"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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What are your New Years resolutions this coming year? Anything related to women at all? Mine is to lose weight.
 

"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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-10% bodyfat max
-save more money
-expand my own business while working more hours
- redecorate my house
-stop smoking( weed)
-no more alcohol (or WAY less at least)
-more living by my own law
-seduce as much women as possible
-30 pullups in a row, 100 push ups in row and 200lbs bench
-simply more discipline
- yeah ,and pimp my garden up some more
 

"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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-10% bodyfat max
-save more money
-expand my own business while working more hours
- redecorate my house
-stop smoking( weed)
-no more alcohol (or WAY less at least)
-more living by my own law
-seduce as much women as possible
-30 pullups in a row, 100 push ups in row and 200lbs bench
-simply more discipline
- yeah ,and pimp my garden up some more
Awesome list good luck with your work outs too
 

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Been grinding hard the past 6 months, really took the "get better not bitter" mindset and ran with it.
Some goals in mind for 2023.
-Move out by the time i'm 26
-Put a dent in a certain bucket list
-Get better at game
-Get my side hustles off the backburner
-Perfect my planche (not plank)
-Work towards consecutive muscle ups
-join a boxing gym
-Start Jiu jitsu...again
-Prioritizing my needs, Mental point of origin
-Go on a solo vacation
-Quit being a *****
 

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Been grinding hard the past 6 months, really took the "get better not bitter" mindset and ran with it.
Some goals in mind for 2023.
-Move out by the time i'm 26
-Put a dent in a certain bucket list
-Get better at game
-Get my side hustles off the backburner
-Perfect my planche (not plank)
-Work towards consecutive muscle ups
-join a boxing gym
-Start Jiu jitsu...again
-Prioritizing my needs, Mental point of origin
-Go on a solo vacation
-Quit being a *****
Nice.....
 

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-Quit Alcohol 100% (it's not healthy)
-Be consistent with my gym routine and lower my body fat
-Get a location independent source of income that's enough to sustain me, and allow me to finally leave Australia
-Find a woman worth committing to that I have a genuine connection with
 

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-Quit Alcohol 100% (it's not healthy)
-Be consistent with my gym routine and lower my body fat
-Get a location independent source of income that's enough to sustain me, and allow me to finally leave Australia
-Find a woman worth committing to that I have a genuine connection with
Go Aussies!
 

"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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I got the weight room down, but my goal is to grow a beard. I can’t grow almost any facial hair right now (aside from a faint, blonde mustache), so I’m going to use Minoxidil and a microneedle roller for the best attempt. The goal is just to be consistent over a year and see what happens. Hopefully I turn into a viking.
 

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I got the weight room down, but my goal is to grow a beard. I can’t grow almost any facial hair right now (aside from a faint, blonde mustache), so I’m going to use Minoxidil and a microneedle roller for the best attempt. The goal is just to be consistent over a year and see what happens. Hopefully I turn into a viking.
Good on you. Vikings kick ass
 

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None. If you have to wait to New Years to come up with something you want to do you probably aren't going to stick with it very long.

Look at all the people who get gym memberships that go unused for months after early February.
 

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- Hit The gym more

- volunteer more

- read new books

- develop social circles

- maybe go back to school….something Ive been thinking about doing.

- Find a church to go to.

- travel somewhere new

- Keep working on my hobbies

- Keep up my No Fap streak.
 

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I currently do most everything I need to live my best.

Lift 5 days a week
HIT cardio 3 days
Walk 15k stepa
Read book
Eat well

2023 I am cutting back on booze I drink way too much. Just a bad habit I fell into right before I go to bed...
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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Maybe Install some Wii U games before Nintendo Completely abandons the Console next March
 

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- More cardio work at the gym
- At least two new professional certifications
- Upgrade ham radio license to Extra class
- Get rid of some old crap I don't use anymore
- Get promoted to Lieutenant as a cop
 

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None. If you have to wait to New Years to come up with something you want to do you probably aren't going to stick with it very long.

Look at all the people who get gym memberships that go unused for months after early February.
I have Blue Cross Blue Shield for health insurance. They have a program you join through the insurance, and you get a little paper card and access to a phone app. With those, you can go to a whole list of different gyms and not pay the gym. The gym bills the insurance per each of your visits. Going to Planet Fitness right now. When that gets boring, I can go back to Golds. Or even some mom and pop local gyms take it. It's pretty nice!!
 

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I have Blue Cross Blue Shield for health insurance. They have a program you join through the insurance, and you get a little paper card and access to a phone app. With those, you can go to a whole list of different gyms and not pay the gym. The gym bills the insurance per each of your visits. Going to Planet Fitness right now. When that gets boring, I can go back to Golds. Or even some mom and pop local gyms take it. It's pretty nice!!
I have the same program. It’s great. You can sample different gyms and times to get the workout you want and look for where the hottest women go. You can just comment on their shirt (whatever logo or location is on it), or ask them to spot you on the bench press. Then just chat them up and tease them from there, and close.

I’m in my small hometown away from college, and the gym has been my best approach spot. The prospects are somewhat slim, but I have this fire inside of me to approach any young woman who I am attracted to. It’s like a compulsion. I always go indirect, which I think is important in this day of age.

I had one great approach yesterday. Whenever I approach, I don’t ask questions about the girl. Instead I assume what she is and guess that attribute. So instead of saying, “what major are you?”, I say “you seem like an education major”. I was assuming correct things about this girl left and right (psych major, German ancestry), and she was pretty amazed. I told her I was Freud. Going to try to get her out to a concert at night and close from there.
 

"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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