"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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what do yal think about self-hypnosis for confidence?

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I am not really into the shrinks and related stuffs, but if trying new things help me better my confidence, I will try new things. I have been listening to self-hypnosis for self confidence on youtube, and I want to know what you guys think about it.

Thank you.
 

"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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well it seems to work since its based on 'tricking' your brain or otherwise giving you an artificial security...but i prefer it the traditional way
get money,workout,get a hobby,do some research and increase your self esteem...if you are shy you can also try some counseling..
those are the things i did,since i had a very low confidence till 6 months ago,but after doing those stuff,i seem to be better now
 

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ya but unfortunately, I still am a student going through nursing school. I know I will make some serious cash once I graduate, but for the moment, I still am a broke college kid haha. FYI I lift weights, play guitar, focus responsibly in school; my life is pretty straight b/c I work hard for life and ain't the type to get pushed around like a bytch either. it's just confidence for women that seems lacking.
 

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crap

a lot of bull

i tried that crap years ago never worked

it s just a way of making money for the scammers

u want to get rich make hypnosis tapes or write a book on the act of ****ing women
 

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macmaji said:
The only way to give off the confident vibe is to genuinely feel and be confident. It's gotta be deep down in you.

You can do things to amplify your confidence. Like: getting your wardrobe tight, getting your paper straight, learning new things that will enable you to chop up game on different topics.

Deon Sanders said it best: "When you look good you feel good. When you feel good you play good. And when you play good you get paid good."
Couldn't have said it better myself.
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Hypnosis.... I believe and sometimes practice. As POOK said something about, "Think and you shall become." Not sure if that was exactly worded right. Everything on a subconscious level will be tremendous. To the naysayers: Anything that will get you in a positive frame cannot be bad!!! Just like hypnosis. If it changes your frame of mind, does it NOT work?

At the most very most it is relaxing and at the best it really works! Not sure about the ones that say it does not...but if I am relaxing, I am succeeding! Just a thought!
 

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I've tried it in the past. In my own personal experience, I have always felt ill-at-ease and almost depressed after sessions.

I think it can work if you are highly motivated and it is the right time to make the change. If the timing is wrong, it might created a cognitive dissonance deep inside because the suggestions say things that simply aren't true. The hypnotist says, "You are confident" while your subconscious gets confused because it knows you're not. I disagree that the subconsious is completely judgement free.

I find that the best path to change is by absolute saturation of positive thoughts on a given subject. Let's say you want to be and believe that you're more attractive. Absolutely reject any experience/comment that supports that you're not good-looking and dwell on and keep remembering any experience/comment that supports it. Eventually new neuro-patheways will develop.

Ever see the side of a hill that has been graded for grass planting after a rain? The water finds the easiest path and the dirt erodes down to the bottom of the hill as the easy path establishes itself. In like manner we need to create new "Erosion paths" by cultivating thought habits.

YMMV.
 

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Atom Smasher said:
The hypnotist says, "You are confident" while your subconscious gets confused because it knows you're not.
Depends on the hypnosis text. While you should start with something alone the lines of " You are becoming (more) confident " so your brain/mentality gets used to it over a longer period of time in which you go over the hypnosis/affirmations time and time again.

Not a personal experience though, its from John Alexander's How to Become an Alpha Male
 

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I tried all of that, but none of it really worked for me. There are a lot of "quick fixes" out there that will give you fleeting mental boost, but gaining confidence takes time and work.

What worked for me is gradually facing my fears, recognising my faults and my reasons for low confidence and then working towards overcoming them.
 

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If you do that won't be real confidence. Talk to women, get sexual, fail, and try again. That's really the only thing that will work.

If hypnosis really worked, permanently, everyone would do it.
 

"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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One of my cousins, who is good with women, tells me that he makes lots of affirmative statements when he looks at himself in the mirror, especially before he engages any woman. (he also has the "looks" big time) Having a good encouraging conversation with yourself probably won't hurt anyway.
 

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corrector said:
One of my cousins, who is good with women, tells me that he makes lots of affirmative statements when he looks at himself in the mirror, especially before he engages any woman. (he also has the "looks" big time) Having a good encouraging conversation with yourself probably won't hurt anyway.

It's the looks that are getting him laid. Lets face it, the better looking you are, the easier it is to get tail. The only thing the affirmations are doing for your cousin is validating that they actually work when affirmations don't do ****. I've done affirmations and they weren't what was getting me laid. My looks, my luck that day, whatever **** she had going on in her life that made her interested in me, and the fact I have the balls to approach her and ask her out is what gets me laid. In all honesty, if I was better looking, I'd get sooo much more tail. But I'm OK so I do OK :)
 

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ladyzman said:
It's the looks that are getting him laid. Lets face it, the better looking you are, the easier it is to get tail. The only thing the affirmations are doing for your cousin is validating that they actually work when affirmations don't do ****. I've done affirmations and they weren't what was getting me laid. My looks, my luck that day, whatever **** she had going on in her life that made her interested in me, and the fact I have the balls to approach her and ask her out is what gets me laid. In all honesty, if I was better looking, I'd get sooo much more tail. But I'm OK so I do OK :)
Good point. As a very handsome man I find myself taking the long route just to look in a mirror. If you like what you see in it you won't have problems. Most guys look in the mirror and see imperfections. I don't. Well, I do have a few small facial scars. That just plays into my mysterious side. My rugged side.

Advice? Buy expensive fitted clothing and drive a card that you probably can't afford. Both will make you feel better and get you more "nanny nanny nunu". You gotta compensate for your s--- looks.
 
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