@thegap same answers you received in this thread a couple of years ago.

As far as applying useful stuff to your life, that's mostly determined by you, what jives with your experience, and what your goals are (and you're allowed to change your mind).

In other words: just start trying and applying stuff. Mindful application. Observe, orient, decide, act. Then back to observe again, and continue the OODA loop.

As for some of the links not working, can you tell us the specific titles? Some of us who remember what to look for might be able to dig it back up. Caveat: we all have lives, careers, etc and don't do this shit for a living, so don't expect instantaneous results (or even a response every time).

What really sucks is the internet as it used to be is kind of dying, and a lot of good shit is getting lost. The entire internet is turning into about a half-dozen social media sites posting screenshots of shit from the other sites, and AI-generated garbage.

@polishknight again, all human relationships are transactional.

Do we charge our friends to be friends with us?

Transactions aren't limited to monetary exchange.

Do we expect them to engage in some quid-pro-quo transaction?

Yes, at least subconsciously. Most people aren't going to allow themselves just to be used.

quid-pro-quo

And just to be clear: it won't always be an even exchange, and sometimes the benefit one receives is just feeling better about themselves through the relationship.

Let's try this if you could be so kind: Is my relationship with my daughter transactional?

For the record, and this won't surprise you, whatever it takes for her welfare I'll jump under a bus in a second.

Yes. What you're getting out of it is ensuring that your genes live on, and the pride you see in her growing up.

"Transactional" doesn't necessarily mean a cynical exploitation. In fact, most people GTFO if they realize they're being exploited.

Where should I start with TRP? Looking for a proper roadmap without all the bullshit

Hello everyone I'm 18 years old, turning 19 soon, and I'm interested in learning more about TRP.

Tbh I kind of understand what TRP is about, or at least I think I do but I still want to get the basics right and properly understand everything. I've come across a lot of posts and articles but I'm honestly pretty confused about where to start and what I should actually focus on.

I also don't want to become one of those guys who just reads about this stuff endlessly like a retard without actually applying anything to his life. I'm into self-improvement, and I want to improve myself, get better with girls, become more confident, and have that playboy type of lifestyle lowkey lol. I don't want to get overly attached to girls or end up hung up on one person for years.

There's also this one girl from years ago (my unicorn, if you know what I mean) that I still want to move on from completely. I want to get to a point where I'm not emotionally stuck on someone from my past and can move forward with my life.

So I'm looking for something practical and structured, not just a bunch of random posts to read.

Is there a proper roadmap or guide for learning TRP from the basics and actually applying the useful parts to your life? Should I start with the sidebar, a particular reading list, or something else entirely? A lot of the sidebar links don't seem to work anymore.

I'd really appreciate recommendations on where to start, what to focus on first, and what I can do in practice rather than spending months just consuming content.

I'm looking for the actual useful stuff without all the unnecessary bullshit, so any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!