"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.

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the loser mentality by joe rogan!!

"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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Envy is a natural emotion. It drives you to become greater. It is nothing wrong with being envious. But when envy is suppressed, it becomes jealousy. Jealousy is a toxic emotion. It is making the statement that you don't believe you can achieve the same result of the person you are envious of, and also you feel offended that that person even exists. Jealousy seeks to tear others down while envy serves to elevate you to greater heights.

Many guys don't know how to maturely navigate their emotions so they suppress their envy and become more enraged, which is not healthy. You have to acknowledge your envy and respect the player. And then seek to strive to his level.
Don’t forget your breaking one of God’s Ten Commandments if you envy. ‘ Thou shall not covet your neighbor’s possessions’. At the end of the day, it’s okay to want things but not need it.

But yes, I agree being envious can be a good inspiration to do better. Cheers.
 

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But yes, I agree being envious can be a good inspiration to do better. Cheers.
I think no good can come from envy. It's worse than all the others, schadenfreude as well. Pride, I guess, should be a good inspiration to do better. Or carried on a wave of love of self and those you want to love.
 
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