"The Kiss of Death Mistake"
You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?
Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.
One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.
Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Chocolate or Silver?
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"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
zekko
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The chocoloate bar is obviously real though. They probably think they would rather have a sure thing than a worthless hunk of metal.
It's not like 10 ounces of silver is going to change your life.
I like those metal bars though, they just look cool. They remind me of the bars of latinum used as currency on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
taiyuu_otoko
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Same dude made another video where he offered people a genuine ounce of gold, for $10. Nobody took it. Then he walked across the street to a metal dealer and sold the gold for over a grand.
The point of the above video is that anybody who understands the value of silver to take the silver, find a place to sell it and get $140, but it might take a little bit of effort.
The point of the above video is that anybody who understands the value of silver to take the silver, find a place to sell it and get $140, but it might take a little bit of effort.
That's the thing. Nobody actually asked to look at the silver, or asked if it was real. Since they didn't, I'm assuming they thought it was real, and assumed that real chocolate was a better bet than real silver.
"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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Or they weren't confident in their ability to accurately identify real silver.
Or they were suspicious of the entire interaction - just like I am whenever I receive a flyer in the mail from the local car lot.
taiyuu_otoko
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I seriously if you did a proper survey and asked the average person, "which would you rather have, a pound of silver or a pound of chocolate," the most people would choose silver. I doubt the average person on the street has any idea that you can actually take a piece of silver somewhere and exchange it for money.
If that were true then none of them would accept the chocolate. The silver might be fake (assuming they knew what silver was) but why even TAKE the chocolate if it could be easily laced with poison?
If they were suspicious at all they would have just not taken either.
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I'm not sure how to consider the outcome of the experiment.
It either shows that people is unable to postpone instant gratification for a bigger one later or they simply mistrust anyone around and pick whatever option they are sure is not scam.
It either shows that people is unable to postpone instant gratification for a bigger one later or they simply mistrust anyone around and pick whatever option they are sure is not scam.
"She's Out of Your League"
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.