

Use an excuse to get her away from the group, such as saying that you want to show her something. The neg reinforces your lack of interest and further injures the woman’s self-esteem.

Further provoke your target with a neg, which is a backhanded compliment or vague insult-for example, offer her gum after she talks, or tell her that her hair would look better if it were up/down.

Winning over the group makes you seem like the life of the party, while ignoring your target makes her more eager for your attention. Instead, make her friends like you-especially anyone who would be likely to try to interfere with your pickup attempt (such as male friends). Approach the group confidently and start conversation with a scripted pickup line, such as, “It looks like the party’s over here” or “Did you see those two girls fighting outside?” The lines are simple they’re just meant to get people talking.If you wait longer, you risk either overthinking it or staring at her too long and looking like a creep. Follow the three-second rule: When you see a woman you’re interested in, approach her within three seconds.Don’t pick up women who are standing alone. Select a target (a woman you want to seduce) in a group.A smile indicates that you’re confident, fun, and, above all, an alpha male. His strategy-which he dubbed the Mystery Method-broke down into these steps: Mystery developed techniques that incorporated magic with the lessons he’d learned. Over 10 years, Mystery pieced together the principles of social interaction and the patterns of male-female dynamics. He studied women and their reactions when he tried to hit on them. Mystery didn’t know that the seduction community existed, so he conducted his own research. He spent his teenage years honing his craft, but, when he turned 21 and was still a virgin, he realized that his obsessive focus on magic had kept him from meeting women. Learning The Mystery Methodįrom an early age, Mystery had wanted to be a famous magician. The Mystery Method was developed by top PUA guru, Mystery, who became Neil’s mentor and friend. The Mystery ethod is one PUA strategy that Neil Strauss learned within the pickup artist community. What is the PUA mystery method? How did Neil Strauss learn about the Mystery Method in his book The Game? Like this article? Sign up for a free trial here. Shortform has the world's best summaries of books you should be reading. This article is an excerpt from the Shortform summary of "The Game" by Neil Strauss.
