LADIES — We had Session 1 of Project Irresistible last night, and it was full of powerful information to kickstart your love life and more. There were two stories, 3 readings from Eastern wisdom, 4 mind-expanding exercises and one killer guided meditation to get you in the mood for transformation and […]
Lately, I’ve been talking to many of my friends about getting their books published. Not that they have big, fat manuscripts lying around just waiting to be published. No, no — most of these people aren’t even thinking about writing a book. I’m the one who says they have a book in them that’s […]
A year after the 50th anniversary of the Pill, it thrills me that the news of women’s progress keeps coming. As of 2008, 57% of college graduates are women, and 26% of wives now out-earn their husbands. It’s not farfetched to say the Pill has been instrumental in making it […]
Recently there’s been much encouraging news for the progress of womenfolk. A study of US Census data* found that single women in their 20s living in New York City now out-earn their male counterparts by 17 percent. Separately, Harvard Medical School has been admitting more women than men for some […]
How do you make good decisions in ambiguous situations? The four Axelrod Criteria will hold you in good stead in many difficult decisions.
Lately, women have been reporting on the proliferation of a peculiar creature in their neighborhoods. They say it’s hairy, communicates in grunts if at all, is always trying to gain their favor, doesn’t train very well, and tries to hump everything in sight. Yup – men are everywhere. But we’re […]
We first started talking about how friction is the enemy. Then we discussed technique #1 for managing it – namely, bypassing it. Then we covered overcoming friction – technique #2. Today, I’m going to talk about technique #3 – obliterating friction. This is the idea of getting rid of friction […]
Thanks for your super-enthusiastic response to yesterday’s article on Friction: The Enemy. Seems like we touched a nerve there, since so many of you signed up for the Approach Clinic before even knowing what time it was happening. Good to know the natives are hungry. Well then. I’m happy to […]
I had my first kiss when I was 19. Her name was Emma. She was also 19, with an irresistible English accent and very cute to boot. I was pretty sure that I was going to marry her. Except that she dumped me, pulverizing my heart into nanoparticles. It was […]
Awright boys and girls. I’m going to make this quick and I’m going to make this sweet. In 24hrs, you will have one of the best opportunities for ‘success’ with with the opposite sex, however you define that for yourself. Or at least of meeting someone new. This is because […]
What compels me to write this article today is a recent trip to the Harvard-Yale Game festivities, reminding me of how smart, educated women routinely sabotage their own chances for romantic fulfillment.
Here’s a great letter that a reader wrote to me recently. It brings up so many great issues — for younger women, older women, pretty women and women who worry whether they’ll stay pretty: Hi Dr. Alex, I’m depressed, bummed (child of 70s) and I need help. At least I […]