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Hey plethora, I feel what you are talking about. But, you havent really helped the dude out. What schools were you talking about? Talking bad about one school of thought and comparing it to others (while not naming those) is a little coy. Its your own opinion that you dont like the MM (i dont either) but to state others are better without actually naming those is tantamount to saying the bench press is the weakest work out and you like others, but decide to walk away.
So, in short, what works for you, and why?
Fair enough. In my defense, I did say that my dislike was my opinion, and also that I disliked it for me, not necessarily for other people. Mystery Method has given great success to those who had never dreamed of it before, and you can't argue with those results. The opening post asked if his outline was correct, I to that I answered yes, for the most part, assuming you are using Mystery Method. (By the way, I used the word 'shallow' in terms of an antonym for 'deep.' I did not mean for any negative connotations to be asserted to this word in this context.)
I think everyone should find out what works best for them by themselves. I have dabbled in every school, read many dozens of books, and hours upon hours of different video/audio tapes. I do this not out of necessity, but out of genuine curiosity and fascination. I find a lot of the schools to be shallow and self centered. They do not teach what works, they teach what works
for them. I take the philosophy and theory behind the guru's I agree with, and combine it with my increasingly large understanding of psychology and NLP to shape my conversational skills.
Everyone has the resources in themselves to find and achieve personal goals, and I think it is often best for them to find their own ways. If you were wondering who my favorite 'PUA Guru' is then it would be David DeAngelo. You can find books and resources from great variety of sources in this field with little effort (internet...). Again, I never said one school was better, I merely said that Mystery's was not right for me. I have an obsessive desire for social knowledge and I know a lot of you guys out there don't, you have an obsessive desire to get laid. Don't misconstrue authority (of me or any other) as truth. Understand your own values, ambitions, goals, and find your own path.