Wow Pook...I've just started reading this site and this is by far the most interesting and motivating article I've read. I'm your average nice guy and now striving to do something about it. I'm going out tonite with your inspirations and my new attitude of action. Thanks Pook
"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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"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
disciple
Senior Don Juan
Absolutely excellent!!
"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.
jonny football hero
Master Don Juan
Bump. Can't let this (and lifeforce's add-on) go quite yet.
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bump bump bump! pook's the man
"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
NoMoreMisterNiceGuy
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AMAZING
Pook describes Point A and Point B, AFC and DJ, brilliantly, but doesn't discuss how to get from one to the other.
Nowhere does he reveal how we are to make the necessary quantum leap, that fundamental shift in our innermost selves, occur.
Without that, all the techniques, all the lifestyle, all the ACTION, in the world is for naught, because it will be nothing but mimicry, knowledge regurgitated based on logic.
Is it any wonder that most can only preach as Pook does instead of practicing what he preaches?
Nowhere does he reveal how we are to make the necessary quantum leap, that fundamental shift in our innermost selves, occur.
Without that, all the techniques, all the lifestyle, all the ACTION, in the world is for naught, because it will be nothing but mimicry, knowledge regurgitated based on logic.
Is it any wonder that most can only preach as Pook does instead of practicing what he preaches?
"So, What Do You Do for Fun?"
She asks it casually, mid-sip. And you feel the floor open up, because the honest answer is work, gym, and a couple shows you're half-watching.
Women rarely say this out loud, but a man with a life is attractive before he says a word. The guy who spent Saturday deep-sea fishing and came back with photos and a story — he walks in already interesting.
The "22 Rules" pushed me to build a life worth talking about. Turns out the fastest way to be interesting to women is to be interested in your own life first.
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Some very, very solid info in there. Okay, as prose, it falls short of what it tries to be, but the message is golden.
Can you please re-upload that or share it again? I haven't read the post yet but I'll read it in the morning.
I have a feeling if I read it all tonight I'll probably lose sleep from the excitement of reading it. Pook is a damn genious I tell you, as well as Ross Jeffries, David Deangelo, A-unit, TheInfamousCBear, Swinggcat, Gunwitch and many others that I can mention. They are my mentors.
Edit: New Link http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2JHZLQ9EN2MER0Z1B6B2P7Y70Z
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Im bumping this thread for what it is - life changing. Any people who have not read it should. The legendary pook huh. Its a pity we dont see him around anymore (mayb hes working on new material or the one i prefer is that he is finally living his life and enjoying women and he is happy).
Thank you pook you literally changed my life i mean actually changed it.
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Cheers
Thank you pook you literally changed my life i mean actually changed it.
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Cheers
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Don Juan
A favorite of mine, I'm giving it a well deserved bump!
"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.