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.
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.
I popped 17 tubes this summer and shredded four tires :-(WhitePimp said:
comic_relief said:
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.
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
That's a sweet bike! And expensive, too!mikeyb said:
It's like the marketing says - rigid, pretty light, great handling...the aerodynamics are better than regular round tubing (around -10watts @20mph). The downside is it's aluminum so not as comfortable as carbon. Also it goes without saying that it's one sexy beastChalengeGuyFan said:
.What does 'not as comfortable as carbon' mean? I.e. When do you start feeling fatigued?mikeyb said:
Gives me an erection.Also it goes without saying that it's one sexy beast
Carbon damps small vibrations so it's easier on the joints. Personally I feel it in the elbows and back after 3-4h. Then again I've been doing a lot of XC last few months so maybe when I get back on the road bike again it will feel like silk...ChalengeGuyFan said:
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.
I go through two sets of these tires a year (4000-4500 miles) and despite using extra-lite tubes, I average only one flat a season the five years of using this brand. I check and fill my tires before every ride.comic_relief said:
Holy crap! I thought you were dead or something. Where ya been?Francisco d'Anconia said:
