Do you know what isn't an antidote to Chaos?
ALCOHOL!
To those who know, I'm trying to raise my testosterone 'naturally;' ie nothing I'm doing would get me arrested in the United States.
One of the supplements I'm taking, DHEA, will disqualify you from even MINOR league baseball ⚾️ if you're caught using it - apparently there's a loophole that let it sneak past the FDA for non-professional athlete consumer use.
FUN FACT FOR MY SAVAGES:
(I'm referring to you, you beautiful beast)
DHEA is classified as a controlled substance in Canada 🇨🇦!
So don't roll up over the border if you plan to showcase those beautiful biceps while fly fishing in the Great White North - you'll be guilty of transporting what Health Canada regards as an Anabolic Steroid...
Here in the US, you can buy it anywhere.
Regarding alcohol, as a part of this study I'm also eliminating substances that serve to inhibit your testosterone - one of them being booze.
Since I neither live my life in a lab or suffer from OCD, in the last 3 months I drank alcohol on 4 weekends.
While in New York in April,
While in Portland,
Here's a closeup:
While out celebrating a friend's birthday three weeks ago, and another weekend night 2 weeks ago when out of town on business and I bought a one liter bottle of Caramel Schnapps for my hotel room...
Because every time a grown man drinks a bottle of Caramel Schnapps a puppy in Heaven gets its Angel Wings (and his own laser pointer).
The last time I've been definitely drunk was New York in April; the last three occasions were strictly casual social drinking and trying out Caramel Schnapps out of curiosity: Only 15% alcohol, so that 1 liter bottle was equal to 7.5 shots of 'regular' 40% alcohol. It lasted 3 nights and was delicious.
SO,
If this testosterone experiment works, and if you want to give it a go (with your doctor's oversight, of course) if you drink on 3-4 occasions (don't get hammered) that's the protocol I followed.
More key quotes from Jordan Peterson's book:
PAGE 320
""If they loved me, they would know what to do." That's the voice of resentment.
Assume ignorance before malevolence."
PAGE 326
"A few years later, when I was having teenage trouble with my dad, my mom said, "If it was too good at home, you'd never leave."
That quote makes me wonder about our current situation in North America, with younger people living far longer at home than they, or their parents, originally anticipated.
Even outside of the economic reality millennials and generation Z are facing (which is SO different from 20 years ago), I would love to know the differences that sociologists recognize with regard to the differences in family dynamics that has led from kids itching to move out once they've turned 18, into many unmarried people in their 30's living at home.
Here's a link to the web page of that screen shot if you'd like to read more:
https://www.thecut.com/2017/04/so-many-millennials-are-living-at-home-but-arent-burnouts.html
This book comes with my highest recommendation.
PAGE 343
That message, that the story we write of our lives is one of succeeding despite our near infinite limitations, is what makes the story of each of our lives worth telling.
What are you going to do today that makes your story more inspirational for the people who look up to you?
Make a difference today.
In your life, in someone else's life, in the world.
Steer the compass of your reality towards something significant and worthy of reflection...
You already possess the power and ability.
Today, make it so.