This is the complete Index of the Essays. This is also the Roadmap of which Essays to read in which particular order. To get the most out of each Essay, it’s best to read them in order as listed below.
The Stuff Newbies Should Read
General Information
This category includes information that covers multiple topics OR covers my personal journey.
The Ideas
Ignore the parentheses and links; they’re just notes for my own use. Note this list of ideas is currently in development. Ideas that are complete will have a week number before the idea and have an active hyperlink in RED. The links in parentheses link to my other blog posts on different blogs relevant to the topic.
Week #1: Sleep and Light - How to get more high-quality sleep.
Ethics (www 3, BRU, )
Monk/ Nun Mode (dating, social media, toxic people [friends, family, coworkers]), Overcoming Your Past (LAB)
Social Score [mate value] (article, include data from lit review, social skills article, social traits article)
You are Responsible for Your Own Experience, Communicating Needs (hugh 6, Sexp, EDMC, EDMC, LAB), Put in the Hours, But Know When to Quit (Hugh 3, rework 100, 112, 153, BRU, SDMC, EDMC,
Paying off Debt, Frugality (rework 53, 67, hugh 11, 32, RA, RA, RA, ), Minimal Living (RA, RA, RA, RA, RA, RA, RA, RA, RA, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, RoT166-170)
Know Yourself; Sing in Your Own Voice; The Value of Authentic (hugh 20, 26, rework 24, 87, 135, 141, 182, 262, BRU, BRU, BRU, Sexp, unpublished personality tests post, BRU), Trust Yourself (RA, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU), Frog and the Scorpion Allegory
Quitting Bad Habits, Vices, Moderation, and Variation, How to Stop Making Excuses, complaining, rubber band trick (RA, BRU)
Mental Health (www, 6)
Being Smart (www intel proof, 7; leil 27, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, rework 215, RoT 43)
Curiosity and an Experiment of One, Win or Learn (BRU, BRU, Sexp, LAB), Problem-Solving (rework 83, RoT 17, 33, 42, 68, The bell and the cat), Procrustus Analogy
Avoid the Naysayers and Complainers, Friends, Acquaintances, and Coworkers and the Ten People Rule, Win-Win Relationships, The Old Friend Trick (leil 6, tribe, tribes, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, SDMC, SDMC, LAB [series], RoT215), Social Scorecard, Sociometer (leil 92, Miller), Get Other Points of View (RoT28)
Life is Easier on the Shoulders of Giants (BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, RoT 149), Law of Reverse Effect (Blog, BRU,
Signaling Theory (rework 191, www multiple, Miller virtue signal), Signaling Theory and Proof (www step 3)
Goals (www 3, rework 19, 124, 127, 130, hugh 10, mark, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, SDMC, LAB, LAB, Rot 11)
Do What Excites You (tim, RA, RA, BRU, BRU, BRU, LAB, RoT 63, 66), Hobbies and Deep Dives Reveal the meaning of Life (BRU, mating grounds miller reference), Hobbies and Jobs (hugh 35), Seek Adventure
Life Balance (hugh, rework 25, 40), Being a Specialist Versus a Generalist (BRU, BRU)
The Art of the Smile (leil 1, 29)
The Art of Eye Contact (leil 2, 3, 4, 77)
Style (www)
Developing Confidence, Momentum, and a Growth Mindset (www, Sexp, Tortise and the Hare)
Making Mistakes and Accountability (rework 231, 238, 251, EO all)
Avoiding Extremist Ideologies and the Curse of Political Correctness (BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, Sexp), Non-Conformity (RA, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, RoT 48)
The Art of Conversation (leil 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 78, 79, 85, 87, 89), The Phone Hacks (leil 60, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70) (goal - find something interesting and have fun - T. Max, RoT 69)
Delivering Compliments (leil 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 90), Telling Stories (RoT 76 77, 78, Godin’s stuff)
The Art of Parties (leil part 8, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 83, 84, )
The Nature of Sex and Gender (SDMC, SDMC, SDMC, SDMC, EDMC, EDMC, EDMC), Bullying (SDMC)
Mate Value and Mating Markets, Big Fish, Small Pond (Sexp, Sexp, SDMC, EDMC,
Moneyballing dating (Article)
Understanding Men, What Men Want (Sexp, Sexp [series], Sexp, Sexp, SDMC, SDMC, SDMC, EDMC, Way of Men)
Understanding Women, What Women Want (Sexp, Sexp [series], SDMC, SDMC, SDMC, SDMC, SDMC, EDMC,
Careers and Interviewing (rework 220, 222), Visualization and VMBR (leil 9, etc.), Competitiveness (rework 141, 144, 148, 173, BRU)
Negotiating, Reciprocity, Persuasion, and Favors (leil 43, 80, 81, 82, Cialdini)
Short-Term Relationships, Medium-Term Relationships
Long-Term Relationships (Sexp, Sexp, Sexp, Sexp, Sexp, Sexp, SDMC, SDMC, SDMC, SDMC,
Using Math to Find the Perfect Partner (article)
Sex! (Sexp, Sexp, Sexp, Sexp, Sexp, Sexp, Sexp, Sexp, Sexp, Sexp, Sexp, SDMC,
Make a Difference (BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, EDMC, LAB, RoT 72 - use BRU 120 day running example), Embrace Serendipity (RoT 82), Empathy (RoT 105-107), Gift Economy (Godin, RoT 134), Starfish Beach Story
Don’t Be Afraid to Move (RA); Learn to Write (BRU), Overcoming Fear (RA, RA, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU, LAB, RoT 5)
Building Resiliency (BRU, BRU, BRU, BRU), Abundance Versus Scarcity (LAB)
Disaster Preparedness (SDMC [series], Ant and Grasshopper)
Appreciating Partners (leil 59), Recovering from Mistakes (leil 88), Leading Listeners (leil 91)
Learn to Fight (BRU, BRU), Accepting the Pain (hugh 13, BRU, BRU, )