"The Kiss of Death Mistake"

You replay the conversation at 2 a.m. She texted back fast yesterday. Today, nothing. Was that smile friendly or flirty? What did the shoulder touch mean?

Every hour you spend decoding her signals drains your confidence and hands her the controls. Women can sense that insecurity from across the room — and it repels them.

One of the "22 Rules" kills the obsession on the spot: assume she likes you, and act accordingly. Sounds too simple. Works anyway.

Her interest tends to rise to meet your expectations. Psychologists call it a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Where the hell is pook?

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azanon said:
I'm still going to pass on aspiring to be a meat head though. Maybe Janka (or whatever his name was from New York) will eventually stop by and talk about how to pull women, and remind everyone that he's about 5'10", and MAYBE 160. Maybe it was just Pook who needed the extra weight to compensate for a lack of skills? I digress.......
I'm far from a Pook fan, i feel he gets way too long winded and don't like how he turns every article into a story... I believe others have written better articles than him on almost every subject he covers.

BUT, you're being a tad bit defensive. I don't believe he ever said you MUST gain weight to pull women. He shared his experience about how gaining weight/muscle had women approaching him and boasted his confidence!

Why would a person not want to make it easier on themselves?

I mean, if you're talking purely from a challenge standpoint - then yes, muscling up is "cheating", and dressing nice is going to make things easier for you too, so it's cheating as well. So is learning "game", so is having high social status, so is being or aspiring to be rich, etc. Those are all ways to cheat and get women easier...

Maybe we should discredit all articles on here about becoming a high status male.



Paul Janka looks like a high status male who could be a male model. He also IS TALL, and graduated from Harvard.

He could have no game at all and still accidently get more Pvssy than most.

There's plenty of good examples you could have used (Mehow being the one that sticks out to me) but Paul Janka is not a good one.
 

"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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Why would a person not want to make it easier on themselves?
YES. This is what I've finally accepted, and is motivating me to get into better shape.

I mean, I can read all this inner-game stuff, cold appoach in bars/clubs, change my look, dress nice, refine social skills, etc. Its still not getting me the results I want. And is it an inner-game thing as well? Yes, I believe it is. But getting into the shape I want to be in will still yield way better results.

I've personally made great strides in gaining confidence (or as I see it, shedding insecurity), and being more social, and gaining experience . . but there's something missing still. Why don't some guys have to worry about this stuff AT ALL?

Because they've had it easy, or they've made it easier for themselves, because of what the 'matrix' deems valuable. So why not 'use' that as we use everything else?

Fvck it. Not to derail the thread, but I've been avoiding this issue for a while.

Why not make it EASY for ourselves?
 

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you will never truly understand, or fathom anything until you leave this website he said that himself and im in perfect agreement. Get off your ****ing ass and stop worrying about everything just be the best you can be, approach the woman you desire and give it your best shot and if you get shot down get back up off your ass do it to another.
 

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About bodybuilding,what pook says is that seduction will happen naturally:you dont need to do anything,females are atracted to out bodys just as we are attracted by theirs(actually,even more.Did you ever had a girl that simply doesnt stop touching your biceps?).

He does not said that skinny guys cannot atract,to the contrary,some skinny guys express their testosterone in a diferent way,but the result is the same,attraction,is not about bodybuilding,is about the power of sexuality.

Since the book 48 laws is being brought in the topic,i think that what most of the users that criticize pook are in the end just using another law:That like golias,when you attack a great enemy,you appear as great as well.

I dont agree with everything he says,but is undeniable that he helped a lot of people.
 

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Brasileiro said:
Since the book 48 laws is being brought in the topic,i think that what most of the users that criticize pook are in the end just using another law:That like golias,when you attack a great enemy,you appear as great as well.
Strike the shepard and the sheep will scatter (law 42).

The magnitude of his writing style and ideas was derived from he stood on the shoulders of giants (law 7). He began as just your average guy with some sort of mental disability and he transformed himself physically and mentally into Atlas. An admirable feat.
 
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"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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One of the reasons I advocate getting in shape as a primary element of improving a Man's confidence as well as a prime attractor is because it's really the one area of our lives where we have the most direct control. Honestly, it's easier to work out, gain muscle mass and/or lose fat than it is for most guys to learn and run game effectively. Not to say that's you shouldn't learn game and overcome social awkwardness, but you are in control of your physique directly.
 

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DJ_Hero said:
Seeing as it's been mentioned a few times here, would you guys recommend reading the 48 Laws of Power?
Yes, absolutely.
 

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Do you recommend living by those rules? Anyone here been living by those rules for a longer time? Now im being curious too.
 

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The laws apply to every human interaction, as every interaction is a transaction, chemical reaction, of power. There is no escape. Everyone is a player, there are only effective and ineffective players, and strategies. Different laws occur in different frequencies -- I've not exacty had to crush an enemy completely, lately -- but every law is played out in life, sometime. Most laws have reversals of when you should do the opposite or when the law doesn't even apply -- use absence to increase honor, too soon, and you will be forgotten -- and so the laws are complex and better described as majority principles than laws. Certain laws have no reversals, such as protecting your reputation or knowing who you're dealing with.
 

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I don't care who has the most "insight". His articles were extraordinary because of their writing!
This board is full of people who seemingly "get it". But all their articles are misunderstood - the beginning AFC cannot comprehend! People get it wrong all the time. Pook managed to bridge that gap, and for this I still applaud him.

For the first time since puberty, everything suddenly made sense.
 

"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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