Yeah, you read that right: Art modeling will train your willpower real hard.

Alright, a few things to explain, hear me out. First of all, yes, I have recently started doing the occasional bit of modeling for an art studio because goddamn it’s about time somebody recognized how much work I put into looking as good as I do.

In all seriousness, I like the job. Making 60-100 dollars for a couple of hours of work is pretty nice, you get to meet interesting people, and frankly, as somebody who has never photographed particularly well, I genuinely like how much better I look in paint and charcoal then I do in celluloid.

With all THAT being said, it has its difficulties, which is where my beloved willpower training comes into effect.

1) Holding A Pose is Hard as Shit

Seems pretty obvious, but I don’t think the “normies” can comprehend just how difficult this is. The way my studio works is that I’m booked for 3 hours. I have to hold a pose for 20 minutes, and I am then given a 5 minute break. This is then repeated until the session is done.

I ask all of my readers to try to hold a pose without moving at all for 20 minutes. Within the first few minutes, your muscles and joints will be in pain. Combine that with having to resist the urge to scratch an itch or wipe the beads of sweat off of your brow, and you’ll soon be desperate for anything to take your mind off the physical pain and boredom. So in addition to training your sheer mental endurance, you’ll also become adapt at distracting yourself from it. As I’ve said in my previous willpower articles, the only way to train it is to subject yourself to things that tax it and make your willpower “muscle” stronger. The same way you make any other muscle stronger. It’s similar to how in meditation you have to shut out all your

2) Public Nudity Kills Prudishness

While the majority of my work is done clothed, or even in costume, occasionally I do indeed have to get into my birthday suit. And as you can plainly see, I’m not in the least ashamed of this. In fact, I find that, in addition to getting over your ingrained nudity phobia being itself a form of willpower training, not being afraid to get naked does wonders for your confidence. Of course, improving yourself in one thing will lead to improvement in other things—seduction is remarkably easier when you’ve intoned a totally accurate belief that people want to pay to see you naked.

3) People Skills

I’m not exactly Mr. Gregarious, which is likely why I’ve never worked in retail. But when you’re seeking anything to take your mind off your physical toil, you’ll have to force yourself out of your natural reticence and talk to the people who are drawing you. Which is, yet again, a form of willpower training.

And that’s really all I need to say about this topic—if you can get a job doing this, I’d highly recommend it. You’re getting paid to train, what more could you want?