There are many good techniques out there on ASF. There are also many bad techniques that are useless. However, even these useless techniques can work if you *believe* they will work. This is because it increases your confidence, which is what really attracts the girls. Ijjji has a good post on this on ASF:

Originally posted by ijjji on ASF

Consider the following:

“The placebo effect (also known as non-specific effects) is the phenomenon that a patient’s symptoms can be alleviated by an otherwise ineffective treatment, apparently because the individual expects or believes that it will work.”

“Other studies such as (Khan, 2000) have shown that up to 75% of the effectiveness of anti-depressant medication is due to the placebo-effect rather than the treatment itself.”

(thefreedictionary.com)

-Would it not be fair to expect that the effectiveness of any ‘PU method’ is likely to be between 90 and 100% due to the placebo effect?

-If you read something and it instantly ‘clicks’ in your mind and you feel sure its gonna work, should you read more or go test it ASAP?

-If you did something creative that seemed to make it happen with one girl, should you stick to it for a while or look for expert advice on mASF instead?

-If believing alone can cure disease, do you think it can get you laid too?

-If you have a method that works but don’t know how to make others believe in it, is there any point in posting it?

How do you distinguish between real and placebo techniques? Consider this. If you went up to 1000 girls and said “nice shoes…want to fuck?” do you think you would get laid once? You probably would. If you have to do an enormous amount of sets before you get any success from a technique, it’s probably not the technique that’s working, but the increased social experience you’re getting from all that interaction.

Also, look for what all successful PUAs have in common. Not all PUAs use routines, or NLP, direct or indirect game, magic tricks, cocky funny, hypnosis, etc. I am not saying these things do not help, but they are the ICING on the cake. The CORE is your inner game and system of beliefs, your style and image, your body language and tonality, your ability to create social proof, ability to screen and qualify, escalating strongly and without hesitation, strong vibing and spontaneous conversation skills, and being good in bed. All PUAs who have success do these things whether or not they realize it, which is strong evidence to believe that they are not placebo techniques.