"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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Position Paper

Desert Rose

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Hey all, I have a paper due in a few days in which I take a position on a health topic and argue that stance. I must have citations from peer reviewed journals. My problem is finding a topic that is easy to research and write about. Has anyone written a paper like this? Could you help me out finding a topic that is not difficult to defend? I would be in anyones debt that can help me out on this one, thanks a lot.
 

"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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Desert Rose said:
Hey all, I have a paper due in a few days in which I take a position on a health topic and argue that stance. I must have citations from peer reviewed journals. My problem is finding a topic that is easy to research and write about. Has anyone written a paper like this? Could you help me out finding a topic that is not difficult to defend? I would be in anyones debt that can help me out on this one, thanks a lot.
Is nationalized health care good or bad? Lot's of material out there on that one.
 

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Position papers are easy. Get on your soapbox and start talking.

Euthanasia: should those who wish to end their lives, whether due to depression or intense physical pain, be assisted in doing so to effect a painless and comfortable death?

ADHD: should children and adolescents be subjected to psychoactive substances to reduce symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
 

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More Cowbell Please said:
Is nationalized health care good or bad? Lot's of material out there on that one.
Yeah there is I've had to write two papers on health care and health insurance.
 

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Demon said:
Position papers are easy. Get on your soapbox and start talking.

Euthanasia: should those who wish to end their lives, whether due to depression or intense physical pain, be assisted in doing so to effect a painless and comfortable death?

ADHD: should children and adolescents be subjected to psychoactive substances to reduce symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
I just finished a paper this week about end of life issues and euthanasia, the ADHD topic has caught my eye. At first I was going to do cosmetic surgery and whether or not we should have restrictions on it but there was not much information what so ever.
 

"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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