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One of my favorite things growing up was strategy games... I played Risk, chess, poker, you name it (as long as it wasn't a video game)... anything that gave you ability to create in-depth strategy used to beat your opponent. I remember being drawn to these games because of how I felt while playing. The gears in my head really started to turn like never before. All the possibilities that existed. Not to mention the joy of finding an opponents weakness and exploiting it over and over again (strangely enough, most people do not remain dynamic and lack the ability to easily adjust their offense and defense... especially during games).

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Long before I found TRP (sometime in my early teens), I started to look at life like a strategy game. While growing up, I saw numerous adults who had failed at the 'game of life'. I always looked upon them with pity and felt incredibly sorry for them. I would think to myself, "How could he have fucked up in this way. I mean look at the time you had, what did you do with it? Why didn't you strategize a means to win?" I couldn't understand it. I amounted it to a lack of intelligence and will power. In turn, pity for these people leaked from my pours.

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I found TRP about 5 years ago, and after a bad break-up, like most of you. Once I started reading, it made total sense to me. The first thought I had was, "Hmm... if companies have a strategy for how they should fire an employee, why wouldn't it make sense to have a strategy for picking a significant other?" Of course, I soon realized this was much bigger than finding a significant other.

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If you're concerned whether or not you're acting alpha or beta, you're missing the forest for the trees. These behaviors are characteristics and mostly products (keyword here: 'products') of a mindset, and as a result, your lifestyle. If you have made the decision to take on the feat of 'becoming what is alpha' or taking the advice here, you ultimately have two choices: (1) Create a life that outputs more alpha characteristics than beta characteristics. (2) Continually learn and mimic alpha characteristics until it becomes routine.

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Ultimately, and irregardless of your path, knowledge is needed. You need to understand simple concepts that exist here. For example, you need to understand that women are children that must be lead. You need to understand that your decisions should be isolated from the manipulation of women and society, and based on sound logic. This is knowledge you can gain by simply reading the sidebar. You never need to visit askTRP or read a single post outside of the sidebar.

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If you choose option two (continually learn and mimic alpha characteristics until it becomes routine), minute details can ultimately clog up your processing center. So I come today to pose two questions... as far as TRP is concerned; (1) what really matters? (2) What are the 'basics'? I could simply copy and paste the 'newbies guide' from askTRP. It is filled with great data, and great points that are amazing starting points for anyone new to this. However, that still leaves my first question unanswered, 'what really matters?' In order to better explain the answer to both of these questions, direct you attention and past experiences to that of the game chess.

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I have beaten every single one of my coworkers at chess. We play weekly and several games at a time on boards that are centered in our work area. The game of chess is extremely complicated, and since none of them have played as long as me, I don't expect them to beat me. There are offensive moves and defensive moves. There are moves that you can make that ultimately destroy you as the game progresses, and so much more.

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But, there is something I know that they do not. At least, I understand its importance far more than they do... It is one sentence long and very simple... "Move at your opponent with all of your pieces in succession, take up board space, and do so as fast as you can." That sentence is so simple, and most every one of my coworkers and anyone here who has played chess... they have probably known that as a good strategy for any chess player. Yet, I still see most all the opponents I have played make the same mistake. They put one, maybe two pieces out. They do not advance their back row, and they play defensively and wait for me to come at them. Big mistake, and it costs them the game every time. Actually, I can't remember the last time I have been beaten in person. Even seasoned players forget this simple idea. Meanwhile, I repeat that sentence to myself at the start of the game, and continue to before I make each move.

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If you had rudimentary knowledge of chess, and had played many games, this sentence will help you. Regarding chess, this sentence answers the two questions that I posed to you at the start of my post. This sentence can take a person who is a mediocre chess player, and make him good/better.

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So, the moment you're waiting for... in regards to TRP, what are the answers to my questions summed up in a couple of sentences? "This is about you. Focus on yourself, love yourself. Do things that challenge you, that scare the shit out of you, that hurt you, and do things that are fun. But, do every one of those things for you. Most importantly, focus on taking care of yourself, and about advancing forward... protect yourself at all costs. Nothing else matters if you're not doing this."

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If you live by those sentences and remember them to ground you when you're lacking confidence, or will, you will win. And, when you win, women may/will come. If you continue to do that when women come, women may/will stay.

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Most importantly, do not ever allow yourself to get caught up in the minute details. You will confuse who or what this life is about... this isn't about women, this is about YOU.

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Lessons learned:

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(1) Women are a product of you; a person you has created an enjoyable, well rounded life for himself. You need to be okay with or without them. They are not the goal, having a great life is.

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(2) Do not allow yourself to get caught up in minute details, always keep the bigger picture on your mind.

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(3) Fuck the bullshit, forget about women, you have one life to live, and you're ultimately responsible for it. Women cannot fill a void no matter how big or small it may be. So, starting today, how is your life going to play out?