"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 is your greatest single accomplishment?

"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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BMX

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Graduating college and graduating Navy 'A' & 'C' school then hitting the fleet.
 

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Grad from University 5 ys ago and moving to USA recently...
 

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JohnChops said:
I dont consider graduating college an achievement, not really sure why, anyone else think this way or am I just phucked up?
I agree, not very important.. massive amounts of debt for society to officially let you play on the next rung of its game, it is an enjoyable experience to be on your own with relatively little responsibility though.

You can probably just lie about a degree and most employers wouldnt even confirm it.

In general the idea of listing accomplishments strikes me as pretty depressing.
 

"You Can't Argue a Woman Into Liking You"

You made your case like a lawyer. Stable job. Good guy. Ready for something real. All true. All irrelevant.

She weighed your points, nodded along, felt nothing — then fell hard for some tattooed bartender with a motorcycle and a gambling problem.

Logic is where attraction goes to die. The "22 Rules" work a level deeper, on the subconscious switches that decide within minutes whether you register as a MAN or as part of the furniture.

Stop presenting evidence. Start flipping switches.

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El Suave

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jurry said:
In general the idea of listing accomplishments strikes me as pretty depressing.

That is how one's value is calculated. Would it be fair to be calculated by what one says he will do?
 

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buying my house. after renting for close to 8 years I was proud of that.
 

LondonTowers

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I think my biggest achievement has been the fact I was given nothing, flat broke, nearly on the street with no support yet somehow found the strength to work from the bottom, put myself through education and get a masters from one of the best schools in the world to now where I am making national ad campaigns for major corporations slinging with guys who have had very privileged backgrounds. No one would guess where I have come from, because I have never let my circumstances define me.
 

btownbuck2012

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for me personally, it was moving to the Washington, D.C. area without a job lined up, working in a grocery store, while I interviewed for professional jobs, finally landing one, getting some good professional work experience that helped me land my current job in NYC. Not bad for a former shy kid from Indiana.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Getting into medical school and scoring a top SAT
 

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Reaching that state of mind where I'm happy and comfortable with who I am, where I'm at and what I want to achieve.
 

BetterCallSaul

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I suppose I could list multiple examples of things other can relate to, but I think I can summarize all of them by simply saying I've accomplished every single goal I've ever wanted to. That can range from buying a house, a new car, getting a new job, getting an advanced degree and professional training, moving someplace new, getting a better woman....all of those and more, I can honestly look back and say "I did it".
 
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