"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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Addicted to technology...

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It's coming to 9:00pm and I've just realized I have spent practically all day on my computer... and this isn't an abnormality. I'm 21 and while worried about myself I'm more concerned for even younger kids. I will (and can) endeavor to get out a lot more (my photo album consists of "night time pictures" :( ) and get some more hobbies, but what about the "myspace generation" or kids even younger who have practically grown up with this all around them? Are they giving up their bicycles for computers, and the internet? What do you guys think about our growing reliance on technology and it's affects on society?

I had many hobbies when I was younger, but sitting here on the computer just seems easy. I can socialize on facebook, research on wikipedia and entertain myself in countless ways... but I realize and over-indulgence in this is very bad. I just want to go back to the old-school you know?
 

"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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I think once the U.S government's program C3I becomes self aware like the fictional Skynet it is the beginning of the end for humanity.

Read the short story online called "I have no mouth but I must scream" to see why.
 
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Was this thread inspired by my Zen cell phone thread. Anyway, for my incite on this you can read it there.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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I had exactly the same complaint about myself. Then I bought a house and was amazed to find out I'm in a tiny dead spot where it's not possible to get any internet but dialup.

It's been a year and I don't think I would spend nearly as much time on the computer anymore even if I had internet at home. Try going unplugged for a while it's not nearly as bad as you would think.

Not having google & wikipedia for every single little question you have might drive you nuts for a while though.
 
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