"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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They have you scared now, so you go back again and again.

They tried the same thing on me with an irregular heartbeat.

I went in specifically for this to be checked. They tell me they don't know what causes it, and a lot of people have it. I need to see a cardiologist.

I go to see the specialist, and he makes me feel stupid for being there, tells me my heart looks great.

Meanwhile, my irregular heartbeat stops on it's own (Pretty sure it was stress induced).

I think most health problems can be cured with keto and intermittent fasting.
Sorry dude but that's a bunch of bullsh!t.

Nobody "has me scared", I simply never want to experience what I did again.

Why? Well, if you ever had it you'd know. The fact that you claim you did but seem to be cool with it makes me think you are writing a work of fiction.
 

"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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Sorry dude but that's a bunch of bullsh!t.

Nobody "has me scared", I simply never want to experience what I did again.

Why? Well, if you ever had it you'd know. The fact that you claim you did but seem to be cool with it makes me think you are writing a work of fiction.
I come off as arrogant on here. Not always my intention.

My mom has afib and recently had surgery to have it corrected. My uncle had the same surgery some years ago. Afib is no joke. I will probably need surgery one day.

But the science behind an irregular heart beat is bullsh1t. They literally don't know what to tell you. I reckon I'm early onset, so I'd have to wear a monitor for weeks for them to catch it, and even then they couldn't stop it
 
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An irregular heartbeat isn't necessarily afib, either.

You'd have to be on a monitor for it to be classified as such.

I have an irregular heartbeat occasionally, but it isn't afib

I was put through the health care wringer, only to ultimately hear that there was nothing they could do anyway.
 
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And if you lose weight, cut out alcohol, caffeine and nicotine, you minimize your chances of experiencing it.

If life is worth living after cutting out those things, is up to you lol
 
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Sorry dude but that's a bunch of bullsh!t.

Nobody "has me scared", I simply never want to experience what I did again.

Why? Well, if you ever had it you'd know. The fact that you claim you did but seem to be cool with it makes me think you are writing a work of fiction.
I went in to see the cardiologist. They took a scan of my heart. They told me my heart was in great condition. I asked why I'm having an irregular heartbeat. They said it's usually genetic and there was nothing they could do about it.

They wanted to send me to more "specialists." I said fvck you guys, I'm going home.

Stress was what induced mine, I know. I cut out the stressor (my job) and I was ok after.

An irregular heartbeat, from my research, is usually caused by anxiety. So if you want to stop it, best to look at the underlying causes, not see a doctor that doesn't know how to stop it (barring surgery) and wants to put you through the wringer, racking up thousands of needless dollars in healthcare
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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That was several years ago. It was an eye opening moment for me regarding health care. Nobody knew what to tell me, yet they kept referring me to other doctors that didn't know what to tell me.

I wasn't as well off as I am now, so I was pissed to have to spend the money for some assh0le to tell me he didn't know.

A simple Google search told me everything that they told me. And it was much cheaper, in hindsight.

Afib isn't really a thing in young people. You may have an irregular heartbeat, but I doubt it's afib. Drinking too much and coming down gives everyone an irregular heartbeat, for example (palpitations).

Yeah, I was scared when it happened. That why I went to the doctor. I'd had an irregular heartbeat before, but that episode lasted 4 days non-stop, so I thought I was dying.

Of course, my heart was fine when I finally saw the doctor. And they were more than happy to send me to a specialist. That was more than happy to send me to another specialist.

This isn't the first time doctors have needlessly referred me to other doctors, either.

It means nothing to them to send you somewhere else because they don't have an answer, but when you're paying out of pocket to be treated like an idiot, you notice
 

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I went in to see the cardiologist. They took a scan of my heart. They told me my heart was in great condition. I asked why I'm having an irregular heartbeat. They said it's usually genetic and there was nothing they could do about it.

They wanted to send me to more "specialists." I said fvck you guys, I'm going home.

Stress was what induced mine, I know. I cut out the stressor (my job) and I was ok after.

An irregular heartbeat, from my research, is usually caused by anxiety. So if you want to stop it, best to look at the underlying causes, not see a doctor that doesn't know how to stop it (barring surgery) and wants to put you through the wringer, racking up thousands of needless dollars in healthcare
The issue it can happen at any time. And for me, I don't care how infrequent it would be, I never want it to happen again.

And untreated it significantly raisss the risk of stroke.

Literally I would rather have a finger chopped off than go thru that again
 
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The issue it can happen at any time. And for me, I don't care how infrequent it would be, I never want it to happen again.

And untreated it significantly raisss the risk of stroke.

Literally I would rather have a finger chopped off than go thru that again
I hear you, but I've been through a few episodes since, and I'm still alive.

I could have gone back to the doctor, but they would tell me fvck off, basically.

That's why I wanted to share my experience with you. So you don't get all worked up about it.

A lot of people experience it and it doesn't mean you're dying :)

I learned it the expensive way lol
 
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Where's the fun in Keto and intermittent fasting?
Life gets boring as you get older.

When I was younger, constantly discovering new avenues of information, I had an eagerness.

I've lost that as I've gotten older. There isn't much new under the sun, so to speak.

But I get a bit of it when I find new ways to challenge myself.

Cold showers are an easy one. Intermittent fasting is too, but I've been doing that for 15 years (16/8). So now I'm gonna go for a 40 hour fast, once or twice a week.

Why not?
 

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Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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I hear you, but I've been through a few episodes since, and I'm still alive.

I could have gone back to the doctor, but they would tell me fvck off, basically.

That's why I wanted to share my experience with you. So you don't get all worked up about it.

A lot of people experience it and it doesn't mean you're dying :)

I learned it the expensive way lol
You are also significantly increasing your odds for stroke because Everytime it happens you have a much higher risk of throwing a blood clot.

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) increases the risk of stroke five to seven times, and up to 25% of strokes in the elderly are caused by AFib. AFib-related strokes are more severe than other types of strokes and can lead to bedridden status or death.

But I mean you are cool I guess...you can tell all your friends and family you are playing Russian Roulette with your life or your ability to talk/walk/think by increasing your odds of a serious stroke 500-700%.
 
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You are also significantly increasing your odds for stroke because Everytime it happens you have a much higher risk of throwing a blood clot.

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) increases the risk of stroke five to seven times, and up to 25% of strokes in the elderly are caused by AFib. AFib-related strokes are more severe than other types of strokes and can lead to bedridden status or death.

But I mean you are cool I guess...you can tell all your friends and family you are playing Russian Roulette with your life or your ability to talk/walk/think by increasing your odds of a serious stroke 500-700%.
How does afib increase your odds of stroke by 700%?
 

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How does afib increase your odds of stroke by 700%?
Atrial fibrillation (AFib) increases the risk of stroke because the irregular heartbeat causes blood to pool in the heart's upper chambers, which can lead to the formation of blood clots that can travel to the brain and block blood flow, resulting in a stroke; this is particularly likely to occur in the left atrial appendage, a small pouch in the left atrium where blood can easily stagnate.
 
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Atrial fibrillation (AFib) increases the risk of stroke because the irregular heartbeat causes blood to pool in the heart's upper chambers, which can lead to the formation of blood clots that can travel to the brain and block blood flow, resulting in a stroke; this is particularly likely to occur in the left atrial appendage, a small pouch in the left atrium where blood can easily stagnate.
Yeah, but look up the prevalency of irregular heartbeats.

And notice that not all irregular heartbeats are afib.

My mom lived with afib for decades before it became an issue and she had an ablation.
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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Yeah, but look up the prevalency of irregular heartbeats.

And notice that not all irregular heartbeats are afib.

My mom lived with afib for decades before it became an issue and she had an ablation.
That's another option for me but since there is no guarantee the first ablation fixes it and many people need 2 or 3, I would rather just stay on the Diltiazem. It has very low incidence of sides effects and I haven't had any issues with it over the many years I have taken it. Especially since I am on the lowest dose.
 
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That's another option for me but since there is no guarantee the first ablation fixes it and many people need 2 or 3, I would rather just stay on the Diltiazem. It has very low incidence of sides effects and I haven't had any issues with it over the many years I have taken it. Especially since I am on the lowest dose.
10-4 man. You obviously know a lot

I just wanted you to know that irregular heartbeats are common :)
 
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You're 39, according to your byline. That's not old. You're bored because you became jaded. There is a lot new under the sun, but you lost your curiosity. Curiosity is what spurs us on. You've become jaded because you lost your curiosity. And now you become curious how you do when you put yourself to challenges.

I'm never bored. And I'm old enough to be your father. This is not age related, but environmental. If you're not curious about your environment, find a more interesting environment.
Or maybe I've experienced more in my lifetime than you have

Maybe it takes more to excite me?

Lol
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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