That said; in decreasing order of information per unit of reading, PUA literature, theatre literature, social psychology.
Then there are sources like Robert Greene’s Law’s of Power. They aren’t the sort of thing to literally follow. Just a body of knowledge that will be brought to mind when looking at how social patterns flow around. It gives the practical experience and observations something to form around and ‘click’ on.
It is, of course, worth noting that while the nerd instinct of ‘read about it till I understand it’ does help—and is certainly a lot of fun as a matter of curiousity—actually getting to the level of being able to understand what is happening in real time takes huge amounts of practical work. Because this is what most people have spent the majority of their formative years mastering.
Then there are sources like Robert Greene’s Law’s of Power. They aren’t the sort of thing to literally follow. Just a body of knowledge that will be brought to mind when looking at how social patterns flow around. It gives the practical experience and observations something to form around and ‘click’ on.
It is, of course, worth noting that while the nerd instinct of ‘read about it till I understand it’ does help—and is certainly a lot of fun as a matter of curiousity—actually getting to the level of being able to understand what is happening in real time takes huge amounts of practical work. Because this is what most people have spent the majority of their formative years mastering.