Start out with questions that come off as completely harmless if you find yourself paralyzed in the presence of an HB10 . There is almost a 0% chance a girl will give you a weird glare or blow you off if you are asking something as innocent as "Hey, where's the best coffee shop around here?" or "Hey, how do I get to the 'blahblahblah' ". These aren't good openers, but it gets your subconscious to fear approach anxiety less and less. If you whole heartedly have no fear of rejection and can just accept that it's part of life, you will come across as 95% more confident than most guys . Do the math my friends, the more girls you open, the more likely it is you can find one that is happy to speak with you.

From that point on, try to develop a good hooking point and maybe even push for a number-close. Keep the interactions short at first and you'll quickly see your approach anxiety decrease over time. This is great day-game practice. Practice makes perfect gentlemen!

Great mission. I did it, was hard at first. One thing by the way, I find it easier to talk to someone if I have a reason to (Asking someone for directions or whats the time etc.) than just saying "Hi" out of nowhere.

I tried this over several days. I kept going to one place in particular, and no one was ever there really to justify me saying I did the mission. Saying hi to one person before realizing the place is pretty much deserted doesn't count. And I don't think saying hi to all of my neighbors while I'm jogging counts either.

But I did go to a mall today and there were a decent number of girls. I said hi to about ten. It wasn't a pleasant experience. Two said hi back. It was super awkward and they looked at me weird when they said hi. The others just completely ignored me. I think one of them I didn't say it loud enough and she didn't hear me, but I know the rest did.

I'll keep doing the mission until I get better results, as it's probably a "how you say it" kind of thing. But it sucks right now and I hate doing it, so I gotta force myself.

On another, somewhat unrelated note, but still happened on the same day: I went to a place where this girl works who I'm trying to get after- I've met her a couple times and the plan tonight was to just be pretty straight forward and ask her if she is interested more or less. But she wasn't there. My other buddy who works with her said she was out tonight with the plan of taking shots and finding a guy to bring home. =\

Hello guys! What do you think about asking every woman you see about the way to a specific place? To begin with that is.

That was amazing newbie mission. I am amazed after reading your comments. Thanks

I did this mission, and I kept reading this thread for some time. Thanks to the original poster!!

I am an AFC, and playing this hi game was not as easy as I expected. Playing the game, I never expected to get a smile back, because its crazy to say if you dont know the girl. I gained (and still gain) lots of rejections, weird looks, ignorings, girl laughter, but also nice hi replies, smiles from HB5 to HB7. It came unexpected, and it seems to me that just wearing fashion cloths, saying hi served with a smile can be a basis to open a girl!

Thanks!

I did this mission with success.

I walked around the shopping center and talked with a few women working in the stores. The first woman I said hi to gave me really positive body language and I sensed she wanted more out of me than just a simple hi and a reply of yes, the shirt fit me very well.

I then decided to walk along a beach strip. Doing this was quite an eye opener because, as the challenge required, I was dressed and groomed nicely, but I noticed immediately certain women had me on their radar will passing by a far distance from me while others wouldn't even budge as they walk by me. Several times I smiled and made eye contact but I didn't say hi because the environment didn't really lend itself. Cars, motorcycles, concerts, large groups, families, couples, a shit ton of little kids running around.

As if I couldn't get enough of fulfilling this mission, I went out to reggae night on a big deck overlooking the beach. I met my friend there whos a good looking guy in his own right. When we go out together women just tend to come our way. Anyway, we stayed there from around 6:30pm to 10pm before heading to a nightclub right next door. If this mission were a written test here is where I lost a few points. I conformed with my guy friends and just kinda stood around drinking. Women were grilling and seemed interested but I only went as far as making eye contact but not smiling and/or saying hi.

I know the mission didn't call for doing this at a bar, but again it was an eye opener to realize how different a mall vs a bar was. At the bar competition was fierce and a woman who would be head over heels for you in the library would look at you up and down and walk by at the bar like you're a squirrel trying to cross the road as she drives by.

Anyways, the more I drank, the more my weaknesses and insecurity surfaced. I found myself to be figety putting my hand in my pocket only to take it out and put it back it two seconds later! Eye contact was seldom if any and I found my self going from one girl to another like a desparate fool. Yes, I still managed to talk to girls even inthis state which completely baffles me! I was approaching bombshells and talking to them at the same time coming of awkward and unstable. Though one a convo started it always ended at the same place. Me walking away politely and with dignity (not necessarily because of being denied) and wondering how the hell do I talk to her again?

Sorry about the added story, but you be the judge. Did I pass or fail the mission?

The point is, you're going to realise A) that being blown off isn't that bad at all B) learn that saying hello to people you don't know isn't that bad at all

I did this today, as I was walking around I noticed pretty much everyone will avoid looking at each other as they go about their business. Can see how peacocking would come in handy for something like this, I unfortunately just dressed good but standard.

After a while I got frustrated and saw a girl standing outside a shop looking at something, told myself she is too busy to talk to you... then told myself to stop being a pussy and just went up to her, said hello and told her "I know this is weird, but I was just wondering if you know of any good stores around here for clothing". I wanted to run away as i got her attention and she looked at me like I was crazy lol.
We talked for a bit and I said well thank you for that and see you later, as i walked off I thought of about a million different things from the info she gave me that I could of built a solid convo around but at the time was just consumed with thoughts like smile, stand up straight, project your voice and maintain eye contact.

It was a bit dead in there with mostly elderly people, so I just walked around and eventually gave up... wish I stayed but small steps, going back again later in the week on friday to try again since have to many regrets about girls I half walked up to, then made an excuse and pussied out from. Not sure what I'll use to draw attention to myself though. All in all I consider it a success, even if it's just a small one I feel more confident about doing it again and being taking more risks.

I tried to do this yesterday and today, and even though I didn't say hi to any strangers (except cashiers), I still feel like I'm making progress. Actually I did say hi to people I met on my way home (I was on my bike) and all i got was positive responses. I'll try again next week and this time it has to be done. I guess a big part of my problem is that I'm rarely the one who says hi first, not even to my friends. Don't get me wrong, I'm a social guy when I get to know people (which of course is part of the problem as well).

Introducing yourself and smiling when saying hello is an important first step...I have personally surpassed the "fear factor" although everyone gets nervous when approaching, as long as you push through your gut...approach anxiety smooth's over and there is nothing to stop you.

When you say ''hi'' and a girl responds with something like ''do I know you?''. Can you take this as an instant IOI?

well i went to the mall with my friend last night. it wasnt very fruitful there was just a million teenie boppers and im not trying to look/be pedo so i stuck with saying hi to anyone around my age. just a big ol' smile and a hello! or hi! actually i would say the majority of them either said hi back or at least smiled.... in the mall anyway. that shit got stale quick because as said before, a million teenie boppers. so we decided to take a short drive to a nearby college town (not the best time of year to go but its pretty much one of 2 spots where i live) walking down the street even off school season there were plenty of HB's. however, we got ignored FAR more often trying to just say hi to (usually group of 3-4 girls) them.

conclusion: got some taste of approach anxiety, and got some taste of rejection. it aint so bad when i am about to approach someone and i get that anxiety and dont want to 'bother' anyone i just think "well if they dont like it, too fuckin bad cuz i gotta do my thing" and then i just do it because i know i have to.
overall wasnt bad, going to keep this up.

What does one do after completing this task ? im planing on starting it tomorrow and then do it a few times, say 3-4 days. What im wondering is if there is any other missions to follow up this one with ?

Hey guys!

I'm new, first post here.

I waited some time to post my experience while taking on the newbie challenge, to make sure I had something to write. So here we go.

Day 1: Newbie challenge

So, today I went out for the First time to do anything about pickup. I read about it, I thought about it and I started to see to value of it. I’m not into this for getting laid. (Although it is a nice side effect :] )

I am into this to become a social master, I want to be able to own every single social situation, talk to anyone and work on the missed opportunities we all face all day when we walk by people: every single person you walk past, could be your new best friend, your lover for life or the most valuable business partner there is. Every single person in this world is a window for opportunity. After realizing this and realizing that social fear for rejection is something human that I’m determined to overcome.

I went out, already missing the first two opportunities of saying ‘hi. Squeezing my hand a bit too hard out of anger for myself, I walked on. After saying ‘hi’ to an old lady I started to get the hang of it. From there on it went great. I didn’t distinguish people, I said ‘hi’ to all kinds of people. The feeling after each ‘hi’ made me feel so good made we so happy that a felt this short term adrenaline addiction to keep doing it.

I felt great afterwards.

Day 2: Overcome AA

While being drunk, my friend and I decided that we would go out to talk to strangers the next morning as soon as we were sober. So the morning after we went out in to the city center and tried not to be awkward with each other. We decided to start off by just saying ‘hi’. After that, we started to ask random questions to which we already knew the answers (Would you happen to know where the central station is?).

After feeling a bit bored from asking those question, we tried to adjust difficulty level. We started asking people about good places to lunch and any laces in particular they would recommend. This, also got boring after a while.

Then I told my friend about the cube opener (ask someone to imagine a cube in the desert. By asking question about the cube and a little knowledge about reading people, you can describe the person’s personality a little bit). I told my friend that it was ‘higher level stuff’ that was being used in The Game by Neill Straus and I didn’t ever dare to do it.

Suddenly, my friend went up to a woman and asked her if he could do a little psychology test with her and immediately told her that I was going to perform it. I was shocked. I wanted to put it off on him, but I decided to accept the challenge he just gave me. I started asking these question and she started to answer. I realized I should listen carefully because I had to analyze it afterwards. My heart was pounding. I started telling her about herself and decided by the look on her face if I was close or not. At the end, she was stunned and said I was completely right! I loved it.
The rest of the day wasn’t so productive but I gained some serious experience.

Day 3: Newbie challenge 2

After signing up for Chief’s free pick up guide thingy I decided to take on the challenge again.

I have to say, I notice a lot in pickup that’s not only applicable in pick up, but actually to life as a whole. It doesn’t surprise me a bit that PUA’s actually become much better in life. Also, I think the learning this stuff can be used for far more than just finding women. But I suppose getting laid is a good way to advertise it.

So I went out again and realized that I sucked. I just couldn’t put myself to even say ‘hi’ that much. I realized that my first day hadn’t been in a place that crowded so I thought I should try that. I did, but I failed, just couldn’t do it. It was too crowded and full of regret I went home.

Then I saw this girl on the other side of the street trying to get her dog to listen to her. I knew I didn’t want to, but I had to talk to her (first time I started a conversation with a random girl since I discovered pick-up). I opened about how her dog didn’t feel like listening to her and continued about the dug until I asked some random question about directions.

After I said goodbye and walked away I realized that I could’ve gotten much more out of the situation. I could’ve done the cube test on her, easily. Also, I realized I shouldn’t lie, which I did when I justified why I asked the question. Minor lie, but still a lie.

I felt a bit semi after this. I did walk up to someone, but didn’t get what I wanted. But hey, I still got some experience out of it. After greeting some random people on the streets, I still didn’t feel like I was ready to go home. I walked up to this random women and asked her to try the cube test on her. Her husband took the test instead and they told me I blew their mind with my analysis on hic personality!

It was time to go home.

Good things about the day:
- Opened a girl
- Performed the cube challenge on my own
- Got much better at greeting after warming up

Things to improve:
- No lying
- No walking away when a conversation can be continued
- Approach more people of my own age instead of relatively old people

Cheers!

- Enlight

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