Dude, this was exactly what I needed to hear. Been going through a phase lately of trying instead of doing.

On a side note: the other day I caught 2 women attempting to manipulate me into paying less for services rendered, and today decided to flirt h/c with another woman/client and received positive results. AWA(indeed)LT.

It's great knowing what the color red looks like, now apply .. thought your bit on applying personal to yourself was gold.

Dude. Nice post. Yes, it is rageful-causing when you realize that someone you pedestalized is using their attributes to greedily try and get things for themselves.

Could it be that the true source of the rage is with the fact that you are assigning value to this girl for the same thing that she is then attempting to use in an abusive and manipulative way? (her sex appeal)

The value that we assign to women, just for being sexually attractive, may be the root of anger we direct at them, because we know that at some level we are vulnerable to potential manipulation by their sexual attractiveness. We create all these ways to shield ourselves from abuse by women and their use of sexual power, but as long as we actually feel in our testicles this urge to procreate with attractive females, then there is something to be on-guard about.

See if some of your rage is really with yourself, and how much a pretty woman still means to you.

I found that once I started treating all women as really ugly women who I was still interested in as people and for the value that they brought to the interaction, that I quickly disarmed all these internal triggers surrounding 'pretty girl' behavior, and that I also disarmed my own propensity to be angry with them. Rather, I turned a corner and started to become amused at the men who would fall for the silly tricks. They're only looking with their eyes and thinking with their dicks; kind of serves them right to be manipulated.

You wouldn't be mad if an ugly girl tried to ask for a free brownie half-heartedly and then got shut down, would you? Hot girls are needy and craving and trying to find happiness through controlling other people almost like anybody else. We hate them, because they are so often so effective at it. But if we just see it as sad, or funny, then we're out. If we stop wanting what they have to offer, then who gives a fuck what game they're playing?

As I started to float through female social circles in a way that was sexually charged but rooted in mutually-valuable social exchanges, I weeded out drama queens immediately, and also shut down intermittent shit-tests easily. I just didn't allow that vibration into my field. I'd much prefer to fuck a cool girl who knows how to add value to an interaction than one who is a lot of hard work. I'm even willing to give up a couple of 'attraction points' in order to achieve this. At the end of the day, having sex with cool people is so much better than having sex with needy, trying-to-be-manipulative-all-the-time-high-needs bitches. And when you go the "I only fuck with cool girls" route, you'll be surprised with how many hot girls are actually pretty cool once you get past their massive defences, and you'd also be surprised with how having sex can be a bonding experience that leads to lifelong friendships.

Some of my best friends in life are girls I've slept with, or girls who've wanted to sleep with me (but who I didn't f-close because, to be fair, there are some attractiveness point minimums I do like to maintain).

Anyway, I know this is a bit of a different perspective on the mainstream advice in here, but basically I'm wishing you the best on your RedPill journey and want you to know that getting through the rage phase can take years or it can happen in an instant, and that it will utlimately result from your being able to take on a new perspective. Contemplative and mind-calming practices (meditations) can support you to get to the level which will support this kind of shift. You may work at it for days, weeks, or months non-stop, trying to get to a new perspective, but when it comes, it sort of comes of its own accord. It's not an educational concept you need to rote-repeat and ingrain into your brain. More, it's an insight that you need to create the space for. Best of luck.

Congrats on the weight loss.

You can be dickish to women if it's coming from a place of abundance and truly not caring about whether something happens or not. But it can't be forced or be from a defensive mental state. It has to come from a deeply internalized amused mastery -- just making her know subconsciously that you've seen all this shit before and it's nothing new to you and she's just a little girl in your eyes. But this takes time. You're still young. Go out there and approach women and fail over and over. This is the only way to learn about the games women play.

Are we really getting to AWALT from stories about brownies? This is some weak ass stuff here.

Congrats on the weight loss and increase in SMV. Rest of this post is middle school shit.

I mean, to be fair she definitely more than earned a free brownie from a strict business perspective. His margins on the brownies are probably like 80% if he's charging a dollar. So if he's selling them for a dollar each, giving her a brownie is giving her 20 cents. If that free brownie converts into even one new sale, he's made a profit. She generated four new sales, which are the most expensive and valuable sale (they taste his brownies and if they're amazing, they're more likely to keep buying them. It's cheaper to keep a customer than earn a new customer). A free product would be fair and could encourage her to generate further new sales.

I might consider cutting her in with free product for new sales and a commission on residual sales from new sales that she brought in. But that's just scratching the surface of his potential. Retail sales are, of course, high margin but they are also higher cost due to their unpredictability and their inability to scale efficiently.

What your brownie friend needs to do is, sure, continue selling brownies retail style to impulse buyers and regulars. But he should also sell brownies in bulk. This does two things. First of all, it allows him to better plan demand because bulk buyers will give notice. This allows you to have leaner cash flows and inventory.Second, while the margins on bulk brownie purchases are smaller, they buy in larger quantities all at once. This allows him to capture economies of scale (i.e. buying in bulk, baking in large batches that maximize the capacity of his equipment and labor) which not only increases his margin on bulk brownie purchases over time, but also improves his margin on the retail brownie sales that he is still engaging in.

Think about it, his fixed costs don’t change, right? The oven uses similar amounts of power/gas if it is baking one tray of brownies or three. He still has to be there about the same amount of time. The dish washing machine uses the same amount of power, water, detergent, etc. He can easily reduce his unit fixed costs simply by maximizing his capacity for one shift.

By scaling his operations up he could also begin to engage in itemization and price discrimination. Itemization being things like, does the bulk buyer want their brownies pre-sliced? Okay, that’s an extra dollar. Icing? Extra two dollars. And so on and so forth, giving his customers greater variety and service while also enhancing his margins. Price discrimination would be charging more for customers who need the brownies sooner. If they’re ordering their brownies two weeks in advance, clearly they can go anywhere and they should pay as little as possible while still making you a profit. Because it also allows you to plan in advance, it’s good for both of you. But if they need brownies that night? Clearly they’re desperate and willing to pay over and above standard brownie prices for the product. Capitalizing on customers’ urgency via price discrimination is another excellent tool to spread out his work flow and capture extra profit.

After he does those things, he can explore an IPO to expand.

Oh sure, my 6 years old little cousin wanted a free ice cream few days ago, but I could see through her manipulative female eyes her true intentions. Good thing I read the sidebar before.

Thanks TRP.

LMAO at her saying that because she was a woman. She was just trying to make a deal. Don't spend too much time on TRP. You'll see everything through these goggles

i feel you on the rage phase haha, im 17 and looking past on the last 4 months ive had spurs of irrational (not even witty) kinda assholeish moments, im still working on it everyday trying to make a subtle transition without looking bipolar haha

Congrats on the gym gains. As for the rest of your post you can sum it up as this: recognise womens shit test and call them out on it.