My friend doesn't want to take the SAT because he says school is a waste of time. He wants to build an app but he doesn't know any programming skills and hardly uses a computer. He says he doesn't need it than lists a bunch of millionaires and billionaires who didn't pass high school or go to college. I showed him articles like this and he is still set on his plans to make the next big app.
"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.
How do I get my friend to take the SAT?
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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.
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If you take the SAT... life will be easier and you'll thanks me in 5 years.... otherwise you'll be livinng in pain. Girls are hotter in college, every ''programmer who made it big'' were in college
Sure college is not a guarantee of success..... but at least you won't have to retake the SAT AGAIN
He's scared thats all.... of life, finishing high school, not being good enough
Sure college is not a guarantee of success..... but at least you won't have to retake the SAT AGAIN
He's scared thats all.... of life, finishing high school, not being good enough
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For the half day it takes, it's better to have it behind you than in front of you.
Pff... SAT? I did not even take that. I did well in high school, but was marred with a bad disciplinary record so college was not likely (not that I even wanted to go to college). Been working in construction jobs for over 9 years, everything from repairing roofing shingles to doing drywall, I became certified in HVAC 5 years ago, and I am looking to start my own HVAC company. This other person who graduated with me who I know is in college debt and is making less than I do, and unlike him I am close to actually starting something with my name on it and having my own business (high risk but high reward, but at least I am willing to take it).
The SAT is not necessary... College is not necessary. He must however have a plan, a more reasonable one than being an app developer with no programming knowledge. I had a plan, I wanted to work with my hands and do labor, that was my aspiration. I talked with people and got connected landing work when I was young, getting certifications and learning from people with experience. It was hard at first, in a recession economy I had to struggle a bit as there was a surplus of people doing what I did but inevitably I found a strong foundation and am building upon that. The problem with your friend is not the SAT it is his tenacity, his planning, his aspirations which he has no idea how to go about achieving... Those millionaries he listed to you all had plans to go about achiving their aspirations they did not just dive blindly into it. Bill Gates had a plan when he left his Ivy League school to produce a new computer system. Steve Jobs had a plan when he left Reed College. That is the difference, between them and him.. So what is your friends plan?
Honestly, your friend sounds a bit lazy, and the SAT is not going to change that. He must have a dose of reality, realize that
The SAT is not necessary... College is not necessary. He must however have a plan, a more reasonable one than being an app developer with no programming knowledge. I had a plan, I wanted to work with my hands and do labor, that was my aspiration. I talked with people and got connected landing work when I was young, getting certifications and learning from people with experience. It was hard at first, in a recession economy I had to struggle a bit as there was a surplus of people doing what I did but inevitably I found a strong foundation and am building upon that. The problem with your friend is not the SAT it is his tenacity, his planning, his aspirations which he has no idea how to go about achieving... Those millionaries he listed to you all had plans to go about achiving their aspirations they did not just dive blindly into it. Bill Gates had a plan when he left his Ivy League school to produce a new computer system. Steve Jobs had a plan when he left Reed College. That is the difference, between them and him.. So what is your friends plan?
Honestly, your friend sounds a bit lazy, and the SAT is not going to change that. He must have a dose of reality, realize that
"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.