Post: #26

The Art of War, by Sun Tzu.

The basis of warfare is the relationship between two parties with either opposite or similar goals. Lessons from conducting warfare are immediately applicable to business, game, and human relationships in general.

Quote:18. Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

2. To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

3. Thus the good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.

14. Hence the skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impossible, and does not miss the moment for defeating the enemy.

AKA having an unshakable inner frame, and seeking out opportunities to conquer women when they are presented. Improving game so that we can recognize and never miss any opportunities. Though you cannot guarantee success, you can guarantee lack of defeat.

Quote:28. Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances.

29. Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards.

32. Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.

Therefore do not use canned openers, scripted routines, and artificial speeches. Let the situation dictate how to proceed with a girl.

Quote:19. In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.

6. There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.

Do not waste time on those who are not worth it, Do not get locked into unnecessary long term relationships

Quote:5. Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.

There's no advantage in unnecessary delaying. If you see something you want, then go for it. If you see a girl you like, its better to start off slightly stupid than to delay and do nothing at all.

Post: #27

(02-26-2014 03:45 PM)edtf Wrote:  The Art of War, by Sun Tzu.

The basis of warfare is the relationship between two parties with either opposite or similar goals. Lessons from conducting warfare are immediately applicable to business, game, and human relationships in general.

Quote:18. Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.

2. To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.

3. Thus the good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat, but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.

14. Hence the skillful fighter puts himself into a position which makes defeat impossible, and does not miss the moment for defeating the enemy.

AKA having an unshakable inner frame, and seeking out opportunities to conquer women when they are presented. Improving game so that we can recognize and never miss any opportunities. Though you cannot guarantee success, you can guarantee lack of defeat.

Quote:28. Do not repeat the tactics which have gained you one victory, but let your methods be regulated by the infinite variety of circumstances.

29. Military tactics are like unto water; for water in its natural course runs away from high places and hastens downwards.

32. Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.

Therefore do not use canned openers, scripted routines, and artificial speeches. Let the situation dictate how to proceed with a girl.

Quote:19. In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy campaigns.

6. There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare.

Do not waste time on those who are not worth it, Do not get locked into unnecessary long term relationships

Quote:5. Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.

There's no advantage in unnecessary delaying. If you see something you want, then go for it. If you see a girl you like, its better to start off slightly stupid than to delay and do nothing at all.

Great stuff. Since we're on Asia, I'd even add The Book of Five Rings to that list. Some of the excerpts are as follows:

"There is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself.”

“Do nothing that is of no use”

“Perceive that which cannot be seen with the eye.”

“There is no one way to salvation, whatever the manner in which a man may proceed. All forms and variations are governed by the eternal intelligence of the Universe that enables a man to approach perfection. It may be in the arts of music and painting or it may be in commerce, law, or medicine. It may be in the study of war or the study of peace. Each is as important as any other. Spiritual enlightenment through religious meditation such as Zen or in any other way is as viable and functional as any "Way."... A person should study as they see fit.”



The Book of Five Rings, ladies and gentlemen.

Post: #28

(02-17-2014 01:51 PM)The Lizard of Oz Wrote:  Schopenhauer's brief essay "Of Women" remains the single best text written about that subject (and one of the greatest essays ever written).

This a new thought process from Schopenhauer for me. Not that I have read much of his writing. My present focus is now on whether Thomas Hobbes is truly the originator of a European self having individual rights, which is now my thinking.

Guess I will step back from the "red pill" meme, for now; Cheers;

Post: #29

As expected, the term "red pill" is only thrown around in connection to women on this forum. There are a lot of other damaging social trends that a lot of guys are pretty blue pill about, like not seeing the damaging effects of uncontrolled third world immigration, or how feminism more specifically targets white men.

A real red pill book is The Bell Curve by Herrnstein and Murray.

Post: #30

Thanx dj; this helps my understanding. I'll have a look at "The Bell Curve"; Cheers;

Post: #31

Like others have said "red pill" encompasses so many thing beyond pussy. I second The Fountainhead but here are some other good ones:

The Millionaire Fastlane: Author talks the reality about employment and personal finance.

Eat to Live: This is about eating and little bit about the food industry. I dropped 30 lbs in 2 months following the dietary advice; it's so simple I wonder why more people don't do it.

30 Days of Discipline/Breaking Out of Homeostasis(this one's free): If you've ever felt like you go through your day on "autopilot", just doing things w/o thinking about them, you should practice their tips.

Post: #32

(03-02-2014 01:45 PM)MikeSR Wrote:  Thanx dj; this helps my understanding. I'll have a look at "The Bell Curve"; Cheers;

Thanx Goldin

Post: #33

(02-17-2014 01:35 PM)Parsifal Wrote:  What do you think is the one book that best captures the ideas of the red pill?

I created "The Truth Be Told" for exactly this purpose. I released it in April 2012 and it got 8,000 downloads mostly from 4chan while it was still free.

I linked court documents, my family court video, notices and letters to hundreds of politicians. The idea of The Truth Be Told was not only to tell young men they are 4th class citizens but to PROVE IT in such a way as young men could not say "well he is just bitter" or "this is unusual" and all those other dismissals young men like to make.

The old version of TTBT is still free.

What happened was ASIO (Australian CIA) kept submitting complaints on my YT channel and it was eventually deleted. So I moved all my videos to kickass....200+....and I reindexed all the links in the book and then updated it for the 18 months that had passed. I decided to ask to be paid for the new version because I am still being persecuted by 2 governments for being willing to stand up for the rights of men in public. Until my cases are run to retrieve the many millions of dollars in compensation I am owed money will be a bit tight for me.

Some men have criticised me for asking to be paid for a book which is laughable. The experience that goes in to the book cost me more than USD500,000 out of my own pocket. Men are entitled to ask to be paid for a book. Especially if it is very valuable. Men can say "no".

Everything else I have done is still out there for free.

I wrote The Truth Be Told specifically for men 16 to 30 to get the message across just how bad things are for them and to give them good advice on how to get out of the situation they are in. And for this I have been widely criticised, just in case you don't know.

http://www.a-man-zon.com/Categories/Book...Nolan.aspx

Post: #34

Quote:I created "The Truth Be Told" for exactly this purpose[...]
http://www.a-man-zon.com/Categories/Book...Nolan.aspx

Shall the mighty hammer take a swing.