Interview with Rich la Ruina

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Rich is a UK-based instructor who leads PUATraining.  We've hung out a few times - very cool, down to earth guy - and one of my best friends is also one of his best friends.  Every time my friend comes back from the UK, he's telling me new things that Rich is doing, and I

What is UP, yo?

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Man, all sorts of things are up, except for our site. I did some work on the backend last week without our developers' blessing, and totally screwed up our template system.  It doesn't help that our developer had a big, big bad thing happen in his personal life (miss you, and God Bless, J)... so

Some Takeaways from the Convention

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Last weekend, Nick and I sojourned down to Orlando to speak at the  "21 Convention," an incredibly well-organized get-together in the  city that Disney built.  Besides a fun trip to Disney world with our friends Francis and David, we met some cool people, and hopefully inspired and educated a few more. I personally had some

80:20 - little things that matter

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There are a few things in pickup that are non-negotiable must-haves.  Those things are: EYE CONTACT - you should be making eye contact 70% of the time you're talking to someone - you should only break eye contact to the side, not downwards - you should be making direct eye contact anytime you give a

Podcast: screening and qualifying

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Enjoy this talk with Dan and Nick about how and why to screen and qualify.

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Ask The Social Man: the girl across the hall

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For those of us living in apartment buildings with lovely women right across the hall, what's the best way to get to know them?

Ask The Social Man: meeting girls in high energy clubs

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Our question comes from a Scandinavian reader, who asks how to meet girls in really loud, high-energy bars and clubs.

Ask The Social Man: meeting girls on short trips and summer vacations

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Today, our reader asks us how to deal with the fact that he only has a week or two to get to know and have fun with a girl:

Ask The Social Man: talking to a girl who you always see around

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Our reader today asks how to say hello to a cute girl who he sees around all the time, but to whom he's never introduced himself.

Ask The Social Man: getting 'cold' girls to open up

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Our question today concerns a lovely but cold/shy young woman who our reader would like to get to know better. No broken bones resulted from the filming of this episode.