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The small interactions were recommended as the first stepping stone to a better/social man. The problem with many aspiring puas is that they try to rush everything, get overwhelmed, and their progress can come to a halt, or they end up becoming keyboard jockeys...Maybe since this sub-forum is not meant for beginners (I forgot that) I should have skipped that part. I just wanted to mention it because many can't imagine themselves being social due to their past experiences, and I wanted to show that there are no risk steps into slowly achieving that goal.
Ok, but what's being talked about isn't getting people to "be social" it's getting people to familiarise themselves with the kinds of interactions they are going to engage in.
As a PUA you are essentially engineering human connections within certain contexts. So it make sense acknowledge what you are trying to simulate first.
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Anyways, there have been studies that show playing soccer when you're young will teach you a lot of the social aspects in real life. Things like teamwork, sharing the ball, having others compete to beat you, foul play and how to handle it, unfair judging, etc. Regardless of when you started playing sports (or if you never cared for it), it's one of the reasons I recommended joining an activity. As long as it's not a video game club type of things since you will be surrounded by awkward kids who will not teach you any good social aspects in life.
Social activities promote and hone social behaviour, a great step to take if you need it. But what is at hand is a lack of familiarity with the kinds of interactions PUA's enter. i.e. PUAs approaching people in clubs and trying to play a PUA game without understanding what the etiquette is for people in clubs who aren't PUA's and what frame of mind that puts people in and what their focuses are on.
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Traveling is also important, and it's something warped mindless mentioned recently as well. It helps build your self identity, gain new experiences and get out of your comfort zone. All this will improve your social/pua life and will make you more natural overall.
Possibly, the focus of this thread being on generating a natural experience with the kinds of environments and people you meet in PU rather than "building a better man".