{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"Stephen Ajulu","home_page_url":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/","feed_url":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/tags/1stman/feed.json","description":"Hello, I'm Stephen Ajulu, a seasoned multidisciplinary tech professional with over a decade of experience. I build impactful solutions using design, tech, and engineering in the pursuit of impact.","icon":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/images/me.jpg","authors":[{"name":"Stephen Ajulu","url":"https://stephenajulu.com","avatar":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/images/me.jpg"}],"items":[{"id":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/posts/the-outlier-male-straight-seven-system/","url":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/posts/the-outlier-male-straight-seven-system/","title":"The Outlier Male: Straight Seven System","summary":"Hello guys! Today we\u0026rsquo;ll be talking about the straight 7 system.\nWhat is the straight 7 system? The straight 7 system, a term coined by ISTMAN(Kris Sturmey) suggests instead of trying to perfect your wealth or your fitness, work on all the areas of your life and bring it to 7/10. The higher the better but that\u0026rsquo;s what you are looking for.\nNow I\u0026rsquo;ll break down about 9 areas that you can improve to a 7 in order to be called an \u0026ldquo;Outlier Male\u0026rdquo;.\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eHello guys! Today we\u0026rsquo;ll be talking about the straight 7 system.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"what-is-the-straight-7-system\"\u003eWhat is the straight 7 system?\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe straight 7 system, a term coined by ISTMAN(Kris Sturmey) suggests instead of trying to perfect your wealth or your fitness, work on all the areas of your life and bring it to 7/10. The higher the better but that\u0026rsquo;s what you are looking for.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow I\u0026rsquo;ll break down about 9 areas that you can improve to a 7 in order to be called an \u0026ldquo;Outlier Male\u0026rdquo;.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis system focuses on what you can improve, including:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWealth\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFitness\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntelligence\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFashion\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssets\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePersonality\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfidence\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePower/Status\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the 8 key areas to work on that if got to 7/10 will put you above the rest.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet\u0026rsquo;s begin with\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 id=\"wealth\"\u003eWealth\u003c/h3\u003e\n","date_published":"2023-02-26T14:25:00+03:00","tags":["wealth","fitness","intelligence","fashion","assets","outlier","outlier male","man","masculine","personality","confidence","power","status","1stman"]},{"id":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/posts/who-is-an-outlier-male-and-what-s-the-male-advantage/","url":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/posts/who-is-an-outlier-male-and-what-s-the-male-advantage/","title":"Outlier Male Series: Who is an outlier male? What''''''''s the male advantage?","summary":"I gotta thank Kris from 1STMAN for introducing me to the concept of The Male Advantage → How every man can drastically increase his sexual market value through years of self-improvement.\nAs I’ve said before, the term SMV is highly misleading, it should be called just Value instead. A man with a high SMV is valuable. Period.\nAs you increase your SMV, not just attraction but the quality of your entire life goes up → every male celebrity or professional athlete who started off as an ugly duckling is glaring evidence of this.\n","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eI gotta thank \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/c/1STMAN\"\u003eKris from 1STMAN\u003c/a\u003e for introducing me to the concept of \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.in/Male-Advantage-women-resist-Outlier-ebook/dp/B013TDV738\"\u003eThe Male Advantage\u003c/a\u003e → How every man can \u003cem\u003edrastically\u003c/em\u003e increase his sexual market value through years of self-improvement.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs I’ve said before, the term SMV is highly misleading, it should be called just Value instead. A man with a high SMV is \u003cem\u003evaluable.\u003c/em\u003e Period.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs you increase your SMV, not just attraction but the quality of your \u003cem\u003eentire\u003c/em\u003e life goes up\u003c/strong\u003e → every male celebrity or professional athlete \u003ca href=\"https://brightside.me/wonder-people/13-celebrities-who-turned-from-ugly-ducklings-into-sex-symbols-333960/\"\u003ewho started off as an ugly duckling\u003c/a\u003e is \u003cem\u003eglaring\u003c/em\u003e evidence of this.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRollo’s Sexual Market Value (SMV) graph for men vs women illustrates the Male Advantage (MA) beautifully.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e![](\u003ca href=\"https://miro.medium.com/max/875/0\"\u003ehttps://miro.medium.com/max/875/0\u003c/a\u003e*smZM4aRG0WX_olh-.jpeg =700x344)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the name suggests, women don’t have the MA → their SMV, standing, and “value” in society are largely dependent on their looks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat more evidence than the Instagram models who \u003ca href=\"https://influencermarketinghub.com/glossary/onlyfans/\"\u003eare minting money off their OnlyFans\u003c/a\u003e?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSure, there are brilliant women spearheading research and building companies. But very few men ever go, \u003cem\u003e“Damn! She built a million-dollar company. That’s so hot!”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 id=\"this-comes-down-to-our-evolutionary-wiring\"\u003eThis Comes Down to Our Evolutionary Wiring\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince women have a high biological cost of sex (9 months of pregnancy plus having to care for the child), they are \u003cem\u003ewired\u003c/em\u003e to be picky about who they choose.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile men on the other hand have a very low biological cost (theoretically, one ejaculation can impregnate hundreds of women), we’re driven to spread our seed as far and wide as possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn other words, men prefer quantity and women prefer quality.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdd the fact that a woman is rendered largely helpless while carrying a baby and needs someone to care for her and her kids (females are genetically the weaker sex), men need to be providers and protectors as well.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 id=\"what-all-this-adds-up-to\"\u003eWhat All This Adds up To\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e**This means that for men, attraction is largely about a woman’s _looks. _**Sure, a good personality, hobbies, character, etc. weigh in, but they’re minuscule. And that’s a \u003cem\u003echoice.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou might \u003cem\u003echoose\u003c/em\u003e to date or marry a well-rounded woman but a zero-personality super-modelesque woman is the one that’s going to get your sex drive racing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut for women, attraction is defined by a \u003cem\u003ehost\u003c/em\u003e of things\u003c/strong\u003e → Sense of humor, confidence, personality, risk-taking ability, grooming, fitness, daring, discipline, and well, looks too.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy I Called It a Curse\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, this is great right, any man can put in the work, climb into the top 20% of men and reap the results. — Basically, achieve a life of purpose and abundance?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn theory, yes. But the reason even the MA exists and high-value men get to relish such an amazing lifestyle is because of the bottom 80% of men. But if this were possible, why aren’t most men doing it?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor two reasons → Firstly, most don’t know about the MA. Secondly and majorly, most don’t \u003cem\u003ewant\u003c/em\u003e to put in the work.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a world of instant gratification, putting in real work and delaying gratification for years and decades is by no means easy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the curse → most women can ride the age wave (late-teen and early twenties) and experience what it means to be at the top. But men? Nada, it takes work to reach the top and very few of us are willing to do that.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTestament to this is the fact \u003ca href=\"https://qz.com/1051462/these-statistics-show-why-its-so-hard-to-be-an-average-man-on-dating-apps/\"\u003ethat 85% of women on dating apps find only the top 10 or 15% of men attractive\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor men, below-average literally means the bottom 80 or 85%, not the bottom 50% as the definition of average goes.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 id=\"make-it-a-boon\"\u003eMake It a Boon\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy giving you this information, I’ve solved half the problem → the other half is on you. Do you \u003cem\u003ewant\u003c/em\u003e to experience the MA or not?\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you shook your head in a vigorous yes, \u003cem\u003estart\u003c/em\u003e right now.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoin the gym and start building a 10/10 aesthetic physique. This will take a shit ton of work.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGo out, talk to people, and improve your social skills. Read books if you’re totally socially inept. Ask out women, develop a thick skin to rejection, and get better and more confident at this.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLearn skills, get a job, start a business, invest smartly, and start side hustles. Build your wealth one brick at a time.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf I’m sounding like a motivation guru, best believe that’s my intent → \u003cstrong\u003eI write these as much for \u003cem\u003emyself\u003c/em\u003e as for you.\u003c/strong\u003e We’re all in this together.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe men rise only by pulling each other up → not putting each other down like what most do in today’s world.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n","date_published":"2023-01-02T16:00:00+03:00","image":"https://ajulu.netlify.app/images/photo-nic-khhukoxqo4k-unsplash.jpg","tags":["male advantage","1stman","masculinity","growth","self improvement"]}]}