I’m not sure what it means, but I think it’s interesting that my very strong streak of disagreeableness made me much more attractive to women than if I’d been exactly like I am except for leaning agreeable.

People are strange.

The redpill dudes aren’t exactly right that it’s better to be a jerk. That is not in fact the optimum male config that most women find attractive. However, many women do (oddly) mistake jerks for the confident. I’m not a jerk, I think. But I am both confident and extremely disagreeable and that historically has allowed me to punch above my weight (and height) with women.

This is not about sex but applies to sex too: you can really increase your luck by deliberately putting yourself in places and situations where you are more likely to get lucky.

Most of the reason I’ve had success is that I just tried a lot of things, went to a lot of places, bought a lot of different stocks, talked to a lot of girls. People sometimes make fun of me for my attempts to preserve optionality. But it’s not about avoiding commitment or being wishy-washy, as they imagine.

It’s about when the chance of a lifetime is right there in front of you, that you first, notice it (many people do not), and that you have the freedom to act on it.

Put yourself where the action is and better things are more likely to happen to you. Easy principle, though harder to do than say. Still worth it, though.

I like the mood lighting I have going on near my desk now. The lamp can do regular lighting colors too, but I’ve been leaving it like that as bias lighting. I can actually read better with it that way¹.

The remote for the lamp is confusing as all hell, but I like the lamp itself. And that’s straight out of the phone — no manipulation or alteration (other than the phone doing what it does, since it was not shot in raw).

1. I also have more neutral bias lighting behind my main monitor.

In the work world, I’m a unicorn. And companies are often looking for people like me. However, when against all odds they do find one it still causes them to get all pissy because as a unicorn, I can and do demand a high wage, more vacation time than normal, etc. Like, dude, you found your unicorn and now you gotta payyyyyyy. What did you expect?

But they want it both ways, of course — someone with an unusual suite of skills and who will accept being compensated as poorly as the 19-year-old intern.

As a unicorn, though, I can just trot into the next meadow. That’s what makes it so much fun.

Same. I care about being able to say what I want and about being correct. Every other concern and person can fuck right off.

What’s the smartest thing you’ve ever done?

Left Lake City, Florida, and became a paratrooper in the army.

Otherwise, I would’ve been in jail or dead.

Indeed, it does work well. I am the same. People do tend to find this rare personality type extremely confusing. (And no, I am not just guessing; a Big 5 personality assessment showed this as my type very clearly.)

Basically, I am an ornery, disagreeable fucker who will try just about anything to see if I like it and go just about anywhere.