I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to think of this, I am normally the biggest devotee to the 80/20 Principle.

Although the theory was originally discovered by an Italian economist to explain how 20% of the people controlled 80% of the country’s wealth, he then discovered that 80% of the peas in his garden stemmed from 20% of the pods. Then over time it eventually just got applied to everything.


EDIT: Just came across the 80/20 principle in Conquer Your Campus, 20% of the guys hook up with 80% of the girls. Interesting, it means I'm thinking in the direction if others have looked at PU this way before.


Tim Ferris introduced it as ‘The Theory of Minimum Effort’, which states that 80% of your results come from 20% of your activities.
I love this, I use it when studying all the time. Pisses some people off ‘cause I don’t go lectures often and spend a lot of time in a pub or on Netflix and come out with a better grade.

[ Note for those idiots, if you simply think critically about what the lecturer says rather than try memorise it, you’ll gain a greater understanding of the topics. Which is the entire damn point. And focus on past papers instead of writing BS notes where you’re not even thinking about what you’re writing but rather doing it just so you can tell yourself that you studied. ]

Anyway, for some reason it has taken me approx. 6 weeks of gaming 2-3 nights a week and reading on average a PUA book a week to realise that I can apply ‘The Theory of Minimum Effort’ to PUA. Duh.

Anyway, I read all of Tim Ferris’s books but in ‘The Four Hour Chef’ he looks specifically at how to master any skill in a shorter period than normal. What he calls ‘Meta Learning’ which he defines as:
‘META is where you’ll learn to mimic the world’s fastest learners’ and stating that what you study (ie. The relevant 20% of knowledge) is more important than how you study.

His examples given are when he went to Japan and had to take a test on Japanese language at the end of the year, instead of studying the past present and future tenses along with all the verbs. He simply studied the’ jōyō kanji’. A poster of the most used verbs and phrases which the majority of Japanese print stuck to. Inevitably he aced the test. Applying this across other languages he learnt Japanese in 1 year, Chinese in 6 months, German in 3 months and Spanish in 8 weeks.

The second theory is Parkinsons Law, it states that:
‘ a task will swell in complexity to fill the time you allot it.’ [ie. The amount of time given to complete a task is the amount of time it will take.]
Basically, as Tony Robbins, Jim Rohn and many others have stated you must attach your goal to a timeline. A goal without a timeline is a dream.

My end timeline will be June 30th when I leave to work abroad for a month. That leaves me 14 weeks.
To have gained considerable experience, fuck ups, setbacks and at times being unbelievably pissed off and frustrated.
Hmm, I’m trying to put into one sentence what I should/would like to be able to do by the end of a very structured and focused 14 week push but I’m getting lost.
Help here guys? What had you guys accomplished after 3-4 months ??

So the growth plan (this is where I may need feedback, if I’m working at the wrong things it doesn’t matter how hard I work. I’d much rather work smart)

The 20%:
Definitely time in the field is worth 10x more than time out of the field, so I’m going to aim to go out 4 nights a week and hopefully build up to being able to game solo.


I didn’t want to reference the book again ‘cause I feel I’m giving too much away to feel ethical about it but I checked his website and the concept DiSSS is on it, so I’ll explain how Tim Ferris breaks down skills to master them quickly and how I plan on using it to attempt to excel at PUA.

Deconstruction: What are the minimal learnable units I should be starting with?
I’m gonna put down PUA Lingo and the basic process of an interaction. Attract, Build Comfort Seduce. As the minimum sections I should know to start building upon.

Selection: Which 20% of the blocks should I focus on for 80% or more of the outcome I want?
Time in sets and time discussing it with guys who know what they’re doing. Not necessarily PUAs, but guys who are actively interacting intimately with girls on a regular basis.

Sequencing: In what order should I learn the blocks?
In the order of an interaction.

Stakes: How do I set up stakes to create real consequences and guarantee I follow the program?
I’m going to try give £200 to my wing and everytime I approach get a hug from a girl he gives me £20. I’ll also try to come up with some way to build social pressure to make me look like a twat if I don’t approach anyone.

I say approach because it truly is the only thing I can control.




FINAL NOTE:
Because I usually get a bit of stick when I make posts like these I would like to state now that I am not looking for a ‘Magic Pill’ or wanting to learn how to bed every girl I approach.
I am aware that everyones style is different, I personally don’t use NEGs and prefer flattery because it acts a SOI, shows confidence in that I’m a sexual being. In Robert Cialdini’s book Influence he noted that compliments work even when they’re clearly insincere, because everyone likes to be complimented.


I write this in the frame of mind that I don’t want to waste time doing the wrong things or learning slower than everyone else. My aim is be time efficient, not find a cheat sheet.

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