❓ PLP Inquires II ❓

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Ahh I think it's a dead even tie
@Whiskeyjack for setting the bar impossibly high
and
@EvaLane for giving us menu pics to drool over!

I really liked this prompt! But this sorta creative energy and time is so hard to find and usually claimed well in advance . But all the entries were great!

 

[LostHorizon]

06.29.25

(Submitted - all my planned questions will go over like a lead balloon atm so if you have a suggestion, let me know!)

What's been one of your biggest acts of willpower?

Walking away from alcohol and later cigarettes. In the dark depths of my alcoholism I never thought it was possible. Now I can’t ever imagine drinking again.

Are strong willed?

I am strong willed when it comes to certain standards and principles that are important to me and expect those standards from the people I associate with. Treat me well, I treat you like gold.

Stubborn? Or are you more flexible? Open to others wills?

It depends on the situation. Over time I have learned that be open and flexible is the better way to approach relationships. Just don’t take advantage of me.

 

[EvaLane]

What's been one of your biggest acts of willpower?

I spent about a year relearning basic math to prepare for the GED. I had taken and failed the practice test and soooo I found a class for mature students and went every day.

I was going through a lot of change at the time, personally, emotionally, all of it.. but sticking with something I wasn’t naturally good at was the hardest part. I wasn’t improving quickly (or at all) and that made it easy to feel defeated.

Buttt I kept going, kept showing up and I passed my GED and it meant everything to me

Are you strong willed? Stubborn?

Depends who you ask and what the topic is. I’m usually easy peasy, open to compromise.

When something touches a nerve or feels very important to me, I guess I can dig my heels in a bit It’s not like I want to be difficult, it’s just that I know where I stand on certain views and I’d rather not spend our time together bickering.

Or are you more flexible? Open to others wills?

Oh I’m super flexible! I’ll let people think, say, or do whatever they need to, especially if I trust them. I’m not the type to cling to rigid routines or demand everything my way. Really, I’m not lol.

I love being around different perspectives, different minds. I can learn something from everyone and that’s more exciting to me than always being right.

I can say that as someone who’s like, almost always right.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

I spent about a year relearning basic math to prepare for the GED. I had taken and failed the practice test and soooo I found a class for mature students and went every day.

I was going through a lot of change at the time, personally, emotionally, all of it.. but sticking with something I wasn’t naturally good at was the hardest part. I wasn’t improving quickly (or at all) and that made it easy to feel defeated.

Buttt I kept going, kept showing up and I passed my GED and it meant everything to me

I fucking love this story and admire you for it. Outstanding.

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

I fucking love this story and admire you for it. Outstanding.

Take that and double it!

 

[EvaLane]

I fucking love this story and admire you for it. Outstanding.

A friend, well not even a friend really, was listening to me go on and on about how “I know, I know, I need to get my GED. I need to do it. I know I can.”

And he interrupted me with a qoute that I’m sure was much more eloquently said than this (yet still sort of brutal to hear in the moment) but basically he said -

“Do you know?”

And I was kind of like… well fuck you.

And so I got my GED…

hmmmmmmmm. Willpower? Or… something else lol.

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

Hmm ... not putting words in Eva's mouth ....

But followup question - can spite fuel your willpower?

 

[EvaLane]

Hmm ... not putting words in Eva's mouth ....

But followup question - can spite fuel your willpower?

Yes

Spite fuels more than I care to admit.

I saw a TikTok the other day and the premise was basically “until I reach my goal, I don’t deserve eyebrows” and honestly, I get that 100%

Literally cutting shaving off one’s nose eyebrow to spite your own face

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Hmm ... not putting words in Eva's mouth ....

But followup question - can spite fuel your willpower?

Spite or horniness.

I'm just thinking that the 2 longest drives I've ever made that weren't for family obligations were both 6+ hours. One to get laid, and the other to confront a colleague who'd dicked me over.

Of course... the one to confront the colleague also took me past Pittsburgh and I wanted to get a Primanti's sandwich there. So that might have affected my thinking.

Spite, horniness, and tasty sandwiches. What other motivations are there?

 

[sammyIammy]

I spent about a year relearning basic math to prepare for the GED. I had taken and failed the practice test and soooo I found a class for mature students and went every day.

I was going through a lot of change at the time, personally, emotionally, all of it.. but sticking with something I wasn’t naturally good at was the hardest part. I wasn’t improving quickly (or at all) and that made it easy to feel defeated.

Buttt I kept going, kept showing up and I passed my GED and it meant everything to me

Depends who you ask and what the topic is. I’m usually easy peasy, open to compromise.

When something touches a nerve or feels very important to me, I guess I can dig my heels in a bit It’s not like I want to be difficult, it’s just that I know where I stand on certain views and I’d rather not spend our time together bickering.

Oh I’m super flexible! I’ll let people think, say, or do whatever they need to, especially if I trust them. I’m not the type to cling to rigid routines or demand everything my way. Really, I’m not lol.

I love being around different perspectives, different minds. I can learn something from everyone and that’s more exciting to me than always being right.

I can say that as someone who’s like, almost always right.

I read something like this and the phrase that pops into my mind is “tip of the iceberg”

 

[hotwords229_A]

06.29.25

(Submitted - all my planned questions will go over like a lead balloon atm so if you have a suggestion, let me know!)

What's been one of your biggest acts of willpower? Are strong willed? Stubborn? Or are you more flexible? Open to others wills?

I’m stubborn by all accounts. But, I also think I’m flexible depending on the situation.
If I believe in something strongly, there’s no moving me—even I can’t change my mind.
But there is also very little I strongly believe in, so, for the rest, I’m pretty flexible.

I don’t have a lot of willpower, but when I need it I have it in spades.

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

Hmm ... not putting words in Eva's mouth ....

But followup question - can spite fuel your willpower?

“Fuck you, watch me” is a big mood.

 

[hotwords229_A]

A friend, well not even a friend really, was listening to me go on and on about how “I know, I know, I need to get my GED. I need to do it. I know I can.”

And he interrupted me with a qoute that I’m sure was much more eloquently said than this (yet still sort of brutal to hear in the moment) but basically he said -

“Do you know?”

And I was kind of like… well fuck you.

And so I got my GED…

hmmmmmmmm. Willpower? Or… something else lol.

I like these people. The ones who push us and question us, or put the question in our mind.

They get a bad rap because it’s easier to call them a dick and move on, but they push us to be better.

We need more of these dicks!

 

[kieranhalcyon01]

“Fuck you, watch me” is a big mood.

It's an attitude that's served me well over the years

 

[kieranhalcyon01]

Spite or horniness.

I'm just thinking that the 2 longest drives I've ever made that weren't for family obligations were both 6+ hours. One to get laid, and the other to confront a colleague who'd dicked me over.

Of course... the one to confront the colleague also took me past Pittsburgh and I wanted to get a Primanti's sandwich there. So that might have affected my thinking.

Spite, horniness, and tasty sandwiches. What other motivations are there?

I'm gonna be visiting family near Pittsburgh later this week, imma have to check out Primanti's. I love me a good sandwich

 

[cocokittysurprise]

Hmm ... not putting words in Eva's mouth ....

But followup question - can spite fuel your willpower?

Oh, absolutely. Stubbornness and sheer spite fuels many of the interactions I have at work LOL

 

[CuriousRick]

.

But followup question - can spite fuel your willpower?

I think 90% of my willpower comes from spite!

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

“Fuck you, watch me” is a big mood.

I say this, but really it’s not a strong motivator for me.

I do have a strong self image and I do care about doing things that maintain that image in the eyes of people I love and respect so that can and does motivate me. The best mentors, teaches, bosses I’ve ever had were ones I respected and respected me in return and set high bars I felt like I wanted to achieve because I knew I could.

But folks like challenging me, out of spite? Nah. I’m more likely to react with “Fuck you who the fuck you think you are? This is my game, I set the rules not you.” And then ignore them completely.

 

[MindYaBitness]

Hmm ... not putting words in Eva's mouth ....

But followup question - can spite fuel your willpower?

Spite is the best motivation. There is no revenge quite like perseveranc3 & success in the face of those who say you can't

 

[morelikeasong]

06.29.25

(Submitted - all my planned questions will go over like a lead balloon atm so if you have a suggestion, let me know!)

What's been one of your biggest acts of willpower? Are strong willed? Stubborn? Or are you more flexible? Open to others wills?

Hmm. Biggest act of willpower is probably… living.
I am not particularly strong willed. I have opinions and I’ll state them when it matters, but I’m generally pretty flexible. I have been described as a bit stubborn. Not everyone brings that out in me. But if I think/know I’m right about something and you’re trying to say some dumb shit to me… . I pick my battles though.
I’m always open to learning and changing my mind. If you’re gonna argue with me though, better be ready to prove your case .

followup question - can spite fuel your willpower?

I don’t think spite is really a motivator for me at all. I’m gonna be thinking about this today and if I think of something that changes my mind I’ll come back. But at first thought, no, I don’t think that’s really how I operate.

 

[PrettyLilPussy19]

Hmm. Biggest act of willpower is probably… living.

Haha I feel this to my core. Top of my 2025 Goals List?? 1. Survive.

 

[SalaciousMonkey22]

I don’t think spite is really a motivator for me at all. I’m gonna be thinking about this today and if I think of something that changes my mind I’ll come back. But at first thought, no, I don’t think that’s really how I operate.

I feel like spite is still allowing them to dictate the terms of my life. I’m way too stubborn for that.

 

[EvaLane]

I feel like spite is still allowing them to dictate the terms of my life. I’m way too stubborn for that.

I hate that part of it too which is why I have to cut everyone who’s good for me out of my life once I follow through with my spite-plan.

Only enablers and pacifists allowed on this rideeeeeeeeee

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Spite is the best motivation. There is no revenge quite like perseveranc3 & success in the face of those who say you can't

Cum to think of it, Legos are also a pretty good motivation.
There's a new Lego Neuschwanstein set coming out later this summer and I might have to work some extra hours to get it.

 

[LostHorizon]

Hmm ... not putting words in Eva's mouth ....

But followup question - can spite fuel your willpower?

Spite is dangerous motivation.

My motivation is fueled by my own desire to make things better for myself and my family. Or to protect myself and my family.

Of course tell me I can’t do something and that can be fuel too. But less because of spite and more because I want to prove to myself it can be done.