Hey guys, let me know if this is a good idea, but I tried it out last night and it seems to work like a charm.

I usually go out and have a few drinks, but I wanted to test myself to see if I could game without being slightly buzzed. I realized that if you do that forever, your "game" will be rooted in having a drink in your hand, because that's what you're most comfortable with when gaming.

My solution was instead of buying a rum and coke, I'd just get a red bull. This'll still get you hyper if you've had a long day, but doesn't contain the alcohol you think you need to game.

I tried it out last night and ended out dancing with two girls (#atthesamedamntime), creating a jealousy plot line, get a girl to buy me a red bull, and closing the hotter one I thought I had no chance with.

This made me realize that I'm not rooted in alcohol, I'm just rooted in having something to sip on, carry below my waist, and have in my hand. My next step will be to change that drink to water, and then to absolutely nothing.

So, my method will be:

1. Redbull

2. Water

3. Nothing


If you feel your game is getting rooted in the wrong things (drinks), try this out and let me know what you think!

Also, how unhealthy is red bull? Just curious.

Cheers (With red bull this time),

EQ

Well red bull isn't very healthy but it won't kill you if you don't pound back 10 of them in a night.

I would be more worried about the effect of so much caffiene on your game, you will seem gitterish and less confident because of the vibe the caffiene will be giving off. more twitchign and figeting etc.

Haha, yeah, they are pretty unhealthy, but I tried to just stay at one or two glasses a night. I don't think I had enough to seem jittery, but it felt like I was able to bounce back between set downtimes. I'm just drinking soda now, so it was probably just a placebo effect.

Alcohol fucks up your logistics. You can't drive (or shouldn't) with alcohol in you, which really cripples your game because then you have to rely on a designated driver. Then there is the plague of "whiskey dick", where you can't get a hard-on to save your life. I generally just stick to non-alcoholic beverages. If you are worried about caffeine, learn which sodas or whatnot have no caffeine in them. I'm really proud of anybody that can go without alcohol and still game.

I went to a party college. (We were ranked #1 or #2 in Playboy magazine the year I graduated.) Guess what? I turned out to be a fucking alcoholic-addict. The way I look at it is, alcohol is designed to fuck you up and it does just that to me... it fucks me up worse. Many people can handle alcohol without getting into fights, hooking up with dirty whores, and/or showing up for work/school without hangovers. Me, I can't handle liquid drugs...

I stick to soda, water, and milk most of the time nowadays. When I learned Pickup years ago, Mystery and Style suggested going sober when gaming girls. The reason was simple, alcohol is a crutch to many AFCs. Keep up the good work.