Forget about “opening sets”. Thinking in those terms produces a now or never mentality that is toxic to the proper cultivation of inner game, aka sustained overconfidence . A little bit of pressure is necessary to motivate oneself out of a comfort zone or lazy habit, but too much pressure will fray the smooth, self-assured […]
Category Archive for 'Game'
A reader sent along this hilarious video of two dudes “gaming” chicks into giving up their phone numbers and, in some instances, agreeing to dates. I put gaming in quotes, because, well, see for yourself … Short, sweet and… oh so alpha. There’s no need to dissect every jot and tittle of the game these […]
Straw Game
Posted in Game on Feb 19th, 2013
Commenter John writes: My friend bought a pack of really long straws, each straw is about 2 feet long. Go to the bar, bring a straw, and just put it in girls drinks from a slight distance and start drinking them. If they ask what youre doing just say “killing it” You might get a […]
I’ve long peppered my emails and texts and IMs with onomatopoeia — words that sound like the thing or abstraction they are describing. I drop them in conversation, too. I do this because I’ve discovered that it’s an excellent way to screen out stuck-up, prudish girls who don’t know how to have fun. Girls who […]
Always Be On
Posted in Game, The Good Life on Feb 8th, 2013
We’ve all had publicly embarrassing moments. This one time, in band camp, I was skipping gaily jogging past a woman with my hands full of shopping bags. I glanced for a split second in her direction but it was enough time to miscalculate and tumble face first into the sidewalk. Hiding the pain in a […]
The “IKEA Effect” Supports The Game Concept Of Compliance
Posted in Biomechanics is God, Game, Science Validates Game, The Id Monster on Feb 6th, 2013
We’ll just begin this post with a preen. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ *self-love* ♥♥♥♥♥♥ *self-love* *self-love* ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Ah, that’s better. Wait. Did you hear that? Someone out there thinks this preen invalidates the science that is about to follow. What a strange duck that person is. Pick-up artists have a term called compliance , which is a game […]
The Opposite Of Hoverhand: Hineyhand
Posted in Alpha, Funny/Lolblogs, Game, The Pleasure Principle on Feb 5th, 2013
Ah, hoverhand , that most identifiable of nervous, self-conscious beta male tells. Do you hover, body or hand ? If you do, you must stop doing it so that women can begin to perceive you as a more attractive man, i.e. a man with a functional penis. Once you stop hovering, you may move on […]
The Short Man Shit Test
Posted in Game on Feb 1st, 2013
The Private Man has a post about a short male friend who received a particularly crass OkCupid message from a girl: A friend and colleague is doing the online dating thing with OKCupid. He’s 26, intelligent, and with a diverse range of interests and enthusiasms. All in all, he’s a good guy and certainly boyfriend […]
EBook Review: 60 Years Of Challenge
Posted in Book Reviews, Game on Jan 29th, 2013
60 Years of Challenge is the nom de plume of a pick-up artist (or, in more conventional language, a womanizer). He wrote an ebook detailing his game principles and techniques, and CH was given a PDF copy to review. The ebook is a couple years old, and 60 now has new material on his website […]
Why Ask Why? Shun The Stale Seven Questions
Posted in Game on Jan 23rd, 2013
Here’s a little trick for beginners to improve their rapport skills with women: don’t ask them questions. Specifically, don’t ask them the following anticipated questions: What’s your name? What do you do? Where do you live? Where are you from? What school did you go to? Where do you work? How do you like it […]
