afternoon, fifteen men gathered in a dorm room and listened to what I had to say. And what happened was that they started to get results overnight. Literally the next day. From that underground gathering came the first Tao of Dating seminar open to the public. This book before you is a highly concentrated, summarized version of that seminar. It is a collection of what I consider to be the best practices for dealing with women in a dating context. It is a synthesis of real-world experience of what works combined with the ideas behind why they work. For the conceptual part, I have drawn upon my formal education as a scientist, physician, and businessman at the worlds best universities to bring you the most powerful and effective ideas for dating success. Concepts from psychology, evolutionary biology, economics and marketing illustrate the various points and are then turned into practical techniques which you can use immediately. For the practical part, I have drawn upon my studies of men who are highly successful with women and my own dealings (a.k.a research) with women. I have seen and experienced what works, and boiled it down to generally applicable principles that you can use yourself, regardless of your age, height, weight, or socioeconomic status. To all this I have added the timeless philosophical and spiritual principles of Eastern thought that I have studied on my own for twenty years. All of this comes together in a comprehensive system for success in dealing with women which I call The Tao of Dating. It wasnt easy for me. But I want it to be easy for you. Every idea in this book has been tested and proven to work repeatedly by my students, my friends and myself. Nothing is speculative. This is