Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single

She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.

You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.

The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.

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Procrastination (argh!)

Don Ronny

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I am probably the greatest person I know. In fact I am pretty damn near perfect.

My only weakness is the fact that I have no sense of time and as a result, punctuality is not my strong suit. I am a Master Procrastinator!

Case in point, I was supposed to fly to Italy today, but I missed my flight. Wish there was someone I could blame, but its all my fault. Its not the first time it has happened either. I do sh!t like this all the time and it really pisses off my friends. Worst of all it makes me angry at myself.

How do I break this bad habit?

Anyone else deal with this problem?
 

"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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thats whats called being a dumbass
 

"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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holy **** man. I consider myself as one of the greatest procrastinaters that have grazed this planet, but I've never missed a flight. In fact I'm quite anal when it comes to appointments, but quite the oppiste when it comes to assignments, deadlines etc.
 

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Write yourself notes. Keep a sheet of paper on it with things that you need to remember or things that need to get done. Make sure to put deadlines on there too. Try to make yourself look at the piece of paper every day, so it engraves the dates into your memory. Or just try a date book.
 

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Your post may reveal more about you than you know.

One major reason why people procrastinate is the fear of failure. How can you not ever fail? Don't do anything.

Researchers have studied so called 'perfectionists' it is never attainable, therefore leads to major agnst through failiure or paralysis.

Embrace failure as a major component of success .
 
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