anyone read mysterys newbie mission that seems to be a standard for puas all over the world? for those of you unfamiliar with it, here it is. go out 4 nights a week, approach 3 sets an hour for 4 hours. do it for a while basically. thats it. well. i read it, and as a newbie, i found it impractical and jumping in at the deep end. im one of these people with crippling approach anxiety. i cant talk to girls, and when i do it goes bad. so im suggesting a new newbie standard. this is the shred newbie mission. its baby steps, and you can accelerate it as much as you like. well here it is.

1) when you walk down the street, aim to make eye contact with at least ten women a day and when you do, smile. if you do that, the next day, up the number a little however confident you feel. could be 1, could be 5, could be 20. it doesnt matter. but this is for absolute newbies. remember, babysteps.

2) take it a step further when you feel comfortable. just say hi when your smiling. babysteps.

3) when you can say hi ocnfidently and get a good response most times, start a conversation. "hi hows it going etc." just simple stuff. smalltalk. this will help you approach later on.

4) try and get a girls number, talk to her for a few minutes, and come across as a cool guy. but tbh, you have to BE a cool guy. you dont fake it til you make it in my books. sure youll get shot down a few times. but knowing what doesnt work eliminates things, so next time youll know what not to do.

5) once you can do all this, youre ready to move onto the stuff like sarging in clubs and stuff. i hope all this helped.

some people will be able to do this in a week. others will do it in a few months. if you dont have much self confidence and cant get out 4 nights a week, then id try these. if anyone wants any guidance, advice, general chat or has any questions then pm me.

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Most people confuse anxiety with just apprehension for doing new things. I am not saying you don't have an actual "anxiety" about approaching people, maybe you do. The newbie mission is written for the average person with just a light social fear of doing something new. The newbie mission is a great way to jump in head first.

The reason for this is...It takes about 100 sets before you start seeing yourself getting good with this stuff. The newbie mission helps you get that big learning curve out of the way quickly so you can see more improvement faster.

If you so chose to go slower and take your time getting use to open sets then by all means do so. However, it is possible it will take you a longer amount of time to see results. I took my time at first as well, and it was months before I saw good results. This can be hard since you have a longer learning curve, and makes it harder not to give up.

I'm sure your will power and knowledge will prevail. Just hang in there and go at your own pace, you will get results, and you will be good!

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Been around the world twice, Talked to everyone once...

yeah dude, Mystery's newbie mission is more directed at your average guy with slight AA (like me)
i took it to a new level though...
i went out alone on a thursday, friday and saturday night, approached every set i could, stayed for around 5 mins and then moved on to a new set.
i opened 40 sets on the thursday, 20 sets on the friday and saturday.
my approaches just got better with each set. each set was getting easier and easier as my AA started disappearing.

so now my openers are sorted and i can consistently reach the social hook point... and it only took 3 days (and i got 7 #-closes in the process)

EDIT:
i have a friend who also had crippling AA, so much so that he'd come out with me, i'd open a set and pull him in, talk him up (he placed 3rd in Muay Thai nationals a while ago) and girls would ask him questions and he just wouldnt reply because he was too scared to talk.

so this is the drill that i gave him... it worked really well but took around 5-6 weeks because he was very hesitant and pessimistic. i had to eventually do the equivalent of mystery's $200 approach trick with him to just get him to say hi (i highly recommend this btw)

at first, on campus, in malls and shops, at train stations, on the street etc just say hi to everyone you make eye contact with or walk past. dont bother looking for a reaction or convo because only like 10% will bother greeting you back. after a few times you'll see it just getting easier and easier. (i saw got this idea from a video i saw on youtube where a guy suggests this)

after a few days of that, when you're comfortable saying HI to random strangers, it's time to try going up and talking a bit. but again, baby steps. so here's what you do:

you see a HB5, go up and say hi, ask her how she's doing etc. just general chit chat. when it runs dry, excuse yourself and move on.
after you're comfy with the 5's, move up to 6es, then 7s and 8s... you get the idea. after a while you'll notice that the convo just flows naturally... you dont have that nervous energy pulsing through you anymore, you'll be as calm and relaxed as you would've been if you had been talking to a friend.

remember, there's nothing forcing you to stay in a convo, so if it runs dry, excuse yourself and move on.

the point of the above is not to run game but rather to become comfortable talking to women. it all comes with practice.
once you're comfortable striking up conversations with 8s and 9s then i'd say you're good to start trying game, but until then - just general chit chat.

i know it sounds like a lengthy procedure, and it is, but getting over fears takes commitment and time. if you put in the effort then you will reap the benefits 10 fold.

if you really take this seriously then you can most probably overcome the worst of your AA in 2-3 weeks...

Mystery got cocky and made a new newbie mission. The real one was made by Svengali (mASF) and that's actually the "standard" newbie mission for PUAs. All it involves is going to a popular public place like a mall or shopping center and walking around saying "hi" to every female you pass by while making eye contact. There is no specific number of women to talk to, but I tell people 100 if they really want to keep count.