Read List for Beginners v2

clickitie_click · 2012-07-17T12:10:44+00:00

There's a typo in the /r/Fitness link.

mysedditprofile · 2012-07-17T12:24:49+00:00

The 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey

sedditpro · 2012-07-17T11:14:41+00:00

Respectfully, I think this list, while clearly well put together, highlights a bunch of relatively outdated material (or at least only one specific approach to seduction). To start, I recommend adding Mark Manson's "Models" and RSD's "Blueprint" video/audio as required material.

SoInsightful · 2012-07-17T13:18:59+00:00

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TyTy235 · 2012-07-17T15:26:07+00:00

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ComeAtMeBrother · 2012-07-17T14:31:21+00:00

Just read all of pre-2009 Roissy and hit the gym.

atavan · 2012-07-17T18:48:23+00:00

I found success after reading 'No more Mr. Nice guy' and most of the seddit blogs agree that it is a great first step to understanding who you are before trying to fix or practice your game

kristiano · 2012-07-17T14:18:19+00:00

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ArmoredHobo · 2012-07-17T22:18:26+00:00

It's not a seddit related book, but reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius wouldn't hurt anyone.

thesorrow312 · 2012-07-17T23:19:34+00:00

Nietzsche.

frank_costello · 2012-07-18T00:26:18+00:00

http://vavlt.tumblr.com/

I would recommend this blog for 'fashion advice'.

sedditpro · 2012-07-18T02:30:35+00:00

Read/seen most of these, came here to say Models really has everything down on correcting "beta"/whiteknight behaviour and also good emphasis on everything else.

Check out the blog equivalent, PostMasculine as well.

By the way OP, you should add in some blogs as well, since they're more easily digestable in small chunks. For starters looking to swarm in on this material, I recommend GirlsChase. But to really get in tune with yourself, I've only been reading PostMasculine and AbsoluteAbility.

FROawaySH · 2012-07-18T03:55:38+00:00

Could someone maybe give me a tl;dr on the Book of Pook? because the writing is godawful. It's like some 13-year-old kid writing dialogue for his D&D campaign. I should know, I wrote shit like that when I was 13 :P

But seriously, is there anything of value buried in the bizarre sentence structure and nonsensical 'Confucius say'-type stories?

GeneralRouge · 2012-07-17T19:12:27+00:00

My comments:

How to Win Friends and Influence People (aka, how to listen to people, appreciate them, and not be a dick): will not really help you with women directly.

The Game: Entertaining book, nice for motivation, will introduce you to Mystery Method and Style's modifications, but I'm assuming that reading Mystery's stuff directly would be more useful (I haven't done this, myself, yet). At a minimum, Rules of The Game, Neil Strauss' other book, is more of a how-to, and it will probably be better (again, I haven't read it yet).

David DeAngelo: I've heard nothing but good things about his methods. I acquired a video series by him which has been incredibly slow and focused on inner game. I'd like to know which of his resources is best for teaching his classic cocky/funny approach that people swear by.

Blueprint: I acquired these and have been disappointed with the first videos in the series. I know he's supposed to be the ultimate AMOG resource and is talked about a lot, but I'm having a tough time getting past the way he talks and especially his incredibly fake sounding laugh. It's almost aggressive feeling, even when he's trying to self deprecate with it. I have it saved to watch in the future, if I hear enough recommendations about it.

Malefashionadvice: I really want this to be a good resource. I want advice on improving my look, but I just can't take it seriously. As mentioned, it's a huge circle jerk on many things, most of which are not popular in my city (Toronto). Many popular guys there just look absolutely ridiculous, and even if their look is sartorially sophisticated, it is in no way going to attract a women. I guess the bottom line is that I don't believe that many women are going to be impressed with a lot of the looks coming out of there. You're just going to be impressing a bunch of classic menswear enthusiasts (who are guys) .

I need something more practical. I feel like I'd be better off looking at the photo galleries of night club websites (for evening datewear, at least).

Not on the list:

David Wygant: good day game advice, but he repeats himself a lot.

Mystery's TV show (The Pickup Artist): entertaining and shows Mystery's program in the field (lot's of canned material). It's light viewing but might turn you on or off of learning Mystery Method.

Keys to the VIP: a local pickup show from Toronto that shows in-field pickups at night clubs. Two guys battle to pick up women and the hosts critique them. They also give them challenges, such as recovering from a terrible opener.

guymanmrdude · 2012-07-17T20:13:37+00:00

I'm only halfway through this book, but it has a lot of great information so far:

http://www.amazon.com/Billion-Wicked-Thoughts-Largest-Experiment/dp/0525952098

Kind of answers 'why' a lot of PUA techniques work.

Zhai · 2012-07-17T14:45:52+00:00

/r/fitness link is wrong

2nd_class_citizen · 2012-07-17T14:56:14+00:00

Would also recommend 60 years of challenge. Very unique and useful stuff from him.

2012-07-17T15:37:46+00:00

Read both "How to Win Friends and Influence People" and "Influence: Science and Practice" and I have to say I much prefer the latter, because it explains the concepts in a more modern way and backs it up with psychology studies.

tartancharger · 2012-07-17T16:33:46+00:00

You should add the Pickup Podcast and Tripp Lanier's the New Man podcast. They don't focus on game specific things but rather growing as a person.

wtfOP · 2012-07-17T16:53:51+00:00

testmypatience · 2012-07-17T20:21:56+00:00

When you are done with this list I will add it to the reading materials list on the wiki. It already has a bunch of free downloads :)

Reading Resources - Seddits' Wiki

Let me know when you think this thread is ready to upload the contents to the wiki :P

2012-07-17T20:29:26+00:00

Where's /r/getmotivated?

Also, "Way of the Superior Man".

stragis · 2012-07-17T21:21:34+00:00

HTWFAIP = Kindle edition in link? WTB disclaimer for idiocy.

alanwak3 · 2012-07-18T02:57:05+00:00

not bad, not bad. For NLP id recommend "monsters and magical sticks: does hypnotism exist?" its a great book, that clears a lot of the misconceptions. as far as nlp goes i also recommend ross jeffries speed seduction, as he puts out so much good mateiral for free. not nlp related, but Psycho-Cybernetics is a self-help book everyone should own.

niner_niner · 2012-07-18T03:38:51+00:00

Saved for later

sedditpro · 2012-07-18T07:39:37+00:00

Thank you so much. I was looking for something like Day Bang, but had no idea of its existence. Its amazing how you guys attempt to make other guys better, just like that.

MemeTLDR · 2012-07-17T14:19:24+00:00

Good list except that MFA is a bigger circlejerk than /r/circlejerk. A lot of seduction methods include the idea of peacocking and MFA tends to play it safe. I would recommend GQ.com or Esquire.com. Just my two cents. Good job.

EDIT: I listed GQ and Esquire as a base for inspiration on actual fashion. Not to purchase every item that they list. There is a reason those magazines have been around for so long.

alanwak3 · 2012-07-17T20:23:13+00:00

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Lujxio · 2012-07-17T20:57:35+00:00

How about the Simplepickup videos on Youtube

PLplotsOTS · 2012-07-17T23:54:33+00:00

I posted this read/watch list a while back. It covers most of what's on your post, and then some.

Title	Read List for Beginners v2
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Upvotes	237
Comments	102
Date	July 17, 2012 11:00 AM UTC (14 years ago)
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