"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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Potbelly's 2006 Summer Transformation Thread

Potbelly

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workout - shoulders/legs

DB Shoulder Press - 8x60, +10 lbs
DB Shoulder Press - 7x60, +10 lbs
DB Shoulder Press - 6x60, +10 lbs

Hamstring Curl - 12x100, +10 lbs
Hamstring Curl - 12x100, +10 lbs
Hamstring Curl - 12x100, +10 lbs

DB Squats - 7x70
DB Squats - 7x70
DB Squats - 6x70, +1 SET


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"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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Potbelly

Master Don Juan
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workout - back/biceps

Lat Pulldowns - 8x90
Lat Pulldowns - 6x90, -2 reps
Lat Pulldowns - 4x90, -4 reps

Bent DB Rows - L 10x35, +2 reps
Bent DB Rows - L 8x35, +2 reps
Bent DB Rows - L 8x35
Bent DB Rows - R 10x35, +2 reps
Bent DB Rows - R 10x35, +2 reps
Bent DB Rows - R 10x35

DB Deadlift - 13x70
 
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