"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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flax vs soy!

"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.

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well...it's about postmenopausal women, so hard to extrapolate.

but if i read correctly, they found...not much of an effect on anything. this is at least consistent with the idea that a little soy protein isn't going to change anybody's hormone balance, at least in the short run. but my understanding is that the effects of soy consumption are bound to be long term anyway (greater than 4 months, at least). this study can't even begin to touch that.
 

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I was worried for a minute. I like flax. I buy the whole seeds, keep them in the freezer, and use a flax-dedicated coffee grinder to grind them myself. The flax powder goes well with oatmeal, honey, natural peanut butter
 

"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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your body can't break down flax seeds to get to the good stuff. there are other seeds that it can (see the recent chia pet thread), but flax needs to be ground.
 

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how wonderful. i'm guessing a blender wouldn't work too well with a bunch of seeds, surely they must sell ground flax by itself in bulk
 

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they don't, because pre-ground will go rancid quickly (rancid omega-3s are worse than anything else, including trans fats)
 

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even more wonderful! i'll have to take a look at that bag my dad bought a few months back to see if it really is ground flax! tasted like it had other stuff in there too.
how long would you keep ground flax, then?
btw, are you in the states or uk?
 

"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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i'm in the states.

i see recommendations that you store ground flax in the fridge, sealed with as little air as possible, for no more than a year. i've also found companies claiming a longer shelf life, but i can't find a basis for those claims.
 
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