Hello friends, longtime GC lurker here. Finally taking pickup seriously - looking forward to regaling all of you with tales of debauchery soon 
Just wanted to share an observation I had this morning regarding my fundamentals. Hector touched on some of the themes I discuss here in his article "Fundamentals are Everything" (https://www.girlschase.com/content/if-yo ... everything), but I figured I'd give it a go as well.
I am often told that my voice is smooth, soothing, and masculine. Yet while there are many aspects of my voice that are pretty solid, projection and resonance have proven to be huge sticking points for me. People often have trouble hearing what I’m saying because I talk too low. I am well aware that my feeble projection gives others the impression that I’m timid, fearful, and unconfident. This drives me up the fucking wall, because my projection issue completely negates the positive effects of my otherwise “smooth, soothing, and masculine” voice.
In one of OneDate's bonus videos, Chase mentioned that shallow breathing makes it harder to project. I’ve recently become more aware of my breathing patterns through meditation, and it is indeed the case that I tend to take in very shallow breaths.
This morning I Googled (DuckDuckGo’ed?) ways to correct this issue. I clicked on the first link I saw and found this:
Shallow breathing is generally caused by one factor only: hyperventilation… Shallow breathing can be triggered by anxiety, stress, night sleep (or being in a horizontal position), fatigue, mouth breathing, and other factors that cause hyperventilation.
Ding ding ding. There’s the culprit: anxiety.
It was through shrooms that I first became intimately aware of the link between state and fundamentals, a.k.a the “mind-body” link. Without fail, every time I trip my fundamentals see a pronounced improvement. Especially my voice.
My voice, already deep and smooth, becomes much more resonant and easily carries across space. It is crisp, loud, and clear, without coming across as tryhard in the least. Hell, my voice literally causes the heads of men and women alike to turn when I open my mouth to speak, at least when I’m “shroomy”.
It was clear to me that reason my fundamentals become so godlike, so suddenly, when I trip is because when I do so I am completely comfortable with nary a worry in the world. I’ve noticed a similar correlation between my mood and my fundamentals in my daily life - my fundamentals align in almost perfect lockstep to my mental state. The more comfortable I am, the better my fundamentals become; the more stressed I am, the worse my fundamentals become.
I know, pretty obvious. But as far as I can tell, many of life's most poignant truths are deceptively simple
Anyhow, when I’m at ease, I have little trouble projecting and being heard. On the flipside, if I’m even a little bit nervous (which is like all the time), or I haven’t acknowledged some subconscious fears or concerns (which don’t come to the forefront of my mind unless I focus), I can’t project for shit.
I find it extremely difficult, if not downright impossible, to reach peak levels of ease, comfort, and “I-don’t-give-a-fuck” without the aid of shrooms (obviously), but I have been told that meditation can get me there if I stick with it. I certainly hope so - I reaallllyyyyy don't like the idea of having to rely on drugs for my success and wellbeing (and I must mention here that I in no way endorse the usage of drugs of any kind for seduction-related purposes). Of course, my mental state and general happiness can and will improve as I achieve success over time, so there’s that route as well.
In the meantime, it seems to me that simply remaining calm and composed would be a much more easier and effective way to maintain my vocal fundamentals instead of doing vocal exercises. I should save vocal exercises for the development of my vocal fundamentals instead.
The key takeaway here for me is this:
Relax. Don’t be anxious.
And how am I gonna do that?
Over the short term: living in the present moment. Being mindful.
Over the long term: by handling my shit. Pretty hard to feel stressed out if I’m out here accomplishing my goals and handling my responsibilities.
Tl;dr: there's a strong link between state and fundamentals. It's good to be mindful of this.
Just wanted to share an observation I had this morning regarding my fundamentals. Hector touched on some of the themes I discuss here in his article "Fundamentals are Everything" (https://www.girlschase.com/content/if-yo ... everything), but I figured I'd give it a go as well.
I am often told that my voice is smooth, soothing, and masculine. Yet while there are many aspects of my voice that are pretty solid, projection and resonance have proven to be huge sticking points for me. People often have trouble hearing what I’m saying because I talk too low. I am well aware that my feeble projection gives others the impression that I’m timid, fearful, and unconfident. This drives me up the fucking wall, because my projection issue completely negates the positive effects of my otherwise “smooth, soothing, and masculine” voice.
In one of OneDate's bonus videos, Chase mentioned that shallow breathing makes it harder to project. I’ve recently become more aware of my breathing patterns through meditation, and it is indeed the case that I tend to take in very shallow breaths.
This morning I Googled (DuckDuckGo’ed?) ways to correct this issue. I clicked on the first link I saw and found this:
Shallow breathing is generally caused by one factor only: hyperventilation… Shallow breathing can be triggered by anxiety, stress, night sleep (or being in a horizontal position), fatigue, mouth breathing, and other factors that cause hyperventilation.
Ding ding ding. There’s the culprit: anxiety.
It was through shrooms that I first became intimately aware of the link between state and fundamentals, a.k.a the “mind-body” link. Without fail, every time I trip my fundamentals see a pronounced improvement. Especially my voice.
My voice, already deep and smooth, becomes much more resonant and easily carries across space. It is crisp, loud, and clear, without coming across as tryhard in the least. Hell, my voice literally causes the heads of men and women alike to turn when I open my mouth to speak, at least when I’m “shroomy”.
It was clear to me that reason my fundamentals become so godlike, so suddenly, when I trip is because when I do so I am completely comfortable with nary a worry in the world. I’ve noticed a similar correlation between my mood and my fundamentals in my daily life - my fundamentals align in almost perfect lockstep to my mental state. The more comfortable I am, the better my fundamentals become; the more stressed I am, the worse my fundamentals become.
I know, pretty obvious. But as far as I can tell, many of life's most poignant truths are deceptively simple
Anyhow, when I’m at ease, I have little trouble projecting and being heard. On the flipside, if I’m even a little bit nervous (which is like all the time), or I haven’t acknowledged some subconscious fears or concerns (which don’t come to the forefront of my mind unless I focus), I can’t project for shit.
I find it extremely difficult, if not downright impossible, to reach peak levels of ease, comfort, and “I-don’t-give-a-fuck” without the aid of shrooms (obviously), but I have been told that meditation can get me there if I stick with it. I certainly hope so - I reaallllyyyyy don't like the idea of having to rely on drugs for my success and wellbeing (and I must mention here that I in no way endorse the usage of drugs of any kind for seduction-related purposes). Of course, my mental state and general happiness can and will improve as I achieve success over time, so there’s that route as well.
In the meantime, it seems to me that simply remaining calm and composed would be a much more easier and effective way to maintain my vocal fundamentals instead of doing vocal exercises. I should save vocal exercises for the development of my vocal fundamentals instead.
The key takeaway here for me is this:
Relax. Don’t be anxious.
And how am I gonna do that?
Over the short term: living in the present moment. Being mindful.
Over the long term: by handling my shit. Pretty hard to feel stressed out if I’m out here accomplishing my goals and handling my responsibilities.
Tl;dr: there's a strong link between state and fundamentals. It's good to be mindful of this.
