"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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Question about consciousness...

GS-83

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Hey Guys

I have a question about consciousness and am hoping to get some sensible replies on this.

Sometimes when I am interacting with people it suddenly feels like my consciousness gets sucked to the top of my head and I am more observing rather than just being.

do any of you guys have this? And what is this?
 

"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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Yeah, he was quiet and thinking to himself. How's that for a universal example.
 

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Skel said:
can you give an example?
Example: I am talking with someone and suddenly I become extremely aware of my surroundings, my body language and the other persons body language.

Perhaps I could compare it to a first person shooter with an observer mode.
When it happens It feels like I am going from action mode to observer mode.

I hope you understand.
 

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GS-83,

Google "Persinger god helmet"

The guy and the research are a bit wacky and a bit flawed, but yo umight find it interesting. The guy does research using his personal fortune (hence the wacky stuff, like a "God Helmet").

There's probably a physiological basis for your experience (as there is for basically evry other kind of weird perceptual experience).
 

"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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