The Warrior We live in an age when people are uncomfortable with the Warrior form of masculine energy, and for good reasons. Women are uncomfortable with it because they have been direct victims of its shadow form. In the West, this is the age of “soft masculine” – a time when radical feminists are hostile … Read more
The King The good King is wise. There are two functions that the King has in his fullness, the first is ordering and the second is the providing of fertility and blessing. The King is the “central archetype.” The good King is at the center of the world, he sits on his throne on the … Read more
Models by Mark Manson is a book about attracting women. While every topic around the dating experience is covered, the main message of the book is simple: be vulnerable. What most men do is they put up an act, they try to act too masculine, they don’t talk about their feelings, they focus on pickup … Read more
Men communicate with facts. Women communicate with feelings. When communicating to women, the important thing is intention. Negging is okay, if the intention is light-hearted. Complimenting is okay if it’s genuine. What about telling her your story? If you are trying to impress her, it’s needy behavior. If you are sharing something real, it’s vulnerable. … Read more
The Stories You Tell Everyone has an excuse for what they fail to do. What stories do you tell yourself? Until you know what they are, you won’t be able to change. Maybe you get nervous in bars and clubs because you feel inadequate – that you aren’t fit or tall or interesting enough. Maybe … Read more
Demographics Demographics are important. John the 35-year-old Computer Engineer, who doesn’t work out and writes poetry in his spare time, shouldn’t go to loud parties to attract a girl like Jenna, who is in college. But demographics are not fixed. If two years prior, John the Engineer joined the gym, buffed up, wore contact lenses … Read more
Receptivity Rejection is painful, but it’s good. It keeps people who are not good for each other apart. Guys don’t understand that if a woman rejects him for his hair or personality, then he wouldn’t have wanted a relationship with her anyway. Don’t approach a woman you don’t find attractive. It’s not practice, it’s desperation. … Read more
“The only thing that’s Capital-T True is that you get to decide how you see things.” – David Foster Wallace Chapter 1: What Attracts Women What do women want? No one knows for sure, not even Sigmund Freud, who spent decades trying to figure it out. Manson points out that for men, the ideal woman … Read more
Bigger Leaner Stronger by Michael Mathews was rated one of the top books in the fitness genre, so I decided to give it a go. There are some faults with the book, especially with organization, but overall, the author was knowledgeable about nutrition and training, and cites enough research to back his claims. I think … Read more
Summary How Not to Die by Dr. Michael Greger is about the health benefits of eating your fruits, vegetables, nuts, and spices and the dangers of eating too much meat, or any meat at all. In the same way that smoking was ignored as a health hazard for so long, many people today are ignoring … Read more