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Work On Your Game: Business Strategy & Execution

Why Men Misread Dating: Attention Is Not Opportunity (Part 2 of 3) [3752]

Work On Your Game: Business Strategy & Execution · Aug 22, 2026 · 18:45

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A reply or a conversation can feel like progress without indicating serious interest. Competing for more attention may pull you further from the relationship you want.

In part two, I explain how men confuse attention with opportunity and apply attention-seeking tactics to commitment goals. Examine the incentives of the environment and whether your approach is producing the kind of connection you actually want.

Show Notes:

[02:24] The Netflix analogy: competing for attention

[04:01] Point 1: Most Men Confuse Attention With Opportunity.

[04:26] The eye-contact example: attention is not an invitation

[07:23] Folded arms: read the context around a gesture

[09:33] My gym conversation: when I misread interest

[11:12] Point 2: Men Use Attention-Market Tactics for Commitment-Market Goals.

[14:21] Point 3: The Attention Economy Rewards Volume, Not Connection.

[16:10] Dan Kennedy's positioning principle: show up alone

[16:55] Recap


Episodes Mentioned:

3707: Masculine Discipline Is A Behavior, Not A Speech [Part 1 of 4]

3731: Why Men Get Ignored In The Dating Market [Part 1 of 4]

3736: Dating Apps Are Designed For You To LOSE [Part 1 of 3]

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