Thinking back on my social interactions, I had a history of being stingy even as a kid. I didn’t like sharing, I wasn’t a big fan of being generous and I was definitely one to fight for anything that I viewed as scarce.
As a teenager, I saw this in myself and felt guilty about it. At the same time, I looked at women and money as scarce, so I definitely did not want to consider being generous. Instead, I just felt guilty about taking anything from anyone and formed an intent to be completely independent and self-sufficient.
Independence and self-sufficiency are great characteristics. However, when it comes to improving skills with women or socially in generally, you have to be willing to give and take.
What stands in the way of people giving freely?
I think there were a few major internal forces [Click to Continue Reading…]
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