I am exaggerating a bit, but sorry, I have to set a high standard for young people. There's no time for games.
If you are behind, do your best to catch up. Do not wallow in dispair. No matter what you must make the best of wherever you are.

XS is the best club in Vegas with the hottest girls. It's worth the $100 if you want the classyist girls. Lesser clubs have trashier girls. The girls at XS are just stunning.
You get what you pay for. Quality costs $$$ in life.
But the DJ also matters a lot. It needs to be a top DJ. Which is usually the case on Fri/Sat. The best DJs pull in the hottest girls.
I knew the DJs so well I knew which kind of girls they would pull in.

It's not about the country, it's about the specific locations within. There are crap and great locations in most countries.
Country is too broad of a measure for lifestyle. You gotta look for pockets of awesomeness. Even within a city there are crap and great parts.

Just because your parents had it doesn't mean you have it.
Whether you have it depends on if you actually have the talents when you practice. Only you can know that.
I can't tell you what to do.
The most powerful practices are:
Psychedelics Hardcore meditation retreats Kriya yoga Do them all if you are serious.
But since you have mental illness be extra careful with psychedelics. Small doses.

Very true.
I learned the most from watching my wingmen, not from cramming theory.
Having one good wingman is worth $10,000 easily.

Hell is other people

Here are the full notes. In my opinion it is the best program he released because it is so structured and based on social principles that he coined.
---
### **Program Overview**  
The **Hot Seat at Home Mastermind** is a 12-week immersive course designed by Owen Cook (RSD Tyler) to transform social and dating skills through **inner game mastery**, **practical exercises**, and **advanced psychological frameworks**. The program emphasizes **self-amusement**, **non-neediness**, and **sociocentric consciousness** over scripted routines, focusing on authenticity and emotional resonance. Below is a structured breakdown of the curriculum, principles, and key takeaways.  
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### **Core Philosophy**  
1. **Cause vs. Effect**:  
   - Be the **"white ball"** (cause) directing energy, not the "colored ball" (effect) reacting to external forces.  
   - Rooted in **Stoic principles** : Control your mindset, not outcomes.  
   - *“Wisdom is knowing the difference between what you can control (intent) and what you cannot (her response).”*  
2. **Inner Game Foundations**:  
   - **Self-entertainment**: Prioritize your joy over seeking validation.  
   - **Entitlement**: Act from self-worth, not desperation.  
   - **Freedom of outcome**: Detach from results while pursuing intent.  
---
### **Weekly Breakdown**  
#### **Week 1: Core Principles & Transformational Mindset**  
- **Objective**: Shift from reactive (effect) to proactive (cause) mindset.  
- **Key Concepts**:  
  - **Sequencing**: Principles → Practice → Integration.  
  - **Upward spiral**: Small actions compound into confidence.  
  - **LOC (Level of Consciousness)**: Operate from  (neutrality) to avoid neediness.  
- **Exercise**: Journaling to identify “effect” behaviors (e.g., seeking approval).  
#### **Week 2: Mission 1 – Certainty & Emotion**  
- **Objective**: Speak with **authoritativeness** (leadership) and **emotion** (transcendence).  
- **Key Concepts**:  
  - Women respond to **emotional spikes**, not logic.  
  - *“A boring handsome guy loses to an average exciting one.”*  
- **Exercise**: Approach 5–10 groups daily, improvising stories on unfamiliar topics with conviction.  
#### **Week 3: Mission 2 – Free Association**  
- **Objective**: Break linear thinking to create **emotional trance**.  
- **Key Concepts**:  
  - **Informal > Formal**: Sex and attraction thrive in chaos, not order.  
  - **Law of state transference**: Your energy dictates hers.  
- **Exercise**: Talk for 1–2 minutes without logical connections (e.g., “pineapple, astronauts, disco”).  
#### **Week 4: Mission 3 – Polite Collaboration**  
- **Objective**: Master **subcommunication** through neutrality and friendliness.  
- **Key Concepts**:  
  - **Collaborative frame**: Assume everyone is a friend; avoid arrogance/submission.  
  - *“Friendliness is dominance when paired with intent.”*  
- **Exercise**: Approach 10–12 women daily with questions like, “What’s your story?” while staying relaxed.  
#### **Week 5: Mission 4 – Storytelling Without Compliance**  
- **Objective**: Lead interactions by **giving value** (stories) vs. seeking compliance.  
- **Key Concepts**:  
  - **Freebies**: Offer anecdotes without expecting investment (e.g., “I saw a kid flip me off today!”).  
  - Avoid “interview mode” (asking too many questions).  
- **Exercise**: Spend 4 days telling stories, 3 days asking questions.  
#### **Week 6: Mission 5 – Sexual Energy & Calibration**  
- **Objective**: Normalize sexuality through **subcommunication**.  
- **Key Concepts**:  
  - **Triangle gazing**: Shift eye contact between eyes and lips.  
  - **Assume familiarity**: Mentally rehearse intimacy to project confidence.  
- **Exercise**: Approach older women to practice flirty banter (e.g., “You’re trouble, aren’t you?”).  
#### **Week 7: Advanced Principles – The 5 Pillars**  
1. **Freedom of Outcome**: Authenticity over neediness.  
2. **Clarity of Intent**: Pursue inspiration, not validation.  
3. **Entitlement**: Command space without apology.  
4. **Self-Amusement**: Prioritize your joy (LOC 540+).  
5. **Sociocentric Frame**: Merge with the group; avoid ego-driven agendas.  
#### **Weeks 8–12: Integration & Mastery**  
- **Missions 6–10**: Focus on persistence, identity refinement, and logistics (e.g., isolating women, seeding pulls).  
- **Key Themes**:  
  - **Decision fatigue**: Act without overthinking.  
  - **Persona fatigue**: Drop “game” and embrace authenticity.  
  - **Vulnerability**: Share freely without filters (e.g., “I’m nervous, but I had to meet you”).  
---
### **Critical Infield Techniques**  
1. **Bambi Eyes**: Look for dilated pupils and soft focus to gauge attraction.  
2. **Kino Escalation**: Touch upper back early; if resisted, joke (“I’m shy, promise I won’t bite!”).  
3. **Free Association in Bed**: Use playful, illogical chatter to disarm logic (e.g., “If you were a pizza topping…”).  
4. **Collaborative Frame**: Reframe rejection as feedback (e.g., “You’re saving me from my future ex-wife!”).  
---
### **Transformational Takeaways**  
1. **Energy > Content**: Women mirror your vibe, not your words.  
2. **Non-Linear Attraction**: Silly/absurd interactions often outperform “logical” game.  
3. **Power vs. Force**: Letting go (sociocentric) creates magnetism; forcing (egocentric) repels.  
4. **Abbundance Mindset**: Approach all women (not just “10s”) to build momentum.  
---
### **Bonus Material Highlights**  
- **Webinars**: Emphasize **win-win energy** and **vulnerability** as aphrodisiacs.  
- **Infield Breakdowns**:  
  - **San Francisco Rampage**: Use humor to normalize sexuality (e.g., “Are you Italian or trouble?”).  
  - **LA Silent Sets**: Lead with presence, not words.  
- **Momentum**: Treat each interaction as a “micro-win,” regardless of outcome.  
---
### **Conclusion**  
The **Hot Seat at Home** program is less about “pickup” and more about **personal alchemy**—transmuting fear into freedom, ego into empathy, and neediness into magnetism. By mastering **cause-driven intent**, **free association**, and **sociocentric flow**, students learn to navigate social dynamics with the ease of a “river” (Owen’s metaphor for effortless influence). The ultimate goal? To **“be the party”** rather than chase it—a lesson applicable far beyond dating.  
**Key Quote**:  
*“Your metric of success isn’t lays or numbers—it’s how much fun you had becoming unapologetically yourself.”*  
 

You can increase consciousness through hardcore meditation.
But you are correct that you will never be as conscious in your everyday life as 5-MeO-DMT.
Is that sad?
Yes.
But hey, I will never live on the moon.
Is that sad?
Yes.
So sad for Leo. 

You are kidding yourself.
Even 30hrs of meditation is not serious enough really change consciousness.
Just because you can silence the mind or recognize God does not mean that a 200hr retreat won't take your consciousness to a whole nother level.
You are not some special unicorn that you can accomplish in 10 minutes what can be accomplished with a 200hr retreat.

Even they have to work to become wise and not screw everything up.

I sit however I want and move however I want. All that matters is your focus. Everything else is noise.

A shit life is the default. If you want a great life you gotta build it up from scratch.
Does an RPG character start off with a great life? No. He starts off in a loincloth with a stick to beat off rats.
If you want something more you gotta build it.
You could build a palace in the forest as long as you're willing to work for it.

In 20 years you will look back and laugh at how young you are today.
Getting old is gonna get so much worse. A horror show. You ain't seen nothing yet.

I've experimented with it. You can certainly glean valuable health insights from Dave, but as far as his coffee goes and all that butter, I don't think it's too healthy long-term. I measured my cholesterol numbers before and after months of butter coffee and they got worse. So did my brother.
Those results may hinge on genetic factors so you might be different. But make sure you get your cholesterol tested before and after your experiments with all that butter. In my experience, even the good cholesterol got worse.
A lot of the Bulletproof brand stuff is overpriced and of questionable value. You'd have to carefully experiment with each product to see if it works for you.
You can research more on his Bulletproof forum. Lots of people there talk about their experiences. Many of them are mixed.
You would probably be better off not drinking coffee at all. It tends to become a crutch.

Again, be careful conflating what's happening today with the fascism of the 1930s. Today's fascism is very lite by comparison.
Trump is not ideological enough to be a proper fascist.
Remember, we've been through 4 years of Trump already. This 2nd time will be much worse, but it is not the fascism you're imagining.

The game everyone is playing is avoiding just sitting down under a tree for 200hrs of non-stop meditation.
If you look at every human being: academics, scientists, politicians, CEOs, New Agers, right-wingers, progressives, influencers, celebrities, etc -- all they're doing is just a clever strategy of avoiding sitting under that tree.
They will do anything, say anything, they will riot -- all just to avoiding sitting under that tree.
That's what it all boils down to. Because sitting under that tree is the death of all their bullshit.

Meditation rewires the brain/mind in ways that psychedelics cannot. Hardcore meditation sharpens perception in important ways.
Psychedelics also sharpen perception but in ways that just don't last long enough.
Meditation also forces the mind to confront difficult emotional labor that is different from psychedelics. Meditation forces you to confront boredom and addictions in a very serious way that psychedelics cannot.
If you haven't done a 200hr retreat you really should. It will be hell, but you'll also learn a lot.

The difference all lies within the consciousness of what God is.
Just because someone says nondual things doesn't mean they have a profound consciousness of God. They may not understand God at all. They may not even know what the word God refers to. Just because they think they know doesn't mean they do. And doesn't mean their teaching will get people to realize God.
God is the most trickiest thing to understand correctly, and virtually nobody has the epistemic nor ontological foundation necessary to properly understand it. Nonduality does not give people the necessary epistemic and ontological foundation. It offers simplistic group-think with little philosophical depth. Such people don't even understand why philosophical depth is important.

I have no problem going on Joe's show if he wants it.
I don't have to agree with his politics to have a productive conversation with him.

Basically anyone under the age of 35 will have very immature and unworkable politics. Because they don't have enough life experience to understand how power and survival really works. Their politics will be some version of group-think, either left or right. It takes enormous life experience to understand why politics works as it does and not by your naive ideals.

I mean, don't let politics color your view of life. Despite whatever MAGA nonsense, life in America is virtually unchanged. America has a huge inertia that even a fascist cannot budge.

1) Move to a huge city with good nightlife, where game works.
2) Hire an experienced coach who can watch you approach and correct your mistakes. Or find free experienced wingmen.
To do this, work on getting a good job and developing your finances so you can afford such things and have more freedom.
For pickup to work it has to be done in the correct ways, not just anything goes.
Just joining lots of social activities is good alternative. Join social events, dance classses, yoga classes, festivals, parties, college events, etc. And socialize with everyone there.

You can read anecdotes about Musk from people like Kara Swisher. She was his friend before he turned on her and called her evil for daring to criticize his immaturity.
She says he's kinda lonely and miserable in his private life.
Frankly I'm sick of hearing about these Tech Bros. They are all corrupt and shallow as hell. Success and power addicts who understand nothing of what life is really about.

You are right that my style has been harsh which is why I have been softening it lately. But it's still not going to ever be that Rupert Spira style.
I don't like soft and sweet styles of teaching because they do not properly represent the difficulty and seriousness of this work. It's like someone talking sweetly about war.
But I know my style is offputting to plenty of people.

I'm reading  "A Post-Truth World" by Ken Wilber and he seems to be under the impression that Trump, (and Brexit), uses postmodern relativism, where "no truth" exists only egalitarian perspectives. Wilber claims that this shows Trump is at Stage Green that came online in the 1960's (when Trump grew up) and now has come to an unsustainable degenerated madness we see today.