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"I'm hungry for knowledge. The whole thing is to learn every day, to get brighter and brighter. That's what this world is about. You look at

someone like Gandhi, and he glowed. Martin Luther King glowed. Muhammad Ali glows. I think that's from being bright all the time, and

trying to be brighter." - Jay-Z

By now, you've noticed that there are instructions at the end of each chapter that lead you to videos you can watch and cheat sheets you can download -- be sure to check that out. Stylelife has a number of videos of the knowledge-based social value generators that I mention in this chapter up on their site. Please check them out!

That said, let's get on with it…

There are two different types of social value generating stories. The first type is a knowledge-based story – also called a routine.

What are routines?

Routines are little social games, personality exercises, gimmicks, magic tricks, thought experiments, captivating stories, riddles, or bets that help you entertain a person or group of people.

Routines are pretty straightforward. You memorize the routine then share it with the people you’re trying to entertain. Any person, who can deliver a good routine, becomes the center of attention and Demonstrate High social Value (DHV). The more DHV routines you know, the more entertaining you can be.

The reason they work so well is that they provide fun and energetic dynamic to the social situation. A routine has to be something interesting

that raises the energy of the group, and provides an entertaining element to the interaction.

Entering a group and lowering the energy level isn’t generally a good thing. You’re taking value in the form of energy. We don’t want to take energy; we want to give it or at least keep the energy level the same.

So you get an idea of what I’m talking about: Imagine you’re in a bar with friends. You’re joking and laughing having a great time and someone approaches you and your friends. He’s a little down, and so suddenly the fun you and your friends were having starts to slip away. That’s going to make you feel uncomfortable with that guy, right? You probably wouldn’t want him around for long.

Now a different story: You and you’re friends are hanging out having a good time. Someone approaches. He walks up and tells a fascinating story – something that gets everyone excited to hear more. Chances are you’re not uncomfortable around this guy, and would want him to stick around. He’s adding value to the group.

These routines, when performed correctly, should add value to the group by raising the energy level and keeping the group intrigued.

Hook Point

The moment the group is comfortable with you enough to carry on a conversation, you’ve reached "hook point". All value-generating routines will start after you’ve reached this hook point. In other words, routines are used after you’ve started a conversation. They’re not intended to start conversations themselves, although it’s not uncommon that someone who sees or hears you doing a routine will butt in and join the fun.

There is an endless selection of routines out there to choose from. Just to name a few: Cold Reads, Psychology Games, Bar-Cons, Magic Tricks. Having a number of different routines under your belt will help you out in the long run. The more routines you have, the more flexible you’ll be when you’re out practicing.

For example, I’ve found bar-cons to be great games to play at parties and lower-energy bars. I’ve found cold reads to benefit me anywhere that someone doesn’t have trouble hearing me, while magic tricks can be great for loud clubs, especially if the illusion is visual. Psychology games work best for me when I’m sitting with new acquaintances, like at dinner parties and social events where I already know a good amount of people.

As you practice these routines, you’ll find that your experience is a little different than mine. I have friends who can perform illusions almost anywhere and others who rely solely on cold reading. The point is, test all of them (even if that means stepping outside your comfort zone), and then decide which work better for you. Just don’t ignore them completely.

I've included a sample routine at the end of the chapter, but remember there are training videos in the bonus section.

Polishing a Routine: Turning a Routine into a Story

Once you have a few routines memorized and have experimented with them a bit, you’ll find that sometimes they can feel like they’re a little too non sequitur.

 These are interactive stories that you're telling, and while they may be entertaining, you are not meant to be entertainment. You don’t want to feel like you’re standing on a stage performing

routine after routine. You can prevent this by not doing any more than two during a single environment on the same night.

 Spend some time memorizing how these routines work. The better you know them, the easier it will be to insert them into your seduction. Most of these routines are not inherently romantic, which means you can practice them on friends and family before you start using them for cold approaches.

 Try not to use all the routines you know early on in a seduction. Save some of them for the date, or later on in the interaction.

Now let's take a look at a fully fleshed out routine.

The Ring Finger Routine:

Deconstructing Knowledge Based Value Generators

One routine that I've been teaching for years, and have seen work over and over again, is The-Ring-Finger routine.

Take a look at the routine I've laid out here. Pay attention to the structure. If you like the routine – try it out, make it yours. If you’re not interested in it, you can find more routines at the end of the chapter.