The Game - Ideas

[thatsonlyme]

In an attempt to overcome social awkwardness I figured I need to change some things about myself. My friend recommended the book "The Game" by Neil Strauss so I started reading. I'm not looking to become a pick up artist or anything like that and I almost gave up on the book after reading first few chapters, but then I came up with an idea.

 

I'm a person without any real social skills when it comes to meeting people. I have nothing to entertain them and become center of their attention. I'm not good at cracking jokes, I don't watch sports or TV and I tend to forget things such as movie titles. Imagine trying to have a conversation about movies with a person who has seen them all but remembers only a dozen of titles!

 

Well, The Game gave me a great idea, and this is just the beginning! Use magic! Now, I'm not a magician, but it happened that last summer I came across this bartender when I was on vacation with my ex gf and he had this wooden box and he made bets with people that nobody will be able to open it. My friends and I tried opening the box and failed multiple times. The point is he entertained entire bar with this box for couple of hours! I found and bought that box shortly afterward but used it only few times when my ex and I hosted parties. It was fun and easy to become center of peoples attention.

 

The box is definitely part of my arsenal when I go out now and I'm trying to learn few more tricks so I can use it as ice breakers. We'll see how it goes but I figured my main problem is breaking the ice, getting people interested, once I'm done with that I'm actually an interesting person to be around.

 

Let's come up with some more ideas, post them here it may help somebody!

[Thierro]

My days as an AFC were pretty fun and awkward.

 

I started off with a dozen card tricks (search Youtube), teaching girls balloon animals, hypnosis, cold reading, hand reading and other psychology based stuff (started with the cube..lol). David Deangelo’s seminars, real social dynamics helped a lot too.

 

I was all about routine routine and routine. Learning this stuff is great for a couple of times, but after a while it will just bore you out. You become a ‘role’ with just a few tricks up your sleeve.

 

Becoming good socially is all about practice. Go out and start conversations over and over. Learn how to become a great conversationalist by doing.

 

Just be your TRUE self. Feel comfortable in your own skin and don't let other people define who you are. Don't validate yourself by trying too hard.

Edited November 5, 2010 by Thierro