Acknowledging the experience vs status divide has given me more ammo in working out why I didn’t feel the urge to approach, and I am now more adept at spotting the signs of either. Often times I’ll see an attractive girl, but she won’t make my spidey sense tingle, so I won’t approach. The biggest thing that has stuck with me from this chapter is distinguishing girls between seeking experience and seeking status. A part of me wishes that I could reach 10 sets sometimes I consider doing sets just to get my numbers up. I’m still getting over the “10 sets 2 hours” mantra which pushed me in my first year. At the moment, I am still in transition, though, hence the “don’t always”. I’ve reduced the number of sets I’m doing per session, instead giving myself a time limit, and been focusing on keeping myself happy. Whereas I don’t always practice it, I try to be more zen while out on the streets I’ll hum the tune that’s stuck in my head and appreciate a shaft of sunlight between two buildings. Unsurprisingly, vibe was my main takeaway from this section.
I’ve not included actionable comments above on purpose “admitting you have a problem is the first step”. This counteracts the first point: the idealised self vs the true self. Anyone who gets involved in PUA has a higher level of narcissism than average, and then someone who takes their experiences public shows even more of it. The second thing that stood out was the section on narcissism. I’m allowing my emotional state to rule my actions, which is feminine. I’m no longer answering the question of “how are you?” with the functional answer, and this week a colleague commented that I wear my heart on my sleeve. I’ve found myself going between states of bouncy happiness and melancholy reverie. The expression of emotion has been amplified at work, where I’m surrounded by the K world. Infinite drew my attention to the fact that this was because I was swinging towards an r lifestyle. When I had a chance to express something, I let it out. In 2017 I decided to change that and became more open. I’ve always been quite closed off with my emotions – keeping them to myself – I didn’t know a good way to express them and so didn’t let them out at all. The first is the r/K discussion and how it drew attention to my own behaviours. Two things stood out to me from this section. So instead, I want to go through each section and describe the effect it had on my Daygame and wider life. I don’t think that my words here will affect people’s decision. I suspect that anyone who wants to buy the book has either already done so, or will do in the near future.
I bought Mastery after a couple of months but Nitro would have helped me at that stage more. Don’t make the mistake I did of buying beyond your experience. If you’re in your first year or haven’t read Mastery yet, get Mastery the knowledge really does follow on from it. If you’re in your first three months, absolutely not, get Nitro.
Whether you should buy Infinite or not depends on where you are, and what you’ve read already. As far as generic reviews go, that’s my review. The book is excellent and I acknowledge the “Daygame Infinite vibe” when I go out now. Most people expected the book to be a home run, and I was one of them. Five minutes ago I turned over the last page of Daygame Infinite.