Porn is bad, but is masterbation really that bad?

Napoleon Hill put it this way on getting that sexual energy we all have under control: “When driven by this desire, men develop keenness of imagination, courage, will-power, persistence, and creative ability unknown to them at other times.”

I can only assume that he is more or less talking about what the NoFap seems to be all about: controlling that sexual energy and using it for a greater good to better our individual lives. But does the goal have to be no masterbation ever again? There is a lot of time in the week to be productive with that sexual energy if someone only jerks off once every 7-10 days without porn, just using their imagination, (as opposed to never again: which seems to be the goal of a lot of guys on here...and maybe that’s not a good goal to have because...let’s be honest: good luck achieving that one).

My 11 day streak of no PMO ended today as I have binge jerked to porn 6 times today so far.

I wonder though: 3 days ago I was in the front yard when out of nowhere these hot girls rode past me on their bikes in their summer outfits (you get the idea). I quickly got excited and had to run in the house and take a cold shower immediately to control you know who (this is what napoleon hill was talking about right?: taking that sexual energy that built up then and instead of jerking off, going to use it for something productive).

What if instead of taking that cold shower, I just went in the house and jerked off (using only my imagination and no porn or social media or anything). Would that have really been that bad? Jerked off once in 8 days, and then put together immediately another 7-10 day streak.

Point being: unless I’m planning on becoming a buddhist monk, maybe masterbation is not the enemy. Porn and the filthy crap on social media (which basically is porn) is bad; but masterbation once to twice a week only using ones imagination isn’t bad, is it?

After all, someone who spent their who’ll life only jerking it 1-2 times a week only using their imagination and no porn; I think most of us would say they have that part of their life under control. But when someone like me says: I just jerked it 6 times in one day so far, I clearly don’t have that part of my life under control.

Eventually I want to see what everyone is talking about with the benefits of those 90 plus day steaks of no PMO. But baby steps first:

Masterbation is okay from now on with only the imagination, but no porn or social media. I have to believe that how often I masterbate will naturally lesson on it’s own if I don’t have the mental stimuli of porn to encourage me. After all, whens the last time most of us have masterbated without porn or sexy pictures?

Thoughts?

Thanks.