Do Your Looks Really Matter?

This is a very common question among the mass media as well as amongst the pickup artist community.

A well thought out answer I once heard from a master is that “looks matter to the same extent that strength matters in martial arts…”

Think about that for a second…

Does strength matter in fighting?

Absolutely. But, is it the only thing that matters?

Neo vs. Morpheus fight:
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But I feel ugly…

Feeling fugly? Don’t worry. Some of the best looking people feel this way from time to time. Including yours truly. You are not alone on this one.

In all honesty, I’m no model material. But I’ve always been told I was good looking since I was a little kid. Looking back at family pictures, I would constitute myself a 9/10 as a kid. As I grew older my ears got a little bit bigger, and so did my nose and I would rate myself as a 7/8 out of 10 as an adult. Still pretty good and above average on the population totem poll, but not enough to have girls jump all over me by default. Read more