

 

[-COOLIO-]

i finally read through this thread

my eyes are watering but i feel like i leveled up my character in this rpg we call life.

and here's a well deserved bump.

 

[Pakkidis]

Here are my lessons

1) Get a game plan when you enter university or college. Make sure you know what your doing and how you plan to achieve it. On that note: Do something you love, you truly love.

2) Do not choose a career because a) Your parents are forcing you to do it b) your gf or bf does it c) You see other people do it d) You think it will make you a lot of money . I can assure you that all of these things will make you miserable down the road.

3) When in university or college join a club or some outside activity other than your studies. It will look good on the resume plus it will help you meet people.

4) When your in school, high school or university, make getting good grades your priority. You do not have to be smart to get good grades, you just have to work hard and show the teachers your dedicated. I find more professors care about how hard you work rather than the actual work itself. I 'm not saying hand in crap but if you get a C+ on a paper, go back and speak to your prof "I got a C+ is their any way I can improve my writing so that I can improve my mark in the future" They love to see dedication.

5) Put aside your ego. We all have to do things we don't like...get use to it.

6) The harder you work the luckier you'll get.

7) Never under any circumstances, let someone else dictate your sense of self.

8) Nothing beats action. If their is a part of your life your not happy about, complaining isn't going to change it, thinking about it isn't going to change it, talking about it isn't going to change it, wishing isn't going to change it.

 

[jonnybryce]

fucking amazing tips

Awesome post. The IMDB thing and gestures in particular, but also things like destroy your food. Damn.

 

[Prine]

Accept you are not the center of the universe and you dont know whats best for everyone. Try to understand and empthise with individuals to reduce your own discomfort, confusion and tension.

Patience, tolerance are important in bringing calm to yourself and respect for others around you.

 

[ltse1]

Show love to your parents while you still can

 

[SapientWolf]

I've heard this advice on GAF before, and it has been pretty effective so far. Basically, if you want to avoid the "friend zone" you have to break the touch barrier. A gentle touch on the arm can be very effective. There are even studies on it. If you are sitting next to each other, make skin contact. Invite her to lock arms with you when walking. Brush against her. Gently take her waist to lead her through the crowd. Gestures like that make you seem more attractive, dominant and assertive.

 

[jenov4]

Sometimes it's just a simple quote that really gets you thinking:

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”

Think about that. No really, take it in. It's never too late to make a change. Not happy with your life? Do something about it. It's that simple.

 

[Stridone]

Here is how to kill your gag reflex:


Push the thumb of your LEFT hand into your palm. Squeeze your other four fingers over it. Tell your girlfriend.

Mind fucking blown.

 

[Russell]

Okay, I'm gonna be honest here: Some of these posts are making me really angry.

Esp. this post:

Nothing beats action. If their is a part of your life your not happy about, complaining isn't going to change it, thinking about it isn't going to change it, talking about it isn't going to change it, wishing isn't going to change it.

I don't need anyone to tell me this shit. I'm about 10-12 years older than the average GAF poster.

I've been out of work for almost two years now. Honestly, I'm sick of the low-paying, entry-level, meaningless data entry office temp jobs I've held most of my adult life. I'm not looking forward to going back to this shit. Don't fucking tell me I need to "act," because, honestly -- and I mean HONESTLY -- I don't know what the fuck I want to do with my life. I already know that I need to be doing something that's productive, stimulating, and rewarding (good pay).

Don't fucking tell me that complaining about it, thinking about it (<--- esp. this), talking about it, or wishing it isn't going to change my situation. Goddamn, I feel like I want to hurt someone. FUCK!

[lol, I think you triggered one of my emotional buttons.]

But seriously, don't ever tell me I need to "act" (you don't think I already know this?), because I don't know what I want to do.

And believe me -- oooh, BELIEVE ME -- I must have spent thousands of hours just THINKING about what the hell I want to do with my life (income-wise).

Please don't be mad at me, as I don't like conflict.

And please don't tell me to seek "help", as in psychiatric counseling or some such shit -- because I'll just tell you to f--- off. I'm sick of hearing it. I'm not that stupid.

Eh, I think I'm calming down a bit. I'm a very calm, passive person in real life. I NEVER show anger at people, and I don't like it when people get angry or judgemental or critical of me, because it makes me feel like I want to hurt them, even though I never would. I'm a vegan for chrissakes. I'm extremely anti-violent.

I just wish I knew -- with one hundred percent absolute certainty (not 99.99%, but 100%) -- what I wanted to do. But I don't. I feel like I'm fucking dying from lack of a productive, stimulating, and rewarding activity. I really, REALLY fucking wish I knew what I want to do. I just wish it would fucking come to me somehow.

Fucking $13-$14/hour -- even $15/hr -- doesn't seem that much to me, maybe 2-3 years ago it would have.

Just a few days ago I was thinking to myself, Am I fucking LAZY?! FUCK!! I don't like to think I am. I mean, I REALLY don't like to think I am. Being lazy is just despicable. I have no respect for slackers, especially after seeing that movie for the first time last year. God, I felt like I wanted to beat the shit out of some of those people in that movie.

Thanks for reading. I needed some kind of outlet to type out what's going on in my mind.

But don't ever, EVER fault me for complaining, thinking, talking, or wishing. If I knew with 100-percent certainty what I wanted to do, I'd be doing it in a fucking second.

 

[louis89]

I stopped following politics a little while ago, because I realised that all it did was make me angry.

 

[Zyzyxxz]

I stopped following politics a little while ago, because I realised that all it did was make me angry.

yeah its kinda true that liberals are more unhappy.

The truth is why should I bother following politics if I will never be one of those people who will take a stand and protest?

All I do to is bake myself in my own anger at the world.

 

[Yagharek]

i finally read through this thread

my eyes are watering but i feel like i leveled up my character in this rpg we call life.

and here's a well deserved bump.

Just like Dead Rising

 

[deadbeef]

Okay, I'm gonna be honest here: Some of these posts are making me really angry.

Esp. this post:


I don't need anyone to tell me this shit. I'm about 10-12 years older than the average GAF poster.

I've been out of work for almost two years now. Honestly, I'm sick of the low-paying, entry-level, meaningless data entry office temp jobs I've held most of my adult life. I'm not looking forward to going back to this shit. Don't fucking tell me I need to "act," because, honestly -- and I mean HONESTLY -- I don't know what the fuck I want to do with my life. I already know that I need to be doing something that's productive, stimulating, and rewarding (good pay).

Don't fucking tell me that complaining about it, thinking about it (<--- esp. this), talking about it, or wishing it isn't going to change my situation. Goddamn, I feel like I want to hurt someone. FUCK!

[lol, I think you triggered one of my emotional buttons.]

But seriously, don't ever tell me I need to "act" (you don't think I already know this?), because I don't know what I want to do.

And believe me -- oooh, BELIEVE ME -- I must have spent thousands of hours just THINKING about what the hell I want to do with my life (income-wise).

Please don't be mad at me, as I don't like conflict.

And please don't tell me to seek "help", as in psychiatric counseling or some such shit -- because I'll just tell you to f--- off. I'm sick of hearing it. I'm not that stupid.

Eh, I think I'm calming down a bit. I'm a very calm, passive person in real life. I NEVER show anger at people, and I don't like it when people get angry or judgemental or critical of me, because it makes me feel like I want to hurt them, even though I never would. I'm a vegan for chrissakes. I'm extremely anti-violent.

I just wish I knew -- with one hundred percent absolute certainty (not 99.99%, but 100%) -- what I wanted to do. But I don't. I feel like I'm fucking dying from lack of a productive, stimulating, and rewarding activity. I really, REALLY fucking wish I knew what I want to do. I just wish it would fucking come to me somehow.

Fucking $13-$14/hour -- even $15/hr -- doesn't seem that much to me, maybe 2-3 years ago it would have.

Just a few days ago I was thinking to myself, Am I fucking LAZY?! FUCK!! I don't like to think I am. I mean, I REALLY don't like to think I am. Being lazy is just despicable. I have no respect for slackers, especially after seeing that movie for the first time last year. God, I felt like I wanted to beat the shit out of some of those people in that movie.

Thanks for reading. I needed some kind of outlet to type out what's going on in my mind.

But don't ever, EVER fault me for complaining, thinking, talking, or wishing. If I knew with 100-percent certainty what I wanted to do, I'd be doing it in a fucking second.

I think you should know that you're not going to get any life-changing advice on GAF. This thread, like most here, is tongue-in-cheek. Advice for shit like how to not forget your keys, or whatever the hell is getting tossed around.

 

[Neverender]

I stopped following politics a little while ago, because I realised that all it did was make me angry.

Awesome tip.

 

[GhostofGraceKelly]

There's a second type of girl?

lol. point taken.

 

[Archer]

The bitter wisdom that one has been a fool is not without value.

 

[Ace 8095]

I've heard this advice on GAF before, and it has been pretty effective so far. Basically, if you want to avoid the "friend zone" you have to break the touch barrier. A gentle touch on the arm can be very effective. There are even studies on it. If you are sitting next to each other, make skin contact. Invite her to lock arms with you when walking. Brush against her. Gently take her waist to lead her through the crowd. Gestures like that make you seem more attractive, dominant and assertive.

Step by step guide on how to escalate physically with women. Don't judge till you try it http://www.directnaturalgame.com/Techniques/kino-escalation-ladder.html

 

[Jokey665]

Here is how to kill your gag reflex:


Push the thumb of your LEFT hand into your palm. Squeeze your other four fingers over it. Tell your girlfriend.

...WAT.

Why does this work? O_O

 

[ant_]

Don't think that a girl will change for you. She won't. Stop trying. Get over her.

 

[Slayer-33]

Here is how to kill your gag reflex:


Push the thumb of your LEFT hand into your palm. Squeeze your other four fingers over it. Tell your girlfriend.

holy shit?


HOLY SHIT? What he fuck batman, does this really work?

 

[norinrad21]

I love it whenever this thread pops up. Live your life don't daydream it.

 

[SapientWolf]

holy shit?


HOLY SHIT? What he fuck batman, does this really work?

It does (decrease it, at least). Just confirmed it with a toothbrush (I have a really sensitive gag reflex).

Don't fucking tell me I need to "act," because, honestly -- and I mean HONESTLY -- I don't know what the fuck I want to do with my life.

Here's something you can do. Think of all the things you don't want to do with your life and try to figure out how you can avoid doing them. Thinking is okay because it is planning. Action without direction could take you anywhere, direction without action will leave you right where you started. When you have both you can go anywhere you want.

 

[Cyan]

Okay, I'm gonna be honest here: Some of these posts are making me really angry.

This thread is not about you. The posts making you angry are not directed at you.

This is: chill out.

 

[unreon]

And please don't tell me to seek "help", as in psychiatric counseling or some such shit -- because I'll just tell you to f--- off. I'm sick of hearing it. I'm not that stupid.

Oh, I really think you are.

None of this was directed at you. Stop crying, emo kid.

 

[WickedAngel]

Take the initiative to learn a little bit about maintaining the things you use on a daily basis. Use computers frequently at home/work? Learn some basics of Windows and computer assembly/maintenance. Drive a car or ride a motorcycle? Learn a little about maintaining those.

Simple, routine maintenance is almost always straightforward and can prevent major issues in the future that will require a professional (Expensive) touch.

I charge people everyday to repair computer problems that usually would have been preventable with some basic Windows updates and a competent antivirus program.

 

[jonnybryce]

Okay, I'm gonna be honest here: Some of these posts are making me really angry.

Esp. this post:


I don't need anyone to tell me this shit. I'm about 10-12 years older than the average GAF poster.

Just to drive the point home, this is not the thread where everyone on Gaf will find answers to their problems. It's not personalized to every user, it's a thread of mixed tips for different problems and types of people. If one doesn't apply to you, then it doesn't apply to you. It probably applies to a bunch of other people. Plenty over think things and don't act, just the other day there was a post "AM I OVER THINKING THIS!?" about the first time a Gaffer was going to hang out with a girl.

 

[norinrad21]

Find a girl who requires an absolute and prolonged pounding in order to cum, this will train your sexual stamina to epic new heights. Next time you fuck a girl who cums even moderately easily, you will give her one hell of a fuck. Its the sex equivalent of wearing weights when you work out so that when the weights come off its like your ten times stronger.


Don't be a pussy when it comes to sex, work hard, and work to please the woman. Train your body and your mind to please her, and you will likely spark some passion in her that neither of you were aware of.

Loneliness is a poison, force yourself to have fun and be social.


Hitch is a great first date movie. I don't know why, but it just is.


If you want to be a digital artist, modeler for games, or a concept artist of any kind, don't waste four years of your life and 200k on a fancy art school. You can learn more in a month by going to conceptart.org regularly than you can in two years of Art school. However, school has been good for networking and having sex with attractive girls so... I guess weigh your options carefully.


Looking for a part time job? Work for tips. Girls wait tables, guys Valet. Sometimes you can make more in a day parking rich douchebags' cars than you can in a week behind a cash register. Fuck retail.


Please, for the love of god, read. Find great books, read them cover to cover, and absorb them. Read classics, read modern works of genius (Chabon for instance), read non-fiction. Read everything you can get your hands on. It increases your well of inspiration, teaches you new things about humanity, you'll find your conversation more stimulating, it inspires and improves so much about your mind. Reading is so much better for you than watching TV, playing games, or staring at your text messages. READ! Oh and don't read shitty Dan Brown novels or horrible fantasy like Wheel of Time. Read stimulating things.


Dress well. Don't stress to much about it. Pick a male celebrity (Daniel Craig is a good one) Look at how he dresses, try to emulate it. Take a girl shopping with you that knows clothes. It will help you a lot. If you dress well, you have more confidence, if you have more confidence, you get more Pussy. Simple concept. The god damn truth.


Get exercise. Don't stress too much about lifting a bunch of weights and having a perfect diet. If you just add an hour of cardio three times a week you'll find yourself able to fit in better clothes, you'll have more confidence, you'll feel happier, and you'll just feel better. People notice, it is god damn near essential.


Enjoy yourself, don't stress about too much. It's ok to have a cig now and then, its ok to gamble once in a while, its ok to get shit faced and make an ass out of yourself, its ok to pinch a pack of gum from walgreens. A little "bad" here and there never hurt anyone, and it sure makes life a lot more fun.


Get a dog, train it well, be rewarded with 10-12 years of happiness, loyalty, and the best listener in the god damn world. I personally reccommend Rot Weilers.

Go out of your way to make your girl feel special. Do things for her constantly to add variety and excitement to the relationship, and you will be rewarded with loyalty and all the sex you could want. Surprise her at work with flowers, buy her a book she might like on a whim, take her to a spot no one knows about and make some memories. Be creative.

Just because its that good and needs to be reread again and again

 

[SundaySounds]

Don't spend a week in Florida with your friend's family, if you've never met the family before. It could totally kill your whole vacation.

 

[SapientWolf]

My game backlog is getting so out of control that I've almost re-bought games that I already own. So I needed an easy way to store and catalog them so I wouldn’t have to hunt for a title. The Discgear Selector does just that. You can print an index using their free online software, and label the games you haven't played yet. I've found that having easy access to games makes it more likely that I'll play them. Sorry if I sound like a shill but this device has single handedly allowed me to tame my embarrassing backlog. It's selling for $12 now.

 

[boo7z]

If you get gum in your hair wash it with peanut butter. Don't forget to shampoo afterwards.

 

[BothBarsOn]

I am reminded of my favourite Viz magazine top tip: discarded Bic biro caps make ideal Norman helmets for worms.

 

[deadbeef]

My game backlog is getting so out of control that I've almost re-bought games that I already own. So I needed an easy way to store and catalog them so I wouldn’t have to hunt for a title. The Discgear Selector does just that. You can print an index using their free online software, and label the games you haven't played yet. I've found that having easy access to games makes it more likely that I'll play them. Sorry if I sound like a shill but this device has single handedly allowed me to tame my embarrassing backlog. It's selling for $12 now.

That's pretty cool, but I think a notebook designed for holding CDs is a little better because you can store it on a shelf and not take up very much space. That thing looks kind of awkward.

 

[Meloche]

I just wish I knew -- with one hundred percent absolute certainty (not 99.99%, but 100%) -- what I wanted to do. But I don't. I feel like I'm fucking dying from lack of a productive, stimulating, and rewarding activity. I really, REALLY fucking wish I knew what I want to do. I just wish it would fucking come to me somehow.

You seem to have used this thread as an outlet -- outlets are good -- but maybe I can give you some advice anyways. The nice thing about the internet and anonymity is that you can take it or leave it and it doesn't matter.

Anyways, I can relate to bits of what you seem to be going through. Like me, you like to plan things out, and you like to know what you're getting into before you do it. The problem is that you'll never know enough.

Most people have no idea what they want to do either; I can't tell you how many times I've heard from successful speakers who, when asked how they managed to get where they are today basically just said they have no idea because they just did one thing they liked doing, which lead to an opportunity doing something else they wanted to try, which lead to further opportunities, until they ended up running some company.

Understand this: You will NEVER be 100% certain that what you're doing is the best thing for you or ultimately what you should be doing. What you are requiring of yourself is to be able to 100% accurately predict the future. That's an impossible standard to meet, and you're doing yourself a disservice by doing so. Telling you to just do something isn't bad advice, but like me, you probably need a little context to understand why.

Things will never be perfect -- don't expect yourself to wake up one day with a perfect vision of what your life will be like. Some people are blessed in that they know exactly what they want to do and how to go about doing that from an early age, but most aren't (a friend of mine knew he wanted to be a CPA when he was like 12, and so it's no surprise that he's well on his way on that very defined process). Instead, just make it your mission to find things that you like doing. If you don't know what you like doing, TRY NEW THINGS. Volunteer for various organizations, go take night classes in weird subjects, play sports, meet people and talk to them about what they like doing to see if it's something you may enjoy as well. The point is that without any experiences to fall back on, all that sitting around and thinking you're doing is just going to bring up how much you hate your boring job because you haven't experienced anything else.

You need to live, you need to eat. Most people's feeling of self-worth is tied to what they feel they've accomplished, and being out of work for 2 years probably doesn't help. I have no idea what your background is, so if it's just job-hunting tips you need I suggest reading "What Color is Your Parachute" by Richard Bolles, otherwise you may be stuck with those boring entry level jobs (for now) just so you can keep going. Then while you're working, start exploring other things (aforementioned volunteering, education, sports, anything that is even remotely interesting to you and that gets you meeting people that can further help you find out what you like). I can't imagine that you don't have any interests at all, so there should be at least something you like doing. Hell you're on neogaf, so you probably at least like videogames-- go work for a videogame company.

The point is that you just need to start, it doesn't matter what. Don't worry about picking the wrong thing and having to start over: first of all, learning what you don't like to do is valuable, and chances are you'll gain some knowledge/transferable skills that you can use doing something else (even if it's totally unrelated). Once you are doing things, and involved in all sorts of areas outside of work, you'll find things start to happen. One of the guys on the board of the charity you're working for that you start getting along great with happens to also run a business and he has a job for you because he's impressed with your work ethic. Or you play basketball at nights with a chef for a fancy restaurant and the more you guys talk, the more you realize how much you love to cook food. Or WHATEVER. It doesn't fucking matter what it is, just realize that the more you get yourself out there, meeting people, doing new things, the more likely it is that you'll find what you want to be doing with your life. And surprise, you'll also find that because of all this stuff you've been doing you're so much more than just an entry-level data entry guy because you have all this other experience and knowledge, and because of that you get the job.

Ultimately, it's up to you. Your situation WILL NOT CHANGE unless you own up and take complete responsibility for it, and that's not something I or anyone can force you to do. But you may want to consider that obviously what you're doing right now isn't working, and so considering what other people have to say may be a good idea. And if you decide to ignore everything I've said, do me a favour, pick up reading as a hobby. Mix it up between classics, non-fiction, and quality fiction covering all kinds of topics. It's not the same as experiencing, but at least you'll still be exposed to a multitude of new perspectives and eventually something may stick with you. Gaf's monthly 'what are you reading' thread is a pretty good place to get recommendations from people with (probably) similar tastes to you, or just browse amazon in interesting categories. Make a goal to read one book a week and stick to it.

 

[radiantdreamer]

Okay, I'm gonna be honest here: Some of these posts are making me really angry.

Esp. this post:


I don't need anyone to tell me this shit. I'm about 10-12 years older than the average GAF poster.

I've been out of work for almost two years now. Honestly, I'm sick of the low-paying, entry-level, meaningless data entry office temp jobs I've held most of my adult life. I'm not looking forward to going back to this shit. Don't fucking tell me I need to "act," because, honestly -- and I mean HONESTLY -- I don't know what the fuck I want to do with my life. I already know that I need to be doing something that's productive, stimulating, and rewarding (good pay).

Don't fucking tell me that complaining about it, thinking about it (<--- esp. this), talking about it, or wishing it isn't going to change my situation. Goddamn, I feel like I want to hurt someone. FUCK!

[lol, I think you triggered one of my emotional buttons.]

But seriously, don't ever tell me I need to "act" (you don't think I already know this?), because I don't know what I want to do.

And believe me -- oooh, BELIEVE ME -- I must have spent thousands of hours just THINKING about what the hell I want to do with my life (income-wise).

Please don't be mad at me, as I don't like conflict.

And please don't tell me to seek "help", as in psychiatric counseling or some such shit -- because I'll just tell you to f--- off. I'm sick of hearing it. I'm not that stupid.

Eh, I think I'm calming down a bit. I'm a very calm, passive person in real life. I NEVER show anger at people, and I don't like it when people get angry or judgemental or critical of me, because it makes me feel like I want to hurt them, even though I never would. I'm a vegan for chrissakes. I'm extremely anti-violent.

I just wish I knew -- with one hundred percent absolute certainty (not 99.99%, but 100%) -- what I wanted to do. But I don't. I feel like I'm fucking dying from lack of a productive, stimulating, and rewarding activity. I really, REALLY fucking wish I knew what I want to do. I just wish it would fucking come to me somehow.

Fucking $13-$14/hour -- even $15/hr -- doesn't seem that much to me, maybe 2-3 years ago it would have.

Just a few days ago I was thinking to myself, Am I fucking LAZY?! FUCK!! I don't like to think I am. I mean, I REALLY don't like to think I am. Being lazy is just despicable. I have no respect for slackers, especially after seeing that movie for the first time last year. God, I felt like I wanted to beat the shit out of some of those people in that movie.

Thanks for reading. I needed some kind of outlet to type out what's going on in my mind.

But don't ever, EVER fault me for complaining, thinking, talking, or wishing. If I knew with 100-percent certainty what I wanted to do, I'd be doing it in a fucking second.

Too... much... to read...

Russell!! Somebody gonna get a hurtin' real bad!