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Is your confidence by chance, fake it til you make it? It sounds like you're over-compensating. That doesn't really fly. There's a metric shit ton of threads about AA. The reason I get AA is because I know I don't really have anything to say. That's why it's easy to talk to a girl that's working when I need something, but hard if I need something less concrete like some private time. A routine might help you with that "reason" to engage.
What Minsok said is true. Look at the state you are in. You are confident by using books, material... You aren't confident about who you are, you haven't been soulsearching deep enough to actually KNOW what you're are about. Trust me, you're not the only one.
The other point that Minsok also said is "You get AA because you don't have anything to say" ... I think that's pretty much with every guy the same. Unless you have anything to say .. you won't walk up to the girl or person for that matter, because the outcome isn't relevant to what you need to know.. and since that is nothing. It doesn't matter.
A great way if you are stuck with with AA - starting doing
Observe & Report
With other words, go to a mall, look around - identify your target, observe her a bit (non stalkerish way) and then step up to her. Due to the fact you observed her - you know what she's looking for, how she behaves and the opening will be less difficult.
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One of my students went out 2 days ago and he talked to a girl - even got a number close. While on the first base he didn't even have the courage to go there. I told him exactly the same as I did here above. He went out, observed, and...
N-closed. The girl was in the parfume section, he waited & observed. Reported what he wanted to do to himself & did it.
It is only as difficult as you want to make it for yourself.
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