"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Whats with all the Ayn Rand/Atlas Shrugged Names?

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Hank Rearden?
John Galt?
Howard Roark?
Francisco D'Anconia?

Seems like alot of users here like Ayn Rand. Can anyone draw conclusions as to why Randroids are drawn to sites like these?
 

“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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Ayn Rand was all about taking responsibility for your life and her books were all about living to your highest ideal, and in her mind what the ideal free/captain of his own ship man was like.

I have several of her books. Haven't read Atlas Shrugged yet, which is probably the most famous one.

I can't explain it, but I "get it".
 

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What a shame, cause Atlas Shrugged sucks
 

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I am a big rand fan myself, just seems strange that so many end up here, hah
 

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dap said:
I am a big rand fan myself, just seems strange that so many end up here, hah
Eh... Who's John Galt....
 

"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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They're not insecure boys, who are looking for validation from others (whether it be in the form of a quick lay, or bragging to others). They know who they are and they know their passions in life and pursue them regardless, or even in spite of, what others may think of them. Only the best that mankind has to offer mange to achieve the passion, integrity, and clarity of mind that these characters posses; they're truely the ideal to strive for, they're the essence of what it is to be Don Juan.
 

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Howard Roark said:
They're not insecure boys, who are looking for validation from others (whether it be in the form of a quick lay, or bragging to others). They know who they are and they know their passions in life and pursue them regardless, or even in spite of, what others may think of them. Only the best that mankind has to offer mange to achieve the passion, integrity, and clarity of mind that these characters posses; they're truely the ideal to strive for, they're the essence of what it is to be Don Juan.
You're right, you're the one who did some work for a HB9 at her house, said you would come back later and finish it, instead sent some AFC to do it for you, to disappoint her. Only then did you go back and force yourself onto her later that night. That's alpha right there.

and Francisco, I do hope you get over your oneitis and go after one of those HBs you are always around.
 

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Howard Roark said:
They're not insecure boys, who are looking for validation from others (whether it be in the form of a quick lay, or bragging to others). They know who they are and they know their passions in life and pursue them regardless, or even in spite of, what others may think of them. Only the best that mankind has to offer mange to achieve the passion, integrity, and clarity of mind that these characters posses; they're truely the ideal to strive for, they're the essence of what it is to be Don Juan.
I agree, but I think you are missing one point. I do think that if people follow Rand too closely, they tend to become too inflexible and humorless, like a Howard Roark Robot. This might lead to problems with girls. However, Randians (a group that I might include myself in) take personal responsibility for their shortcomings, so they end up at a self improvement site (like this).
 

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Well, look at the join dates. Franscisco has been here longer than the internet.

On the other hand, ever one of those other users is obviously the same guy:

Hank Rearden?
John Galt?
Howard Roark?
Ragnar D. is another.
 

"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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Phyzzle said:
Well, look at the join dates. Franscisco has been here longer than the internet.

On the other hand, ever one of those other users is obviously the same guy:



Ragnar D. is another.
Holy don juaners - Francisco is John Galt thus Francisco is a VIRGIN!!!!

He admmited his vigrinity through his other ego - Franscio - tell us the truth - you don't have to have shame - being a virgin is good!............................
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....................for a woman:rolleyes:
 

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Phyzzle said:
Well, look at the join dates. Franscisco has been here longer than the internet...
That's because I created it. Al Gore works for me. ;)

And yes, their join dates are their giveaways. I do remember a John Galt 2 on the site a year or so ago.
 

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Phyzzle said:
Well, look at the join dates. Franscisco has been here longer than the internet.

On the other hand, ever one of those other users is obviously the same guy:



Ragnar D. is another.
I'm a different person.
 

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Last Man Standing said:
Holy don juaners - Francisco is John Galt thus Francisco is a VIRGIN!!!!

He admmited his vigrinity through his other ego - Franscio - tell us the truth - you don't have to have shame - being a virgin is good!............................
.................
....................for a woman:rolleyes:
The d'Anconia has no need for alter egos.
 

"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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Thanks dap, for highlighting a couple of your alter-egos.

You may assume you are independent, but did you:

1. Fix that pothole on the road? No the government did, that means you depend on them.
2. Refined and drilled for your own petroleum fuel? No a large company did, that means you depend on them.
3. Got on the internet by yourself? No, a company provided that service.
4. You broke your leg, so you need surgery? Yeah, try explaning individualism helped you fix your leg when the hospital really did that.
5. You design a project, you validly assume this is your own true creation. Sorry buddy, here's the irony..without others that YOU DEPEND on you wouldn't know if your creation was of any worth. If I built a car made out of paper, I'd be a very stupid person to say this is a creative and originally built car.

And here's another thing. dap = several of the users alter-egos announced.
 

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I'm not sure what you mean by "alter-egos."

And, as far as your list of five ways I depend on other people i say: great. your point?

Indepence is not about going it alone, its about making your own decisions.
 
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Deus ex Pianoforte said:
Nevertheless, people seem to be hellbent on associating you with everyone and their mother. I remember somebody actually went so far as to say that you and I were the same person! Heh. Next thing you know, people will be saying that you're God_of_getting_layed.
Are you trying to give people ideas? :woo:
 
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