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Introduction

Some people consider me a prick. Don’t like that? Leave. I don’t need you anyway. I have enough people desperately seeking my attention. Oh, but my massive popularity is no accident. I studied social psychology and human behavior for years to alter my personality and become a master of social manipulation and human interaction.

Now I’m the guy everybody tries to impress and wants to be seen with. I have legions of friends wherever I go. People give me practically whatever I please and it's all so easy for me. Half of the time, I don’t even have anything valuable to say, but people still just can’t get enough of me. And while jealous losers think I’m a prick, everyone else thinks I’m the greatest thing in the world – and they’re right, I am.

You already know me:

- I’m the slacker at work who gets promoted over your hard working ass

- I’m the loudmouth who talks over your best comments with useless crap to cheers of admiration

- I’m that prick who's out having a good time while you sit around thinking about how great your future will be.

And then there's you.

I see you watching me thinking to yourself: “you just wait and see who I become”. It’s the only way you can justify your lonely, wasted existence. But deep down you already know what you'll become: the same pathetic, irrelevant person you are right now.

While you’re living in fantasy land, I’m milking the real world for everything it offers: popularity, admiration, endless friends, sex, and success. But you don’t want that anyway, right? Lie to yourself. Let me guess: what you’re going through is just temporary? Once you get that “job”, that “degree”, or find that “special someone” everything will change? Twenty years from now you’ll be looking at everyone and thinking the exact same thing. It’s the same thing that poor, bearded, loser on the back of the bus is thinking. Don’t believe me? Go talk to him and see for yourself.

If you don’t change right now, you’ll become just like that guy on the bus. You’ll soon look into the mirror and realize you’re old and your dreams have passed you by. Instead of dreaming about your future, you’ll dream of getting back the youth that you're wasting away right now. The only way to prevent this is to change who you are and how you naturally interact with other people. I wrote Popular Prick to teach you exactly how to do this by:

 1) using psychological conditioning to alter how you naturally think, behave, and interact with people                  

2) combining these alterations with the controversial techniques of manipulative psychology
                                                     
"Abuse of Science?" ..So be it.

I have a degree in Psychology, but I’m no academic. In fact, it’s no secret the academic community disapproves of what I do here. They think using modern psychology to teach people how to manipulate others for popularity is an abuse of science, but I don’t need anyone’s approval. Unlike them, I’m not motivated by publishing deals, tenures, or academic approval/recognition. I don’t have to censor my information or my language to meet someone else’s notion of ‘proper’. Maybe some think my straight talk is unprofessional, but I’m the one with the solutions and that’s what matters. I change people’s lives. They just talk about doing it.

If you’re looking for a standard self-help book, look elsewhere. My book contains no canned lines, motivational stories, useless clichés, or the typical “be yourself” advice. There is no 2 hour taped lecture on why confidence is important. I don’t waste time with any of this irrelevant, recycled, junk. These so called “experts” fill their books with such useless crap for one reason: it sells. Such books may give you an hour or two of post-read nostalgia, but this quickly wears off and you’re back to being your miserable, lonely, self. It’s like walking out of a theatre after an action movie and feeling like a super hero for a few moments. It’s a false sense of reality that quickly fades away. I’m here to change your reality, not temporarily distort your perception.

Let's be Real, You're Not a Great Person

Don’t expect me to lie to you about how great person you are either. I’m here to tell you the exact opposite. Being "yourself” is not the solution, it’s the problem. You need to change and that’s what I teach you to do. I realize some people will find that offensive, but unlike others, I work for a 'realistic perspective', not one that is motivated by pleasing everyone, or following conventions.

I already know what you're going through anyway. You try to be a good person and say the right things, but people just aren’t interested in you.Why? All your ‘great comments’ mean virtually nothing because people don’t care about this stuff. They’re too preoccupied with themselves to keep track of everything you say (they’re pricks like me!).

Mental processes are naturally efficient.There’s no time to keep score of your witty comments. Instead, opinions form in the blink of an eye. That’s why all the one-liners and other crap social “gurus” feed you is so useless. Nobody pays that much attention! Opinions of likeability/importance are based on other, less obvious, factors. Fortunately, this is a system that can easily be manipulated to your advantage - and that’s exactly what my book mercilessly teaches you to do.

Remember, if “being yourself” was the solution to the problem, you wouldn’t have a problem to begin with. Individualism isn’t worth it if it’s diminishing your quality of life. I’m not going to waste time trying to convince you to believe this (if you don’t already). If you want to continue to justify wasting your life under the guise of “individualism”, have at it.Who am I to interfere with mental Darwinism? I'll let you fools die out with pride.

Here's What I Offer: I’m giving you the exact same strategies I used to change my personality and master social manipulation and human interaction.

So Don't be an Idiot. Life is all about choices. Right now you have two options: 1) you can continue to waste whatever youth you have left being a miserable lonely fool who nobody cares about, or 2) you can get my book, apply my strategies, and live the life you want to live. Just remember, perhaps the one thing you have going for you right now is the ability to make this choice. Everyday people just like you wake up and realize they’ve waited too long and have wasted their youth. Don’t kid yourself, if you don’t change, that’s going to be you (and a lot sooner than you think).

The Book

Won’t People Notice if I Change?

This question is usually asked in the “they will think it is

abnormal/unnatural and that I am stupid/desperate for doing it”

framework. By the end of this book, you will realize why this is simply

untrue.

For now, just try to get used to the idea that most are not in the

business of analyzing others. Will others notice you have seemingly

become more outgoing? Some will, yes. But of those who do, the vast

majority won’t think much about it because it doesn’t matter to them.

It’s also accepted that people take some time to come “out of their

Shell”. No matter how long you’ve known the people around you,

before long they will not think twice about how you now act or how

you acted before.

As for the small percentage that may have a problem with it, so

what? Their resentment is likely rooted in their own loss of

empowerment from you. Being introverted/shy gives some people a

sense of empowerment over you because they think you are nervous

of them (thus they must be important). Those who have a problem

with your newfound ways are merely upset that they are losing this

source of personal pride. So now they’ll call you a prick, big deal ah?

I could have titled this book “how to be an opportunist” because

it truly is about making your life as happy as possible by getting

everything you can out of society. Have no illusions: this book is about

YOU. It’s not about your family, your wife, your girlfriend, your

children (oh yes, that’s right), it’s about YOU and only you. This is

YOUR life. Don’t be afraid to admit that you care about it.

Those who feed their own pride on believing people are stupid,

society is stupid, conforming sucks, etc. live unhappy lives and die

alone. And who cares at that point? Nobody. The truly smart people

realize that society offers many benefits and that they must accept the

realities of conforming or suffer the consequences.

Hey look: even I don’t like to admit the things I say in this

book, but I do for a very good reason. I wasn’t born a natural

conformer/popular person. I’m more like you than you know.

One thing is for sure: I chose happiness over being right. It’s like

when Dr. Phil (who by the way I hate and he certainly didn’t coin this

question) asks to men in relationships: “would you rather be right or

happy?”. The answer seems self-intuitive (which is why he asks it, he

wants something everyone can relate to). Happiness is more

important.

What About the People who Like Me the Way I Am?

Many people make the mistake of thinking that since they have

found a limited number of people who accept/enjoy their incompatible

personality that they are doing okay. They essentially think: “well if

these people appreciate me, surely others can as well and thus there is

nothing wrong with me”. Unfortunately, this is completely wrong.

There are also people out there who believe that “Achy Breaky

Heart” is an awesome song. Given the volume of people out there,

there will always be people who agree/like what you’re doing. Think of

all the death row inmates getting letters from interested women.

You have to be strong enough to realize that just because an

extremely small percentage of the population appreciates your

personality doesn’t mean you’re not losing out. The truth is, you are

missing out huge. People who are liked by the majority of the

population share an unimaginable amount of benefits. If the number of

people who like you is small, the rewards you get will correspondingly

also be small.

You have to go after more people. Don’t be happy with a limited

positive response to yourself. You are only selling yourself short. By

doing this you are acting against your own best interest. Don’t be one

of these people. Accept that changing your personality will change

your life in unimaginable ways.

We all have ideas about what makes a person happy/successful.

Such ideas are usually derived from observing people we know. This

includes both celebrities and people we know personally. Most authors

would simply advise you to become what you want to become and

emulate those you admire. The problem with this is that it is

encouraging you to “choose” what you should become. Since you have

developed a problematic personality to begin with, you obviously are

not the best candidate to make these decisions.

Let’s face it: if you need to read this book (and there is nothing

wrong with that) you have a perverted view of what makes a good

personality. This stems from having ideals that are likely not

compatible with society.

Many people assume it is a good idea to form their personality

around celebrities they respect. Music lovers tend to provide good

examples of this. While -you- may think it is cool to be apathetic and

withdrawn like Kurt Cobain, such attributes will work against you. But

it worked for Kurt Cobain? Well, not really. Being a rock star worked

for Kurt Cobain. You’re not a rock star, so you have to accept that you

must find a personality that matches your lifestyle. It’s all about

compatibility.

Many people who fail socially do so because they do not conform

with the rest of society. This usually stems from experiences of

rejection. While I appreciate your situation, you’re going to have to

shed this attitude completely.

In short, you cannot be successful and well-liked if you choose

not to conform to some degree. It’s just that simple. If your view is

that conformity is bad, look at where you are today. Are you happy?

Do you like your life? Do you have what you deserve? If you’re

unsatisfied and want to see things change, you’re going to have to

.suck it up. and lose the teenage attitude that not fitting in is “cool” or

whatever else.

It’s not cool because you end up losing in the end. Smart people

realize this and take advantage of it. They understand that the

benefits of conformity far outweigh what you get out of it not

conforming. Really though, trying to get what you want without

conforming is like swimming against the tide on purpose. It’s stupid,

so don’t do it.

If anything: just try to conform. See what you think. See if your

life improves. You owe it to yourself to at least try to bite your lip and

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