"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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overcoming a problem..

randalll

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for most problems, there's a solution, a fix, such as cognitive therapy for people with low self esteem... or pills, for people suffering depression. these solutions have helped so many people overcome their weaknesses and become more confident, more of an alpha male.

but i can't overcome my weakness, because there's no fix.

alpha males are generally fast thinkers, and very good with words. im neither of these, and can't help feel that this is what's holding me back. i dont want to be negative.. i know i have lots of strengths as well, but unfortunately they're in areas that aren't going to help me develop alpha male characterstics.

my question is, is there anything i can do to speed up my thought and language processes. i think now, after months and months of self improvement, this is the single thing that's holding me back, and stopping me from becoming a confident alpha.
 

"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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Read a wide variety of material.

Classical Shakespeare -> Dostoyevsky -> Wall Street Journal -> Brave New World-> The Economist

Et cetera.
 

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had an appointment at the doctors today
turns out i've got mild aphasia
no wonder it's been so bloody difficult :(

i think this is the wrong forum for me now
cheers for all the help over the past few months, learnt so much from this site
 
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