So You've Swallowed The Red Pill

Most of you bros are new here. That's okay. We've all been there.

In fact it was just about a year ago when I was in your shoes. I remember reading and digesting the sidebar, and although it felt great to have finally learned the truth about intergender dynamics, I still felt lost. I was confused. I remember thinking to myself,

Okay, so I've swallowed The Red Pill. I've been reading all these "success stories" but I haven't changed at all. What the fuck?

It was a moment of doubt. I was still obsessed with reading the top posts on here pretty much every day, but the main problem was that I wasn't doing anything to change my life. I read a lot of posts and comments suggesting to improve myself, but that was the same thing I had heard so many times in the past. And for the next few weeks, I considered the fact that maybe the majority of guys on this sub suffered from confirmation bias.

My problem was simple: In that beginning stage of my Red Pill journey, I expected success to be handed to me from some external source. As if it was someone else's job to motivate me...but then I eventually realized that I was just being fucking selfish.

But there existed yet another source of the problem. As awesome as this sub is, there is such a gigantic wealth of information on here that the mods have the virtually impossible task of highlighting what holds the most importance. Sure, it's a good problem to have, but it's still a problem. It's like walking into a library with the goal of "becoming smart as shit." Where would you even start?

Naturally, the system is not perfect. Just like any other system. We leave it up to you to fish through all the posts/comments as you develop your own plan for success. This process can get really fucking frustrating, so consider this post to be your shortcut. If any of this sounds harsh, I assure you it's just my version of tough-love.

It's About Time For You Newbies To Have A Basic "Red Pill Success Plan" To Follow

Something we stress on here is that there is no one way to be successful. You must figure it out yourself. And while this is true, it undermines the usefulness of having a guide to work off of. So I've decided to do the honors of constructing a basic plan for you.

Follow it, make it a routine, and adjust it to your liking. It took me months to put it all together but I swear by it. In fact the entire reason I stuck with it is because it actually works. You wanted a magic plan for success? Follow this simple plan and I promise you that over time, your results will seem magical as fuck. Stick with this plan and you will marvel at your progress as you become a man of higher value.


The Basic Red Pill Guide For The Recently Initiated

Step 1: Go into Monk Mode for a few weeks

It will help you to develop discipline, to get your mindset right, and to fully focus on your priorities. Right now you're 100% focused on short-term gratification. You need monk mode to work that out of your mindset so you can focus on what's important.

I can't stress this enough: Without going into monk mode, the changes you make as you improve yourself will be marginal at best. But that's not what this plan is all about. It's about striving to be the best "you" possible. You will go into monk mode for a couple of weeks, a couple of months, i.e. however long it takes you to cut the crap out of your life.

Stop watching TV. Stop jerking off. Stop eating unhealthy food. Stop staying up till 2am and start getting 8 hours of sleep. Stop going out to bars Thursday through Sunday. Stop smoking weed and cigarettes.

As Alec Baldwin says,

"Put that coffee down. Coffee is for closers. You think I'm fucking with you? I am not fucking with you."

Eventually, when you've earned it, you can and should allow yourself to watch standup comedy every once in a while (I recommend Patrice O'Neal and Bill Burr), to jerk off once every couple of weeks, to eat shitty food on that rare occasion, and to go out once a weekend.

But you're not there yet. You need discipline to do those things without them becoming a destructive habit, and more importantly you need a reason to reward yourself. So during those few weeks/months that you're in monk mode, you will throw all that crap out the window. This is your life, and it's time to take it seriously.

Step 2: Start reading every day

Read every book that's listed in this post: My Compilation Of Core RedPill Books. Read, now.

Don't shortchange yourself on the knowledge that's been passed down by the great men throughout history. They've willingly passed down their knowledge for the world to see, to learn from, and we've spent years ignoring it. It's time to ditch that shitty mentality and to start learning the very knowledge that will make you into someone awesome. Other than that, the post I linked to covers this topic beautifully. Skip this step at your own peril.

Step 3: Scratch your current workout routine because it's not working

That is, assuming you've been lifting at all. Need motivation to go to the gym? Men with low testosterone typically lack the necessary drive for success, aren't taken seriously, and can't bang anything better-looking than a troll.

But you aren't that strong? You weren't genetically gifted with Chad Thundercock's muscular build? My brother is 3 years older than me and half a foot taller, but he weighs 15 lbs less than me. So the genetic excuse is bullshit. The only difference between me and him is that he doesn't make time for the gym and I've been going 5X a week for the past 7 months with an MMA fighter. So enough with the excuses, because if I can do it then you sure as hell can too.

You will start lifting every weekday, preferably on your lunch break, separating your training days likewise: Chest/tri's, back/bi's, legs, shoulders, cardio/abs. Begin each workout with barbell exercises, move onto free weights, and end with burnout exercises on machines. For cardio/abs day, start by running a mile and do abdominal exercises for the rest of your workout.


That's it. Three steps to becoming someone better - a man who people will respect and reward. You came to The Red Pill. You can either half-ass your Red Pill journey or see it through 100%. That's your choice to make. Just don't expect illustrious rewards when you've invested so little into yourself. Demand more from yourself and take the next step - the most important step - in your Red Pill journey by actually starting to improve yourself.

If you do what you have always done, you will get what you have always got.