What I've learned since moving to D.C. (some of which should be obvious): 0255

12701.  Choose to change what happens next: You can’t change what happened, but you can change what happens next;

12702.  Maturing beyond others’ opinions: Maturing is realizing other people’s bullshit is not about you.  Let them.  You have more important things to do;

12703.  Make something good happen today: Today is going to be a good day because I’m going to make something good happen.  I’m bringing a good attitude.  I'm going to have good energy.  I’m going to have good boundaries, so I am not going to let stupid stuff drain me;

12704.  Apparently, the way to get a discount on your next Viking cruise, is to be on a cruise during a heatwave/drought and have the air conditioning (on the ship) go out for 2-3 days;

12705.  Most of the time a woman’s receptivity to meeting a stranger has nothing to do with you;

12706.  You cannot change yourself to make women who reject you like you more.  Because most times you could put any guy in your place and they would have gotten the same reaction;

12707.  Approaching women is like pulling the lever on a slot machine.  You never know what you’re going to get.  You could win the jackpot or you could get absolutely nothing.  The best part is that the “approaching women slot machine” is free and only takes a second.  You don’t need to be a multi-millionaire to play.  And you can pull that lever whenever you want, as much as you want, if you have the nerve and the stamina;

12708.  Approaching women has an element of luck that we cannot control;

12709.  Improve yourself into the man you think is awesome and not what you think women would like;

12710.  Approach every woman you want to meet.  Treat it like pulling the lever on a slot machine.  You’ll win sometimes.  And sometimes you won’t.  When you don’t win, don’t sit there and analyze how you could have pulled the lever better.  Don’t assume the machine thinks you’re ugly.  Don’t bang your head against the machine trying to turn the last wheel into a jackpot cause you’re one cherry away.  Just smile and pull the lever again . . . and again . . . and again . . . until you hit the jackpot;