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The Importance of Outcome Independence
Posted On 06/27/2009 13:45:05 by Casual

Recently I came across a funny video of a Japanese kid getting rejected when he offers a girl flowers. I enjoyed it so much, I had to post it on my site. You can find the video here:

http://su.pr/2gqM3K

The funny thing is, a lot of us do the exact same thing that the kid does in the video, if not quite as exaggerated. We place all this importance on women we don't even know, we go out of our way to woo them, and then when they reject or ignore us, we're crushed.

To me, the video highlighted the importance of outcome independence. When you're approaching girls, you can't expect a certain outcome or response her. Expectations just lead to disappointment, and even if she does give us what we want, we come across as approval seeking.

The best way to approach pickup is to look at it as a learning experience. Don't depend on the girl having a positive reaction to you, just go up with a positive vibe and have some fun. If she reciprocates, great. Is she blows you out completely, then you have a funny story that you can share later with the guys, and you've grown that much stronger from the interaction.

Hopefully, the kid from the video will be confident enough to look back a few years from now and laugh at himself for being such a dork. For myself, I'll take the video as a lesson to learn from, and not place too much importance on strangers I don't know.

-Casual

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07/08/2009 14:33:41
haha that video was classic! Its so true, the wrong mindset only is preparation for failure. Which itself is an illusion, if created that way. If adaptability is attractive, then adapt to every second. Not everything will go as planned....but on your end it will, (if you decide to) no matter what keep your head up.


06/28/2009 10:17:12
Casual, an excellent video, a very well written blog and a great point. Personally, I am exactly the definition of this, I'm just out their to have fun. Who gives to fucks what happens at least you learned something and/or have a great drinking story for the guys later.


06/27/2009 15:46:43
Thanks for the comment. What's helped for me is to look at every approach as a learning experience, and not place too much importance on her liking me, or giving me her number, or whatever.

Another great frame I learned recently from a pickup instructor is to look at everybody in the bar as an "extra" from a movie. They don't even have speaking parts, unless you choose to approach them, and you can easily change the "scene" by changing venues. Basically, the point is not to place so much importance on strangers and people you don't know.


06/27/2009 14:46:22
Excellent Post, and the entirety of the situation is true. Outcome independence is something that must be learned, if you've been an AFC your whole life. I must admit when I first started I did it, and still Do it once and a while.



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