Just wanted to say how absolutely much reading it changed my life. I am a dude who read The Game, and it opened my eyes. Like Mystery said in the book, if you can't fix it, feature it. Hiding anything you're insecure about is generally not good. Waiting so long to just shave it off, and going around for years trying to hide the bald spot and receding hairline. Not growing a huge crazy 'fro while I had the chance. Probably in my early 20s started losing my hair. What was one of your worst blowouts/rejections? (Not trying to plug-if you email my manofstyle email tomorrow, will send you a few for your eyes only-only for you). See The Routines Collection in the paperback edition of Rules of The Game.
Think a lot of people think the book is something it isn't. Seems the responses to the book are either those who've read it (and are generally positive) and those who haven't (and are generally negative). Feel like you should read, considering your question. I'm sure someone will ask me specifically about direct vs indirect, so if they don't ask that again so I can share my thoughts on it. Feel like they were all part of my life and integral to the book. I've seen all of them this year, and am on good terms with all. Okay, let me get to a few of these, then ask any I missed later: How have your views on building and maintaining relationships changed from the end of The Game to now? Alternatively, what would you from right now say to yourself from 7 years ago?Īny newer pua/coaches who's stuff you like?ĭo you still hang out with Tom Cruise or Courtney Love? How have they been doing?Īre you still meeting people (like in clubs or wherever)? How were the PUAs back in the day, like realistically, how good were they and what stuff did they do right and differently. What are some routines that you're actually glad to know, as opposed to general conversation? For example, I thought the threesome thing was a pretty neat idea. What are some of the most interesting and extreme positive and negative reviews/responses of The Game that you've seen? How do you feel about this? What did you take away from routines? Pick up is now generally moving away from routines/indirect and towards just pure direct intent. How is your relationship with Tyler Durden, Mystery, Ross Jeffries, Steve P? How are they doing, if you know? What do you like about each of the schools now, espcially RSD? I asked this in the other part, didn't know if you didn't get to it, were still working on it, thought it didn't belong, or something. Just had a Twitter discussion recently with a woman reading it to meet women, and have had female couples come up to me.
I'd read The Game and Rules of the Game of mine, maybe someone else here wants to recommend others more specifically on the subject. Have your feelings about Tyler changed since releasing The Game? Should I feel bad giving into his teachings? What's your opinion of The Blueprint Decoded? Otherwise, thanks for an incredible array of questions, comments, opinions, insights, honesty, and humor.
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For all the questions that came in afterward that I didn't get to answer, I will do another AMA in the future, so please repost them. Their usernames are: earcaraxe, rico81, and aaronfrankel. Proof that this is me is posted on: and I assume there are going to be a lot of questions, especially about pickup, so I've asked a couple friends to help answer a few so I can keep up. I also have written a lot of books with rock stars, porn stars, and other characters, and interviewed thousands of musicians, most recently Suge Knight, Mick Jagger, and Skrillex. For those who didn't' request, I am a formerly forever-alone Rolling Stone (and former New York Times) journalist who went undercover in the seduction community, and somehow ended up as the international spokesperson for pickup artists after writing The Game. Neil Strauss FebruIAM a seven-time New York Times bestselling author (Neil Strauss), AMA.I saw there were a couple requests for AMAs with me, so thought Valentines Day would be appropriate.