This post is a guide to the order in which a boy builds himself up into a man.

Intro

Philosophy and practical advice tend to battle in TRP. Both are required, but each approach has its proponents.

Philosophy says,

"Internalizing TRP requires more than just the physical and practical, both mind and body are required"

Practical says,

"How does this help me fuck and get ahead in life?"

Noobs and vets alike will bicker on the point at times. Let's look back at the simple approach and why TRP does both well.

Maslow's Hierarchy

Unless you're in high school, you have probably seen this picture in some form.

TRP is ultimately focused on helping you cure your issues with "Love/Belonging", or the yellow part. In trying to simplify his theory into a nice little pyramind, Maslow skipped a step.

A man needs Parts 1, 2, and 4 to achieve real success and contentedness in most of Part 3

The pyramid is slightly out of order as a result of this conclusion.


TRP's Practical Advice

The things you hear ad nauseum like lifting - it's great for your health and aesthetics, but the secondary (and arguably more important) reason we preach it is because it allows you to take control of a piece of your life, and see real actionable results from it.

From a Maslow perspective, lifting starts as a Safety (Part 2) part of the pyramid by adding to health and body security; but the end result is it unlocks a big chunk of Stage 4! With the Esteem brought from the Safety, you can begin to achieve that part of Stage 3 you came to TRP for - sexual intimacy.

TRP's Philosophical Advice

This is when the spectrum shifts. To be truly satisfied from the Maslow perspective, you need this very elusive Stage 5:

Self-Actualization


The hard part about self-actualization is neither I nor any of the incredible writing here at TRP can ever create it within you. It's a reflexive verb, or something you can only do to yourself. The subject must be the object.

Put quite simply, TRP can unlock everything but the top of the pyramid.

Our theory and practical advice operate in harmony to bring you to that goal. Your effort is required every step of the way, but TRP can't answer the questions about what your personal philosophy or morality is - you have to decide that for yourself.^1

We can just tell you enough to put you in a position to decide (physical attractiveness, sexual abundance, strong social circle, rock-solid self esteem). If you get yourself in shape and have an abundance of sexual partners, you are set free to answer the hard questions.

Rather than sit around feeling lost, unfucked, and alone, TRP can get you to a place where you cure those problems. But it's not enough, and TRP can't solve the Self-Actualization part of the pyramid.

The top part is always up to you.


Footnotes

  1. This is also why moralizing is forbidden - sexual strategy is amoral, it's your choice as a free man on how to pursue it. You may very well decide you like having an LTR that you cheat on, or that you think dudes who do so are pieces of shit. This just isn't the place to share those opinions.