"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.
The Fountainhead
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"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"
She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.
You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.
She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.
The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
So what is the concept?LAWYER said:
"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.
Cesare Cardinali
Master Don Juan
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I don't know how they could make an Atlas Movie though. The book is just so deep that any movie will not be able to capture it. Maybe a mini series or trilogie, but one movie! No way.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
Sacred? How?LAWYER said:
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
Exactly. Add to that the fact that he spent a good part of his time basically making Keating look good, actually better than himself. Not something that I would do. Dominique is actually a more powerful character than Roark IMO.Drumstick said:
What do you mean how!..you read the book!Francisco d'Anconia said:
Roark is just doing what ever he wants...I do the same things he does...I never kiss anyones ass ever! His not being a prick...maybe to people who wants to use him and put him down but not to people with self respect.
"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.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
He willingly lets someone else take the credit for his work, someone inferior. And you choose to pattern yourself after such a person?LAWYER said:
You clearly don't get it do you!Francisco d'Anconia said:
People only live up to 80 years or so...Roark doesn't care about money or fame...it wouldn't matter after your dead. All he cares about is what he can accomplish and he will do it even if someone else gets the credit for it.
I'm not choosing to pattern him. We just happen to be the same.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
It's hard for me to believe that there is much satisfaction with allowing someone else to bring your dreams to fruition. HE had the talent, HE had the intellect yet he give it away to another who doesn't even bring it to fruition in his name. Yes, it was his idea to do with as he pleased but do you believe that he was truly satisfied watching a poser create his visions rather than himself?Shyyhs said:
"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.
Francisco d'Anconia
Master Don Juan
Accomplishment at the hands of others rather than through his own. You actually believe that he would prefer having someone else implement his vision rather than himself? Ever really think about why people didn't want him to do it himself and he needed Peter's help to get it done because without him, it wouldn't have a chance of being built at all?LAWYER said:
The whole book was written in a way for all the characters to need Roark.
Peter's the one who needed Roark. Roark design it on a condition to be built exactly the way he wants it. Without Roark Peter couldn't do it. Without Roark the girl I for get her name would be miserable for the rest of her life.