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Two Rules for Guys: Dr. Keith Witt at TEDxAmericanRiviera 2012 (Full Transcript)

Dr. Keith Witt – TRANSCRIPT

Thank you. I’m here with priceless advice for men: two rules that will blow your mind and change your life.

Follow these rules, and everything will go better, and a lot of the bad stuff that happens in a man’s life will not happen to you.

Rule number one: don’t be a dick! You know what I’m talking about: you’re hunk, you’re mean, you’re unkind, give somebody shit. “Hey, he called me a motherfucker so I stuck a knife in his leg.” Dick, dick, dick, dick, dick! Usually, a guy will have some excuse for being a dick, “She made me do it,” “He shouldn’t have talked to me that way,” “She wrecked my car.” There are no excuses for being a dick.

None at all. No excuses for a guy. Don’t be a dick! – rule number one.

What’s rule number two? Don’t be a pussy! You whine, you complain, you give in, “Sure, your parents could come stay for eight weeks! I don’t mind” “Oh, yeah! I’ll pay an extra 10,000 dollars for that car if you say it’s worth it; that’s fine with me” “Oh, yeah! You can cut my hours 50% to hire your brother-in-law.” I understand that’s being a pussy. A man gets in touch with his principles, plans his step, looks somebody in the eye, and stands up for what’s right. Don’t be a pussy! – rule number two. So, don’t be a dick! Don’t be a pussy.

What’s left if you’re not a dick, and you’re not a pussy? A good guy! The kind of man that women want and other men admire. Now, you’re never going to stop being a dick. You’ll screw up, catch yourself, screw up, catch yourself. That’s a man’s life, but you can be a dick less and less.