"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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Confidence and Memory

Desdinova

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Something odd that I've noticed in the last ten years since finding this site...

All during my childhood and even into my early adult years, I had a piss-poor memory. I'd forget where I put things, what I was doing, where something was, etc. If anything, I've noticed that my memory has actually IMPROVED with my increase in confidence.

Anyone else notice this?
 

"Stop Asking Your Friends What to Text Her"

Your buddy Dave has been single for three years and thinks "hey u up" is a valid strategy. Your other buddy Mike just got dumped and told you to "just be yourself."

You showed them her text. You asked them to decode the emoji. You drafted four responses and sent the screenshot to the group chat for a vote.

She's been waiting forty minutes.

Put the phone down. Stop crowdsourcing your love life. Type something that sounds like you. Hit send. Then go do literally anything else with your evening.

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thefonz

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Absolutely

Increased confidence and decreased anxiety lead to much better mental functioning in general. I look back on my school years and I was a piss poor student, in all the lowest math classes, friends made fun of me for being dumb, and I thought very little of myself.

Fast forward 10 years and I was in advanceed level college classes and getting A's and B's. I don't believe I was ever dumb as a kid. I blame my anxiety for most of my inability to concentrate in life.
 
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