Here is some more from chapter 1:
The Toolbox: A user manual for men
There are thousands of books written by academics, psychologists, sociologists and other self help Guru’s. Unfortunately, the academic world has failed men utterly when it comes to a plan for living. I know, because I come from that world.
Unfortunately, BA’s, MA’s and a PhD did not solve my problems. I was still lost, alone, divorced, alienated, and living in a rat infested apartment in the Ghetto. Actually, the PhD got me a better apartment, but that was the extent of the benefits.
Looking back, I now realize that my seemingly terrible situation was a blessing in disguise. It gave me the gift of desperation that I needed to motivate personal growth and change. From this growth and change I developed a system for living, success, and happiness.
As mentioned above, my system is rooted in academic studies of social welfare policy, cohabitation research, rational actor modeling, economics, evolutionary biology, and evolutionary psychology. This materiel will give you a deep understanding of the human condition and human behavior.
The academic and scientific literature informs us about the problem. Unfortunately, it fails to provide us with a solution.
The solution begins if we start somewhere different from traditional gender studies and mainstream psychology.
These disciplines have done absolutely nothing to strengthen families and ensure that our natural rights are protected. In fact, they have done more harm than good, especially when it comes to children. They are not even asking the right questions.
We must look elsewhere for solutions. The place to start is in academic disciplines that are less traditional. Evolutionary biology and psychology, rational actor modeling, Eastern and Western Philosophy. Material from 12 step programs and the seduction community.
These disciplines offer us real world tangible benefits. Everyone, not just alcoholics and guys living in their parents basement can benefit. I once scoffed at the ability of this material to improve the conditions that modern men live in, but I was wrong. Scientific research has proven that these disciplines are very effective (, Nicholson 2013 Fiorentine, R. & Hillhouse, M.P. 2009, Toft, 2009, Dinker, Liotta 2013 ).
There are parallels between seduction tactics and evolutionary biology and evolutionary psychology. (Oesch and Miklousic, 2012). A popular tool of the seduction community is the “Yes Ladder.” According to Freedman and Fraser, the Ladder is a scientifically proven technique taken from scholarly business literature.