TLDR: No. Read it, you lazy fuck. I love you though.

A polarizing dichotomy in life choices of early twenty-somethings recently came to my attention - I'm 22, living in California, this phenomenon might be localized. This post will assume that both parties are disciplined, intelligent and otherwise rational actors of either the "AF" or "BB" lifestyle (MGTOW is not within scope) but haven't spent enough time on this earth to become a "complete" being (Strong Income + Social Life / Status + Looks / Style).

AF starts in college with a bullshit major and is there to socialize, party and fuck girls. They are often seen working middle tier jobs like Starbucks, Bartending, Costco or something similar. They go out on the week nights, constantly meet new people and have access to a steady supply of decent women.

Pros: The Now - Gets girls - Has lots of fun - Healthy social life

Cons: The Future - No Career / Trajectory - Lacking knowledge - Subpar Income

BB starts in college as that antisocial STEM major who studies 24/7. They are often seen working upper tier (science, engineering, medical, etc) jobs by their mid 20s. They don't go out, have underdeveloped social skills and either a small or non-existent social circle with no access to women.

Pros: The Future - Has Career / Trajectory - Knowledgeable - Good Income

Cons: The Now - Doesn't get girls - Depression / Escapism - Subpar Social Life

Let's recap the advice you see splattered everywhere to make sure you have solid basics:

  • Lifting: don't exercise. Exercise has no goal. You need to train, because training has goals. Strength of Aesthetics, up to you. I prefer Aesthetics. If you don't hit the gym regularly, start now. Bust your balls. Make gains. Lose fat. Whatever.

  • Nutrition: cook at home. Head over to http://www.bodybuilding.com/ if you need help with a diet that will make sure you're getting closer to whatever goals you set out for yourself in the aforementioned training routine.

  • Reading: Invaluable tools are RSVP (http://www.spreeder.com/) - I recommend groups of 3-5 words at around 3500wpm. Take notes, input them into an SRS (Spaced Repetition System, read about it here - http://www.gwern.net/Spaced%20repetition) like Anki (http://ankisrs.net/) which has a free online profile and apps for iPhone / Android. Pic related, my current reading selection: [redacted to minimize dox risk] - you want hardcover books for night time reading because blue spectrum light (electronic screens) are the primary zeitgeber for your Circadian Rhythm (when you sleep and wake). A great place to pick up lots of good books for dirt cheap is http://www.thriftbooks.com/

  • Learning: Read to learn, not to forget - SRS helps a lot in this regard, but it also requires that you understand how your mind works. Don't read too much at a time because when you start going out and learning (mostly aimed at PUA / Game), while you are learning something it will tax your conscious mind and require active focus / attention. Only once it no longer requires active focus and has been relegated to your subconscious can you re-allocate your conscious bandwidth to learning something different.

By now you're thinking, Azedia, I have good life basics, I'm doing this shit - cut to the chase - how do we roll the two lifestyles into one and become the legendary magic high SMV unicorn that frolics through meadows of cash above the Niagara Falls that is most women's vagina in its presence? Simple. To have what nobody else has, do what nobody else does - SCHEDULE LIKE A MADMAN!

Allocate your sleep strategically around your 9-5 job. When you get off, hit the gym right away (bring a change of clothes), then have a meal and take a 1.5* or 3* hour nap depending on when you get off work. Go out at 10/11/whatever and start partying / socializing / gaming - you can NOT have any more than one drink a night (even that's pushing it) if you want a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. When you get home, get 4.5* or 6* hours of sleep before you've got to go to work.

Assuming you've an AFC or BB wanting to move to the top of the pecking order, this is it - you will learn how to get girls, have lots of fun and a healthy social life while retaining your career, trajectory in life, good income and acquiring knowledge. Remember, PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. You want to have the baller lifestyle of women, money and a healthy social life? This is it. You've got to practice, practice, practice at all of them. Don't half-ass your time out either - approach, pull, game, whatever - it'll be scary as fuck without alcohol at first but when you master it, you will have a ridiculous advantage over everyone else.

The biggest problem I've found with this is that when you start pulling often, having a chick over at your house every night equals long-term sleep deprivation - try offsetting this with a 4.5 hour nap after work and going out later, like 12 or 1 - the action happens in the second part of the night anyways, you'll just have less time to get into a good frame / state of mind. Do NOT stop gaming, going out, lifting or reading NO MATTER WHAT. Yes, even if you think you've found a unicorn - don't do it. You'll do it. You'll regret it. Wish I could beat this lesson into your head without you having to fall on your face, but I can't.

Hopefully you got at least one useful thing out of this post - go forth, compete, adopt, improve and dominate!