Edit: I forgot to ask my question. Why is it that doing tactical things becomes easier when you work on yourself or that you develop tactical insights like reading quick and fleeting facial expressions?
Because once you've gotten comfortable with yourself, you can then reallocate the mental resources you were using for yourself into paying attention to others.
But mainly, because SELF CONFIDENCE.
Wow, now that I think about. After that event in the bar from my pushups thread, I had a whole lot less self doubt than usual.
I've found my facial expressions are far more fleeting if I have one or two drinks. In fact that has always been what I do when I go out. I can keep a okay poker face if I am in a bar without it. I am a much better actor with it though.
How can I translate that to soberness? It's like the connection to the emotion never gets made. The projection trick from Iceberg has never worked for me.
I've never heard of a projection technique from Iceberg. Was this from reverse engineering the book PIMP or did you read the lost interviews or other books?
Or, do you mean the icy overlay that he always tried in the beginning. It was forced. It can't work. He admits that cocaine gave him the icy demeanor that he had because he was so high and confident from the cocaine that he couldn't care less about what happened. I'm going off of the book PIMP.