10 Reasons I Disabled My Contact Form (Blog)

[Savage]

Use this thread to discuss the following entry from Steve Pavlina's blog:

10 Reasons I Disabled My Contact Form

[Angela]

How long do I have to give you feedback on this blogpost, before it moves into the past?

Whooops -- d'oh!

[Curtis2011]

There is another way to think about all of those messages about stuff from 5-10-20 years ago: That the content you made back then is still providing value in some way to people alive today.

Especially your blog posts that are immortalized via your website. Those will probably continue giving value to people for years and years. From this perspective, if you didn't receive emails about these things, it would mean nobody is getting value from or reading them anymore.

So, that is one way to turn it around into a positive outlook.

[Savage]

Hard to imagine what the cast of Star Trek has had to deal with over the years. They can probably never completely get away from it.

[Ikkyo]

Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina

Hard to imagine what the cast of Star Trek has had to deal with over the years. They can probably never completely get away from it.

I guess you could consider yourself somewhat of a celebrity and most celebrities don't have mailboxes for a reason

It was bound to happen sometime.

[IceWolf]

I'm sad that I was too late for the games.

The shareware version of Dweep still floats around the net, and it has all those "register" buttons that don't work anymore =(

[sebtanic]

Originally Posted by IceWolf

I'm sad that I was too late for the games.

The shareware version of Dweep still floats around the net, and it has all those "register" buttons that don't work anymore =(

True, I downloaded it a couple months ago and I never got around to asking if there is still away to activate the rest of the levels... anyone have a clue?

[MidasGirl]

Ha. You've never heard of a virtual assistant Steve. That 17 year old in the Phillipines could feed her little brothers if you paid her $1 a day to read your mail, and even respond to it on your behalf. I thought you were into owning slaves.

[escapeplan]

Well, you attract this Steve! By removing the contact form you are taking a pain killer- silencing the symptoms but not dealing with the cause.

[Savage]

Originally Posted by MidasGirl

Ha. You've never heard of a virtual assistant Steve. That 17 year old in the Phillipines could feed her little brothers if you paid her $1 a day to read your mail, and even respond to it on your behalf. I thought you were into owning slaves.

If you think it would be a good idea to pay someone $ to process the emails like the ones I listed, then I highly recommend that you check out Bob Proctor's products.

[Savage]

Originally Posted by escapeplan

Well, you attract this Steve! By removing the contact form you are taking a pain killer- silencing the symptoms but not dealing with the cause.

I've been using the LoA to visualize traveling a lot more, and this is one of the effects that manifested (in the form an idea following by quick action). So far the manifesting part seems to be unfolding perfectly.

[Carl Carlson IV]

MLM recruiters gotta be in the top 20.

[escapeplan]

Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina

I've been using the LoA to visualize traveling a lot more, and this is one of the effects that manifested (in the form an idea following by quick action). So far the manifesting part seems to be unfolding perfectly.

That's excellent. I hope the travelling helps you get back on track to fulfilling your potential. Not that it matters to you one tiny bit what I think, but I'll just second the suggestion someone else made about visiting non western countries...

[Savage]

Originally Posted by Carl Carlson IV

MLM recruiters gotta be in the top 20.

Not since I programmed filters into my contact form to automatically nuke messages that contained certain phrases, like "This is not MLM."

Nuking all messages that contained the words, "For immediate release" stopped most press releases from getting through.

Another time saver was to nuke all messages that contained phrases like "swap links" and "link swap" and "trade links" and such.

I'd forgotten that these filters were nuking most of the spammy stuff already, so I never saw those messages anyway.

[Savage]

Originally Posted by escapeplan

That's excellent. I hope the travelling helps you get back on track to fulfilling your potential. Not that it matters to you one tiny bit what I think, but I'll just second the suggestion someone else made about visiting non western countries...

Out of curiosity what do you think the benefits of visiting non-Western countries would be?

Lots of people have suggested that sort of thing, but so far no one has actually said specifically why it matters. I can guess at the reasons, but it would be nice to hear more specifics rather than "It will be an eye opening experience."

I plan to do so anyway, but I'd like to visit Europe first since that's where my ancestry is from.

[escapeplan]

Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina

Out of curiosity what do you think the benefits of visiting non-Western countries would be?

Lots of people have suggested that sort of thing, but so far no one has actually said specifically why it matters. I can guess at the reasons, but it would be nice to hear more specifics rather than "It will be an eye opening experience."

I plan to do so anyway, but I'd like to visit Europe first since that's where my ancestry is from.

Well, get to Europe quick before all of our tiny little countries officially become a faceless superstate! Seriously, all those things you traditionally think of as "French" or "Italien" are being lost and things are becoming increasingly "samey".

Why non-Western? Well, one reason is to experience love. Many here talk of unconditional love, but have no concept of the meaning. Until you have been accepted by the people of south east asia, or Africa and they are offering to share what they have, yet they have nothing to give- well, it's humbling, and makes you realise how selfish you are in day to day life. As you pull away your contact form, they will hand you their only meal of the day to make you feel welcome.

So love is one reason. The second reason is work culture. Understanding things like employment from a non western perspective. Understanding their pride at having work.

Thirdly spiritual- many of these cultures are so far ahead of us and have so much that cannot be put into words. You need to feel it- the warmth of a genuine smile, the way they embrace you as part of their family, their true pain as you leave to return "home".

I could go on. Strange as it seems if you really want to experience love, gratitude and true happiness, you must go to countries that are "poor". It's then very hard to feel "affluent" back in the western world. I can't describe it well, I'm sorry- but I hope one day you find out.

[Brett the DJ]

Steve, I noticed at the end where you mention moving out of your toxic environment, what I posted in my introductory thingy the other evening.

I can see I'm already going to like this forum!

I'm taking steps every day to see to it I manifest a fantastic new place to live. I have opted to not focus on moving out, and instead focus on my cool new house where I can produce music to my hearts content. WOO

[Cochonette]

Originally Posted by escapeplan

Well, get to Europe quick before all of our tiny little countries officially become a faceless superstate! Seriously, all those things you traditionally think of as "French" or "Italien" are being lost and things are becoming increasingly "samey".

Why non-Western? Well, one reason is to experience love. Many here talk of unconditional love, but have no concept of the meaning. Until you have been accepted by the people of south east asia, or Africa and they are offering to share what they have, yet they have nothing to give- well, it's humbling, and makes you realise how selfish you are in day to day life. As you pull away your contact form, they will hand you their only meal of the day to make you feel welcome.

So love is one reason. The second reason is work culture. Understanding things like employment from a non western perspective. Understanding their pride at having work.

Thirdly spiritual- many of these cultures are so far ahead of us and have so much that cannot be put into words. You need to feel it- the warmth of a genuine smile, the way they embrace you as part of their family, their true pain as you leave to return "home".

I could go on. Strange as it seems if you really want to experience love, gratitude and true happiness, you must go to countries that are "poor". It's then very hard to feel "affluent" back in the western world. I can't describe it well, I'm sorry- but I hope one day you find out.

Visiting a country is not inherently educational in the slightest. Just ask a sex tourist. The majority of tourism is little more than gawking at locals.

[Angela]

Originally Posted by Cochonette

Visiting a country is not inherently educational in the slightest. Just ask a sex tourist. The majority of tourism is little more than gawking at locals.

I'm not sure, but I strongly suspect Steve is more interested in being a traveler than in being a tourist.

[escapeplan]

Originally Posted by Cochonette

Visiting a country is not inherently educational in the slightest. Just ask a sex tourist. The majority of tourism is little more than gawking at locals.

That's nonsense. Besides I never said anything about "tourism".

[Cochonette]

Originally Posted by Angela

I'm not sure, but I strongly suspect Steve is more interested in being a traveler than in being a tourist.

And the difference is what?

[Zach M]

And take the job at Starbucks and move out. It may not be your dream job, but if it helps you leave a toxic environment, it will be a positive step forward. Just let me know where you’re working, so I can mooch a free venti soy vanilla rooibos latte.

Good timing. I've already been reconsidering getting a job again for the last month or so.

[Angela]

Originally Posted by Cochonette

And the difference is what?

The tourist always knows where he is going.

[escapeplan]

Originally Posted by Angela

The tourist always knows where he is going.

Yeah- he also photographs everything, and sees nothing!

[Lakshyayidhi Lakshmihi]

Originally Posted by Cochonette

Visiting a country is not inherently educational in the slightest. Just ask a sex tourist. The majority of tourism is little more than gawking at locals.

Uh, Okaaaaay. That's an insane statement. I've traveled a lot. My whole life. I was always too busy doing stuff to gawk at locals. I've made a lot of friends, though. Even when we had to piece our conversations together using 5 different languages and made up sign language! LMAO

But I live in Florida, most of our economy is based in tourism. I haven't ever been gawked at....we do make fun of the tourists, though. There's this saying - only tourists ever get pulled out by the undertow.

[Angela]

Originally Posted by escapeplan

Yeah- he also photographs everything, and sees nothing!

Yup -- and she's constrained by time.

[Curtis2011]

Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina

Out of curiosity what do you think the benefits of visiting non-Western countries would be?

You have not truly lived until you have been with a group of girl friends while watching two Thai prostitutes on a stage pull living mice out of their vaginas and throw them into the audience.


It must be experienced in person to get the full effect. It is something like "Omg... Wtf...." followed by a complete silence of the mind as you are in awe that such a thing even exists in the world.

I think that's the best way I can describe it. Also Thailand was a lot of fun in general. We saw a Broadway-styled show in a huge theatre that featured only transvestite actors who played both male and female parts in the play. It was waaaaaaaay entertaining and definitely something you will not find in any other country (Thailand is apparently the "transvestite capital of the world" because of their cheap sex-change surgery. Fun factoid that you will never use for fear of people looking at you strangely).


Steve, I would also say that you should visit as many countries as possible to experience the huge variety of food! But if you stick to veganism or any other dietary rules you will probably be very limited in your experience of it.

[Lakshyayidhi Lakshmihi]

Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina

Out of curiosity what do you think the benefits of visiting non-Western countries would be?

It's hard to explain but once you are there you know it. When you rent a house, stay in an area for a week or two, you get familiar with the rhythm of a place and it becomes almost like a bustling biological organism that you can explore, with various little colonies or areas that have their own flavor.

Little things - what do people eat for breakfast? What does the coffee taste like? I laughed about the fact that there was a soda in Italy called "Time Up". Driving is awesome, too, because you see a sign and veer off and hey, there's some awesome ancient monument rearing up to explore that was ancient before the US was even a thought.

[escapeplan]

Originally Posted by Curtis2011

You have not truly lived until you have been with a group of girl friends while watching two Thai prostitutes on a stage pull living mice out of their vaginas and throw them into the audience.


It must be experienced in person to get the full effect. It is something like "Omg... Wtf...." followed by a complete silence of the mind as you are in awe that such a thing even exists in the world.

Blimey, I thought ping pong balls were bad enough!

[Angela]

Originally Posted by Curtis2011

You have not truly lived until you have been with a group of girl friends while watching two Thai prostitutes on a stage pull living mice out of their vaginas and throw them into the audience.... .

.....while you have a deer in your mouth that has been frolicking in the wilderness only 2 hours before.