Do NOT do pick-up. Instead of working on the appendages of self-improvement under the sexist lens of pick up - Go and work out just for the sake of improving your physical health, which will naturally improve your confidence in your own skin. Go find hobbies or sports simply to have fun and possibly meet some new friends. Go to networking events and parties with friends that you already have to work on your social skills and genuinely have social interactions without the anticipation or expectation of some juvenile reward.
You will make organic and likely intimate connections (if pursued) with women simply as a by-product of being a radiant, well-intentioned person that is secure and doesn't need their relationships to be a transaction.
Doing pick-up can be dangerous, it not only can change you to have an unhealthy warped view of women. You can seriously hurt a women's feelings and give them hostile attitudes towards men. You see if you're out trying to "practice" and trying to fuck women in one night stands, that might be great for your numbers and confidence and whatever goals you set for yourself as a PUA, but it can be terrible for the women. Not to mention annoying.
You see they are highly emotional creatures and sex can mean something entirely different for them. For men it's a mechanical, physical, pleasure process (most of the time), for them it's an emotional pleasure process. If you don't explicitly state your intentions and then sleep with them only to ditch them the next day (which a LOT of guys do, that's the manipulative part of pick-up), they very might subconsciously become connected to you and expect a relationship because of great sex and fun night you had. That can really hurt a person and it's just a scummy thing to do. You might say "oh well that's their fault for not understanding the situation. You can't blame them entirely, it's IN THEIR NATURE to make that connection, and that nature will can even override what THEY think they want.
You'll have to ask yourself, are those the kind of relationship creating and initial bonding experiences you want under your belt for when you go looking for a long time partner? Probably not. It might be fun in the mean time but it is not a high consciousness activity. It is desperate and childish.
It's hilarious to me actually. Pick-up and game are something you think would stay relegated to desperate and horny teenage boys who are trying to out do each other so they can brag they banged the hottest girl at school. Yet it persists and carries on for men well into their 20's and 30's........... LOL????? I guess you can blame our culture for that mostly, nobody is taking serious responsibility for teach young people how to make genuine connections anymore.
Anyways dude, just don't feed the cycle that is eroding our social climate (no wonder divorce rates are so high). Things you develop in pick-up can be worked on in alternative ways without juvenile intentions.
