Day 0
The night has arrived. I am on my flight headed for Stockholm, unable to sleep. I’m anxious and excited at the same time. And not to mention, horny. After getting let down by Airbnb twice, I finally managed to find a hotel at the heart of Normalm for 6 nights. It ended up being a bit more pricey than I’d have liked, but for the price, I think I may have hit the logistical jackpot for daygame, so I am satisfied. Knock on wood, though.
This trip is a defining moment in my life in many ways:
I am traveling solo. I have never done this before; my previous trips abroad have been with parents or with buddies. I am an introvert by nature, I daygame in NYC solo, I am a voracious reader, and I am a computer geek. But I have always been near friends or have at least always felt it easy to invite someone to grab a beer if I am in the mood. I have been pretty lucky in that respect. But during these next 6 nights, I will be completely alone. I know absolutely no one in Stockholm. This makes me anxious, but I am treating it like a psychological challenge to myself to not let it bother me and to not let it effect my game.
I will consider this trip a success if I get the Swedish flag. This is the main purpose of this trip. It is my first game trip. I have never taken vacation where getting laid has been so front and center. Previously, my vacations have been mainly about relaxing, unwinding, getting drunk, indulging. This time, my mentality feels different. Part of me is worried that having this intense goal-oriented mentality will hurt my game more than it helps. Whatever the case, I take solace in the fact that I will try my best. A lot is out of my control.
I also don’t want to get burned out too fast; I need to watch out for this. After a certain point in cold approaching, I notice diminishing returns. I am not perfect at knowing when this inflection point is reached, but I have developed a good sense for it over time. I basically need a balance. I can’t game all day. Fortunately, there are other things I want to accomplish on this trip besides the Swedish flag. These will supply the grease to the gaming machine that I will need to be.
I want to make good progress on my side projects, which fit into my longer term goal of having passive income sources. I haven’t had the time to work on these due to my busy day job and keeping my daygame muscles healthy. I also have at least a couple books that I want to get through. I packed my running shoes so I can run around the city because I think my mind is addicted to exercise. I still plan to sleep a lot and just be completely lazy in my hotel. I hope it has a pool.
With the above mindset, my goal is to have a productive, relaxing, and pussylicious vacation. My back story (mostly made up) when seducing a girl is going to be something along the following lines: I am here partly on business, partly on pleasure. I make apps and some of my best clients are based in Sweden. Figured it would be nice to meet them in person, since I live in NYC, and also learn about Swedish culture while I am here. I think this does a good job providing hooks for taking the conversation further: we can talk about apps, NYC, and/or Swedish culture.
I am curious to see what Swedish women are like. I have read mixed reviews and also that there is a deep feminist culture. Some people say the women have been overhyped by the media. I am overall pretty bullish; Stockholm is a big city and I will be living in the heart of it. My limited travel experience aside, I think centers of big cities will generally have enough hot women that the bottleneck will be my gaming abilities. Regarding the strong feminist movement, I always fallback to what Tom Torero preaches: “Don’t complain about a woman not being feminine enough. Instead, look at yourself and see how you can be more masculine.”
I will find out all these things soon enough.
The night has arrived. I am on my flight headed for Stockholm, unable to sleep. I’m anxious and excited at the same time. And not to mention, horny. After getting let down by Airbnb twice, I finally managed to find a hotel at the heart of Normalm for 6 nights. It ended up being a bit more pricey than I’d have liked, but for the price, I think I may have hit the logistical jackpot for daygame, so I am satisfied. Knock on wood, though.
This trip is a defining moment in my life in many ways:
I am traveling solo. I have never done this before; my previous trips abroad have been with parents or with buddies. I am an introvert by nature, I daygame in NYC solo, I am a voracious reader, and I am a computer geek. But I have always been near friends or have at least always felt it easy to invite someone to grab a beer if I am in the mood. I have been pretty lucky in that respect. But during these next 6 nights, I will be completely alone. I know absolutely no one in Stockholm. This makes me anxious, but I am treating it like a psychological challenge to myself to not let it bother me and to not let it effect my game.
I will consider this trip a success if I get the Swedish flag. This is the main purpose of this trip. It is my first game trip. I have never taken vacation where getting laid has been so front and center. Previously, my vacations have been mainly about relaxing, unwinding, getting drunk, indulging. This time, my mentality feels different. Part of me is worried that having this intense goal-oriented mentality will hurt my game more than it helps. Whatever the case, I take solace in the fact that I will try my best. A lot is out of my control.
I also don’t want to get burned out too fast; I need to watch out for this. After a certain point in cold approaching, I notice diminishing returns. I am not perfect at knowing when this inflection point is reached, but I have developed a good sense for it over time. I basically need a balance. I can’t game all day. Fortunately, there are other things I want to accomplish on this trip besides the Swedish flag. These will supply the grease to the gaming machine that I will need to be.
I want to make good progress on my side projects, which fit into my longer term goal of having passive income sources. I haven’t had the time to work on these due to my busy day job and keeping my daygame muscles healthy. I also have at least a couple books that I want to get through. I packed my running shoes so I can run around the city because I think my mind is addicted to exercise. I still plan to sleep a lot and just be completely lazy in my hotel. I hope it has a pool.
With the above mindset, my goal is to have a productive, relaxing, and pussylicious vacation. My back story (mostly made up) when seducing a girl is going to be something along the following lines: I am here partly on business, partly on pleasure. I make apps and some of my best clients are based in Sweden. Figured it would be nice to meet them in person, since I live in NYC, and also learn about Swedish culture while I am here. I think this does a good job providing hooks for taking the conversation further: we can talk about apps, NYC, and/or Swedish culture.
I am curious to see what Swedish women are like. I have read mixed reviews and also that there is a deep feminist culture. Some people say the women have been overhyped by the media. I am overall pretty bullish; Stockholm is a big city and I will be living in the heart of it. My limited travel experience aside, I think centers of big cities will generally have enough hot women that the bottleneck will be my gaming abilities. Regarding the strong feminist movement, I always fallback to what Tom Torero preaches: “Don’t complain about a woman not being feminine enough. Instead, look at yourself and see how you can be more masculine.”
I will find out all these things soon enough.