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August 23, 2023
8.5/10.
October 16, 2015
The only smart thing about this book is this guy was able to pick up the doing routine standard things isn’t natural and that one should understand and focus on dynamics of college where social groups have tribe qualities and that we should develop ourselves to become better people and that’s attractive. A lot of the pieces of advise to put yourself outside your comfort zone and meet people during the day time is good advice also. And Lastly the importance of being a connector and how people value this. This author does understand social dynamics well.
The challenge is that he clearly wasn’t smart enough to understand that this is not the only way to go about things, and if you do go about it this way then you need to tailor it to your interest - not just parties. The rest of the book everything from promoting drinking or knowing lots of people as the only way to “get in” a popular social circle, mentioning online dating is a waste of time (granted this was written post 2008 but that’s a shitty prediction) and that all college campuses are the same - are poorly thought-out and make the author look really dumb.
During the time it was written I think this book had some value to it for young 18-19 year olds who can’t communicate with their counterparts even though I strongly disagree with a lot of it. Today, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone as there are many better resources that aren’t half assed and assume a broader picture, more dynamic understanding of modern dating as well as niche social circles (which he didn’t touch on at all) as frats and sororities may dominate lots of US colleges but don’t reflect a global representation of college.
Today you can be much more creative and strategic (even though the author promotes against this) to attract the kind of girl that you’re interested in. Do yourself a HUGE favour and skip this one.
The challenge is that he clearly wasn’t smart enough to understand that this is not the only way to go about things, and if you do go about it this way then you need to tailor it to your interest - not just parties. The rest of the book everything from promoting drinking or knowing lots of people as the only way to “get in” a popular social circle, mentioning online dating is a waste of time (granted this was written post 2008 but that’s a shitty prediction) and that all college campuses are the same - are poorly thought-out and make the author look really dumb.
During the time it was written I think this book had some value to it for young 18-19 year olds who can’t communicate with their counterparts even though I strongly disagree with a lot of it. Today, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone as there are many better resources that aren’t half assed and assume a broader picture, more dynamic understanding of modern dating as well as niche social circles (which he didn’t touch on at all) as frats and sororities may dominate lots of US colleges but don’t reflect a global representation of college.
Today you can be much more creative and strategic (even though the author promotes against this) to attract the kind of girl that you’re interested in. Do yourself a HUGE favour and skip this one.
May 29, 2015
The big takeaway for me was the importance of having a social circle, attending parties, and making friends with select individuals who are "social connectors."
IDK if I will read this book again because frankly I have another source on "social circles" that is better. It comes from a company called Love Systems and it covers much of the same things.
I wish more advice could have been given on how to approach and befriend/seduce people. The author seems to assume you know how. For that reason the book isn't that great for newbies or people who struggle to make friends. Maybe that is a subject better covered in other sources. The author recommends against cold approach pickup, which I disagree with, as long as it is used intelligently and not on an excessive number of women.
IDK if I will read this book again because frankly I have another source on "social circles" that is better. It comes from a company called Love Systems and it covers much of the same things.
I wish more advice could have been given on how to approach and befriend/seduce people. The author seems to assume you know how. For that reason the book isn't that great for newbies or people who struggle to make friends. Maybe that is a subject better covered in other sources. The author recommends against cold approach pickup, which I disagree with, as long as it is used intelligently and not on an excessive number of women.
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