Delaying, but not an undoing. Part 1

[bradtastic]

There hasn't been a lot of new content posted here, by me... strange,
considering the name of this community. (And trust me, when it moves
to a subscription/private-service, it won't be called "Bradtastics")
Here's the deal:

Over the past year (almost), I've collected notes, stockpiled
research, tested material, created routines, "gambits," openers (and
more importantly...) & opener-strategy, quick-close, phase-shifts,
"breaching," and other techniques. I've combined traditional game with
stratagems and theorems, everything from "...least-astonishment" to
Machiavelli's "The Prince" to Occam's Razor.

I've created new "principles" and new systems for NLP and delivery
(NLP and gambit "delivery" includes "timing" and "pacing" strategy),
and I've even gathered resources to create "cheat sheets" so that, if
one wants, he or she can become the sort-of "no-it-all" that I'm known
for, "having an answer for everything" without too-many negative
connotations (or "realities").

I've conversed with many of you firsthand, so you're likely aware of
what I'm talking about. In this age, (of) information, of all kinds,
is KING. Being holistically and "generally" informed is incredibly-
important in "our" society (America, predominantly)... unfortunately,
IT'S HARD.

It's hard to stay on top of every-little-thing. From changes in
politics, sports-scores, the new hip-hop breakout-star, the latest pop
CD release, the new boy-band and girl-group rockstars... the new "in-
style" clothes, drinks, restaurants, cities, clubs... the list goes
on. In the first few minutes (and possibly throughout the relationship
or situational-engagement), "not knowing" something can be a major DLV--
several can result in a nigh-automatic blow-out!

It's impossible to know everything about everything. But it IS
POSSIBLE to APPEAR to know everything about everything. By controlling
frame and using delicate conversational tools and mechanics, a
relatively small, but wide-range collection of facts and interesting
topical-tidbits can "represent" a vast, deep-understanding of all
things in the mind of one's target.

The danger of "not knowing" is also in how easy it can happen.
Generally, people consider "their set" of information to be "most
important," and deem a "mastery" of said-information to be
"intelligence." It's wrong. It's also REAL. That's life.

For instance, at a bar: a group of guys stand around the TV, order
beers and watch the college basketball game, they pass stats and pro-
scores in-between "talking shop." (Let's say that they're in banking/
investing) They've got area-control, so "friending them" is a "Golden
Ticket" to the HB you eyed upon first-entrance... but they ask you who
your favorite team is, whether or not you'd put money on Texas A&M,
and if you happen to know Wade's field-goal percentage.

You may know a lot about politics, religion, web 2.0, "seduction/
attraction," art, science... and you may have read everything by
Dickens, Proust and Kafka. You might be able to recite Chandler Bing's
lines from every episode of "Friends" and you may get every cultural-
reference in Gilmore Girls... but right then and there, if you don't
"know sports," YOU DON'T KNOW JACK.

To them, you're an idiot.

I don't follow sports (aside from Tennis)... and I don't want to "know
sports." But I need to know enough to "get by," shift-frame, and
refocus on something I know a lot about. Then THEY'RE THE IDIOTS...
and that's how they'll feel. AMOG'd. It's as good as saying (to them):
"Good game, good night, better luck next time."

The method and the informational cheat-sheets have been honed,
refined, appended and amended over the past nine-or-so months, and
these resources will soon be available to the community.


I got a little off-topic there.

Part of the reason for the delay is in choosing the "next steps."
Google groups isn't what I want to stick with, it's not good enough
for what I want to do. It's a USENET-type thing... and it "works" for
what it is, but I want something with a stronger "GTD" focus, as well
as something more "social."

It's like MySpace vs Facebook.
Well, not really. But I want people to be able to post pictures in-
line, use at-least BASIC markup (bold, italic, color, etc), share to-
do lists, calendars, etc. In something "private," I can give advice
about things that I "can't" discuss here, and (I hope) people will
feel more-free to ask questions without embarrassment.

Members should be able to discuss things without "the public" having
the ability to lurk and "look in." Finding (and in some cases,
"building") the proper tools takes time, creating structure takes even
more, and ensuring that everyone gets his or her "money's worth" is
important to me.


I did NOT want to hastily setup a paid-service. I want the value to be
instantly-recognizable, and I want everyone to have access to Campfire
chat.

Most of this has been figured out and worked out, and the costs
involved (to members) will be more than fair.