First thing I'd say is stop reading don't read much. Go out.
A big problem with most new guys is they think that this is a big intricate thing and spend months reading everything under the sun before they properly commit to going out and approaching. There are 4 major problems with this:


1. The nuts and bolts of pickup aren’t that complicated, and can’t be logiced to death. It’s a conversation with a girl, not an appearance on mastermind or a mathematical proof. This is why most people’s development in this is just a process of simplifying shit down.

2. You haven’t got enough references yet to be able to distinguish properly between good and bad advice. Be warned, most of the advice you get in this scene is BAD. Like arse backwards awful.

3. Even if you do read good advice early on, without learning for yourself what it’s like and experiencing it for a while it probably won’t make sense and will just hinder you. Especially with v inner game based material like RSD or Dave D stuff. Ideas like state, unreactivity, boundaries etc. Are too easy to misinterpret and can hold you back. After a while you’ll come back to stuff like the blueprint and find you’ll get way more out of it than you first did

4. Pickup can’t be improved on by reading; especially not at first. Studying a load of pickup material to prepare for your game at the start is like reading a book on swimming before you’ve ever jumped in a pool. Doesn’t work that way.


With that done, here’s my advice:
Find a wing. They don’t have to be awesome, just enthusiastic.


Go out. If you find night clubs intimidating start at a bar build up to it, but start in a big enough place where you can get loads of approaches done.
FORCE each other to approach. A favourite game of mine to get you into doing approaches is the 30 second game. You take turns giving each other a 30 second count to step up. If they don’t do it you punch them. HARD, no gay birthday bumps. The great thing about this is it gives you a choice between tlking to girls and something far less pleasant, and it’s actually pretty funny too.


Keep shit SIMPLE and NATURAL. I’d take ‘hey, you’re cute, who are you?’ or ‘Hey, where’s good around here?’ or something like that over

(sidestance)’Hey whats up guys I need a quick female opinion on something then I need to get back to my ‘friends’. Is it cheating if a guy kisses lying men or women before or after David Bowie flosses while 93% of women masturbate in his shower?’

That shit’s weaksauce and it’s a crutch you’ll want rid of later on.

Don’t set you goals too high. Need to work on approaching? Then all you need to do is approach and you can go home feeling like a fucking boss.
If shit goes well though, always stay in and alwys go for a close. If you try for a close even if you think it’s unlikely it’s better than the 0% chance if you dont.

Commit to a certain number of nights a week. Don’t count approaches. That shit keeps you in your head. Stick to games taking turns and you’ll be cool.

Aaand that in my humble opinion is all you need to get started.

knave loves to think he can read everyone, he is implying your here to sell product, ignore him he is always sayin shit like I HAVE THIS THEORY ABOUT SOMEONE

or SOMETHIN DOESNT ADD UP

he needs to grow a moustache & start speaking in a belgian accent.... but ironically be a shit detective.

Thats right I was planning to assemble everyone in the drawing room AKA off topic and unmask the serial sock puppet.