"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Potbelly

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Hey everybody

I'm going to college next year so I would like you to offer some tips on the following:

- college social life
- college academics
- balancing your life
- staying in shape
- anything else you wanna talk about

yea so basically I searched but only found social life tips and little anecdotes. share your stories and anything THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE OR DO DIFFERENTLY if you had a SECOND CHANCE. I think I can learn from you guys. thanks
 

"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.

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Make friends with alot of people, but, try not to take sides or been seen as "one of that group". This way you'll be able to check girls from lots of different groups.
This can also help to set you apart from people, and make people see your time as rare, and so won't think of you as a piece of the social furniture.


Practice your DJ stuff from the word go, so people can get used to it.

And put college work (and let people know you do this) before everything else. Before friends and girls ect. People actually thought I was cool because of this.
 

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If you just go to class and care a little bit, that puts you ahead of 80% of the other students. Anyone can party in college. Smarter people party it up and still have a high enough gpa to get into grad school. I knew lots of kids who were gone after one semester, because they never went to class and flunked out. Even if you have no idea about life after college, keep you gpa high and you will keep as many doors open for yourself as possible.

Normal cafeteria food will make you fat. I gained 20 pounds the first semester, and lost about 30 the next semester after I found the healthy food line in the cafeteria.
 

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Thanks guys those tips are invaluable. I'm giong to save this thread.

Yeah I been to afew summer camps at colleges and the food was fatty. However there were salad bars and sandwich bars so I will survive.
 

"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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how so metallica?
 
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