Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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Humanity is getting dumber by each day...

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Surprisingly, the poll of 2,000 smartphone users finds only three in 10 claim they never leave their house without their phone. When they do bring their phones along, however, most people are completely dependent on it for help.
The survey — commissioned by HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, and conducted by OnePoll — found 55 percent of respondents believe running out of battery power is a “nightmare scenario.” One in eight people claim that a dying battery actually gives them anxiety.
64 percent use it to check the time and 62 percent are constantly looking up weather forecasts. Another 13 percent confess they can’t even find their way to work without a phone showing them a map!
And there is the reason why Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Steve jobs and many other 1 percenters are forbidding their kids any access to any technology until their are 18 years old (like for example computers, smart phones etc.), and putting them in traditionally low tech schools with normal books etc.. They know their product make you dumber....

 
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"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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And there is the reason why Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Steve jobs and many other 1 percenters are forbidding their kids any access to any technology until their are 18 years old (like for example computers, smart phones etc.), and putting them in traditionally low tech schools with normal books etc.. They know their product make you dumber....

I'd be hard pressed to find that the "1%" is not allowing their kids to use computers. That would be some interesting home work and term papers to hand in through handwritten loose leaf paper. The kids prob. have a phone, just not a smart phone. I agree with the later.

Sadly, the average and below are replicating faster than the intelligent people. Thus, there's the imbalance.
 

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I'd be hard pressed to find that the "1%" is not allowing their kids to use computers. That would be some interesting home work and term papers to hand in through handwritten loose leaf paper. The kids prob. have a phone, just not a smart phone. I agree with the later.

Sadly, the average and below are replicating faster than the intelligent people. Thus, there's the imbalance.



Its easy to find the facts and proof for this. Just do a internet search like I just did...
Silicon valley even have schools where high tech such as computers are banned.
 

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Its easy to find the facts and proof for this. Just do a internet search like I just did...
Silicon valley even have schools where high tech such as computers are banned.
Dude, I know for a fact Bill Gates gave let his kids use a computer and his daughter has had a smart phone for at least since Twitter and Instagram have been around. Can't say much about Jobs and Zuckerberg's kids are still I believe under 10, so they'd not have a phone. I'll be amazed if none of them use computers or tablets. His home, such as Bill Gate's home, are smart and completely automated. Again, I do not know much about Jobs. The guy was a genius marketer, but a complete assh0le and never cared for Apple products.
 

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And there is the reason why Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Steve jobs and many other 1 percenters are forbidding their kids any access to any technology until their are 18 years old (like for example computers, smart phones etc.), and putting them in traditionally low tech schools with normal books etc.. They know their product make you dumber....

That's the ultimate irony. Technology was born and grows from intelligence and designed to help us be smarter but it does quite the opposite.


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"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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That's the ultimate irony. Technology was born and grows from intelligence and designed to help us be smarter but it does quite the opposite.


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Yes indeed.
Remember how man phone numbers you had memorized in your head before you had mobile/smart phone? How many do you have now? Most people don't even know their own number.

How about before you used a computer and wrote perfectly grammatically correct English on a paper with a pen but now you are doubting yourself because the damn computer's spelling correction program tells all the time you that what you just wrote is not correct?

Yeah, these devices does indeed makes you dumber lol.
 

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I know for a fact Bill Gates gave let his kids use a computer and his daughter
Are you best buddies with Bill Gates as you know this for a fact?
I'm always kind of cautious when people makes these "I know a buddy/I know for a fact" statements. (Nothing personal).

A per this article for example it clearly states that Bill Gates limited his kids access too:
In an interview with the UK Mirror earlier this year, Gates explained that he and his wife Melinda strictly limited their kids' tech exposure, banning them from owning a cell phone before they turn 14 or whipping out their devices at dinner time.
Also https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/billionaire-tech-mogul-bill-gates-10265298
 

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Are you best buddies with Bill Gates as you know this for a fact?
I'm always kind of cautious when people makes these "I know a buddy/I know for a fact" statements. (Nothing personal).

A per this article for example it clearly states that Bill Gates limited his kids access too:


Also https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/billionaire-tech-mogul-bill-gates-10265298
Yea, we were close, but after he learned that I was fvcking Melinda on the side, that gravy train ended. You should read this:

 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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I don’t think the ultra-wealthy view tech in the same way that the average person does. They have hired help to tend to every facet of their life.

Anyhow, here’s the link to Elon’s Astra Nova school. I didn’t see any mention of tech/stem.
 
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