I was reading another post about the effectiveness of the Blueprint and I just wanted to make some distinctions about "state" and clear up some very common misconceptions when it come to getting state to work for you (this is just an edited and expanded comment I made in the other thread):

There is a common misunderstanding of what state is (or should be, for pick-up). People often talk about getting into state by making giving themselves a rush of adrenaline. They run around or do push-ups and high five or do something silly to give themselves a rush.

Which is why I must be clear, that when I talk about state, it has a much broader meaning. RSD was never clear about the qualities of being in state, and would instead talk about being in state or not in state, but never differentiate between different qualities of different states. So for the purposes of this post, I'm going to say;

State is not just your level of excitement.

A lot of people get this wrong (even some of the RSD guys at some points). State is more about your emotional state (which has different qualities and is not simply "on" or "off"), including your confidence.

What is also important is how you project your state. A lot of people completely skip over that important aspect, that you need to project your state to have a positive effect.

Most guys I know, myself included, do much better by projecting a chill-sexy-confident state than an excited state. Sure, an excited state gets you more attention, but not more attraction (attention does not equal attraction, also contrary to a lot what is being taught). Getting attention can be an important aspect of early game (opening), but does very little in later stages (the stages where you actually get laid). When guys are new to this, they are so focused on holding a girl's attention that they often confuse attention with attraction. You can entertain a woman all night and still not have a chance with her.

Being high energy and fun can work wonders to open sets and work the room (and get some initial attraction from social proof), but it helps a lot to be able to change gears and project a much more chill (and sexy and confident) state. High energy can work, but usually attracts a certain type, usually the drunk party girl, and often results in make-outs and blue balls. A lot of pick up guys go around "pinging" for that drunk party girl who will make out with any guy confident enough to try. This is not solid game, though it may look impressive to a noob.

Solid game is being able to get the woman that you want, not figuring out which woman is open to sleeping with you.

Guys will often develop a state that gets them attention from girls, and will stick with it because they think more attention = more attraction (or better chance at getting laid). This is not the case, so don't get caught in the attention trap.

Work on feeling chill, sexy, and confident... and then projecting that state. Then integrate it into your personalty, and own it. Make it you. This takes time, so be patient and persistent.

Best of luck to you all.