"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.
R.I.P Syd Barrett
- Thread starter Mitch_Mustain
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"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"
Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
thefonz
Master Don Juan
A sad day indeed. He could have been one of the greats like Elvis or Bob Dylan but went crazy instead. I'll miss him.
I was never the biggest fan of the early Floyd, but an interesting character indeed, if not a more interesting story. A lesson in 'predisposition to mental illness + drugs = disaster'. I think his greastest legacy was carried out in his influnce on those arround him that went on to make the great music that we eventually heard.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
The scary thing is that he was only 60.
:rockon:"Fvck all that, we've gotta get on with this..":rockon:
:rockon:"Fvck all that, we've gotta get on with this..":rockon:
GirlCrazy
Master Don Juan
Yes, a truly sad day.
It's been A piper at the gates of dawn all day on my play list.
It's been A piper at the gates of dawn all day on my play list.
"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"
I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.
The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.
Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.
Bonhomme
Master Don Juan
RIP, Syd :rockon:
penkitten
Master Don Juan
i was always told he lived in a mental institution and all this time he was living in his mothers house in london.... dont you hate tabloid rumors?
wonder what he died of......
wonder what he died of......
Mitch_Mustain
Don Juan
I've got a bike.
You can ride it if you like.
It's got a basket, a bell that rings,
and things to make it look good.
I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it.
You can ride it if you like.
It's got a basket, a bell that rings,
and things to make it look good.
I'd give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it.