"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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IMO Ayn Rand is THE biggest DJ ever. She is a Russian author who moved to America and wrote Atlas Shrugged as well as The Fountainhead. After reading the Fountainhead my entire perspective of life is slowly changing. And just a recommendation, before you read any more self improvement books read this. It is crazy, it says the things that we've all subconsciously been thinking but can't express.
 

"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.

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originaldj said:
IMO Ayn Rand is THE biggest DJ ever. She is a Russian author who moved to America and wrote Atlas Shrugged as well as The Fountainhead. After reading the Fountainhead my entire perspective of life is slowly changing. And just a recommendation, before you read any more self improvement books read this. It is crazy, it says the things that we've all subconsciously been thinking but can't express.

I'm reading The Fountainhead right now my brother. Love it thus far. Got turned onto it by my brother, who also has Atlas Shrugged. That's next on my list.
 
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I've tried several times to read Atlas Shrugged but Rand has such terrible technical writing ability I struggle with it. It is a pity she didn't write it in her native Russian and have it translated.
 

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originaldj said:
IMO Ayn Rand is THE biggest DJ ever. She is a Russian author who moved to America and wrote Atlas Shrugged as well as The Fountainhead. After reading the Fountainhead my entire perspective of life is slowly changing. And just a recommendation, before you read any more self improvement books read this. It is crazy, it says the things that we've all subconsciously been thinking but can't express.
Of everything else she was, she was very honest about what women want.
 

"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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LostAndConfused said:
Which one is better to read for an aspiring DJ, atlas shrugged or the fountainhead?

I dont have time to read both.
"Atlas Shrugged" of course... :whistle:
 

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I'm really liking The Fountainhead. Roark reminds me of my buddy, who is just out of architecture school, moved to the city, and is uncompromising regarding his work. I like Roark's character.

I'm still not sold on Rand's style of writing yet. However, discovering that she is writing in English as a second language explains a lot.
 

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Magma said:
I'm really liking The Fountainhead. Roark reminds me of my buddy, who is just out of architecture school, moved to the city, and is uncompromising regarding his work. I like Roark's character.

I'm still not sold on Rand's style of writing yet. However, discovering that she is writing in English as a second language explains a lot.
Several people in the forum who have read The Fountainhead believe that Roark is an actual DJ. Without giving the story away, he does a few very big AFC things which was actually detrimental to his livelihood. Just because a man stands for his convictions, there are times when doing what works is can give you a better outcome than doing what you believe is right.

Atlas Shrugged actually has several characters than more closely embody the forum's idea of what a DJ should be. Qualities such as leadership, camaraderie, focus, foresight, c/f, ingenuity, confidence, intelligence and appreciation to name just a few. Being a DJ is more than just not taking any sh1t, it's about being able to do something about it which doesn't detract from your own livelihood.
 
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