My main sticking point regardless of setting is immediately getting into that mind frame of thinking too much, Im more in my head than in real life, for every detail. This is my main problem and think its holding me back especially towards approach!

i believe ever man over thinks and over analyses the perfect situation. I dont blame you man, its defensive. Its a good thing to prepare for the worst. But trust me 90% of the time what you expect never happens. My best bet for you would be to have a drink or two to relax, this way you would think less in a club or bar situation. And if its something social and formal, i say have the discipline to have a clear mind. You may talk less bullshit with the girl hahaha. But nahh man i cant control what you think only you can, think, but dont overthink. it throws you off balance and often you wont get the girl much less approach.

good luck player, make us proud.

Yea, you can't think your way into a set. You just have to open and do your thing. If you have some canned stuff, that's cool, but don't over analyze the way the set responds. Just keep moving through your routine and cut any bad threads as they present themselves.

I'll go back afterwards and do the post-mortem, and critically analyze where I went wrong in the set. That's how you learn. But don't try to do that while your in the set. If you get blown out then you get blown out. If anything, excuse yourself when things start going wrong, gather your bearings, then re-open them later with a clear head.

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