Psychology

The Rational Male

The Rational Male

  • Downloads：1218
  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2021-03-30 14:16:17
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Rollo Tomassi
  • ISBN：1492777862
  • Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
  • Download

Summary

The Rational Male is a rational and pragmatic approach to intergender dynamics and the social and psychological underpinnings of intergender relations。 The book is the compiled， ten-year core writing of author/blogger Rollo Tomassi from therationalmale。com。

Rollo Tomassi is one of the leading voices in the globally growing， male-focused online consortium known as the "Manosphere"。 Outlined are the concepts of positive masculinity， the feminine imperative， plate theory， operative social conventions and the core psychological theory behind Game awareness and "red pill" ideology。 Tomassi explains and outlines the principles of intergender social dynamics and foundational reasoning behind them。

Download

Reviews

Edmond ，

An excellent book。 My red pill journey is complete after reading "The Rational Male。" Reading red pill content has helped me better understand the relationship between men and women。 Reading "The Rational Male" has given me the confidence to be a better man。 All men should read "The Rational Male。" An excellent book。 My red pill journey is complete after reading "The Rational Male。" Reading red pill content has helped me better understand the relationship between men and women。 Reading "The Rational Male" has given me the confidence to be a better man。 All men should read "The Rational Male。" 。。。more

Strejda Felix ，

Deep dive into state of modern masculinity and society at large。 Smart and funny。 I only wish I have read this when I was 18。

Lalith Kishore ，

I am new to reading and this was my second book I was so surprised to see how human mind thinks while about reading this book ， it made to think there are lots of stuff in books rather in movies and TV series 。 This book was great and it was eye-opening 。 Because of this book I am planning to read more I just want to know what other scholars， genius who lived before me had wrote。

Matheus ，

Absolute must read for any man。 Buy a copy for your friends as well。

Fernando ，

8。7

Robertson Kunz ，

An interesting collection of blog posts on intergender dynamics。

DaQuon Leggett ，

TimelessAbsolutely timeless peace of work。 I just hope the web links hold up。 Young men I encourage you to read this book。

Nusreta Hanssen ，

🤢🤢🤢🤮

Jacob Perkins ，

Get out of the matrix This Book really helps promote a good ideal male。 I hope that after reading this you spread it to more men that need a wake up call。

Matt ，

I don't like coming across as a hater when I dislike a work of music， literature， or film。。。 but sometimes I just have to say something。I'm familiar with Rollo。 I'm familiar with the manosphere。 I'm familiar with the messaging and how controversial it tends to be。When it comes to all this stuff， I personally find nuggets of personal truth that make sense in my life。 And， when I started this book， I found the content to be pretty interesting。But after 50-100 pages， I started to grow weary of Roll I don't like coming across as a hater when I dislike a work of music， literature， or film。。。 but sometimes I just have to say something。I'm familiar with Rollo。 I'm familiar with the manosphere。 I'm familiar with the messaging and how controversial it tends to be。When it comes to all this stuff， I personally find nuggets of personal truth that make sense in my life。 And， when I started this book， I found the content to be pretty interesting。But after 50-100 pages， I started to grow weary of Rollo's writing style。 Like， REALLY fucking weary。 His writing feels VERY pseudo-intellectual。 Some sentences feel overly complicated for no reason other than to flex his vocabulary。 Rollo himself comes across as a pseudo-intellectual。 He's a （prolific） blogger but he's making claims as if we were an expert of human biology and psychology。 I guess he sees himself as an expert just by having lived life and experienced things。Also， the maze of "community" terminologies and codes is just exhausting。 In fact， that's a good word for this book， "exhausting。"Look at the book I recently read， "Dating After the Red Pill，" if you want content like this in a way that's explained clearly and simply。 Unfortunately， some guys out there will like this book because it feels "analytical" or it makes them "feel smart。" Unfortunately， I couldn't get over Rollo， his style， his vocabulary， and his obsession with stupid terminologies。Of course， I'm just a person on the internet voicing my opinion。 Rollo means well and he's a cool dude。 I've heard him on the occasional podcast and he sounds like a guy I'd want to have a beer with。 Happy for his success。 But this ain't for me， dawg。 。。。more

Vincent ，

While a collection of forum posts from the sosuave message board， it is a wealth of knowledge and a combination of a punch to the cajones。 The author brings to bear their experience in psychology to layout the cause and reasons for the current state of intersections dynamics。 This is a less touchy feely version of "Men are From Mars and Women are From Venus。" I was at first skeptical， but after a few gut checks realize the title fits。 Men will go through all they can with a rational mindset bas While a collection of forum posts from the sosuave message board， it is a wealth of knowledge and a combination of a punch to the cajones。 The author brings to bear their experience in psychology to layout the cause and reasons for the current state of intersections dynamics。 This is a less touchy feely version of "Men are From Mars and Women are From Venus。" I was at first skeptical， but after a few gut checks realize the title fits。 Men will go through all they can with a rational mindset based on what they are told from conditioning in relationships。 They also fail to realize that the opposite sex is not thinking the same way。 I saw a lot of eye opening moments where rotten relationships I was in， the ones that never got anywhere， and the goods ones I had failed。 Not to say my Father failed to raise me， but there where a lot of dynamics I realized， upon reflection， were deluding me。 。。。more

Hugo Barine ，

1。 Lo más interesante que tiene es la provocación constante pero más allá de eso es como una mezcla entre "Los hombres son de Marte， las mujeres son de venus" y "El club de la Pelea。 2。 Lo que me parece más curioso es que a pesar de ubicarse en la vereda opuesta al feminismo llega a la conclusión de que "no se nace onvre， sino que se llega a serlo"。 1。 Lo más interesante que tiene es la provocación constante pero más allá de eso es como una mezcla entre "Los hombres son de Marte， las mujeres son de venus" y "El club de la Pelea。 2。 Lo que me parece más curioso es que a pesar de ubicarse en la vereda opuesta al feminismo llega a la conclusión de que "no se nace onvre， sino que se llega a serlo"。 。。。more

Ethan Tang ，

Very eye-opening。

Cody Fulton ，

For a man who hates women， he sure does derive his own self-worth from women。 There's just enough common sense （oneitis， normalizing rejection， half of the plate theory） sprinkled with hate （power dynamics） to make people think this is a legit philosophical thought。 Morons have platforms on Facebook， we don't need to give them book deals。This book would be more interesting if it was written for humor like the books by Tucker Max。 It feels like hes whining because he wasn't hugged by his mother a For a man who hates women， he sure does derive his own self-worth from women。 There's just enough common sense （oneitis， normalizing rejection， half of the plate theory） sprinkled with hate （power dynamics） to make people think this is a legit philosophical thought。 Morons have platforms on Facebook， we don't need to give them book deals。This book would be more interesting if it was written for humor like the books by Tucker Max。 It feels like hes whining because he wasn't hugged by his mother as a child。 The Rational Male completely misses the mark on what constitutes real male empowerment。 If this guy is a philosopher， Jeffrey Dahmer was a pediatrician。 Hopefully guys like this buy more Ed Hardy and Tapout clothing so they're easier to spot in public。 。。。more

Omar Diego ，

Eye opening。 Definitely worth a look。 I encourage to read this book （any book， really） with an open mind; avoid early moral judgement by thinking through the author's point of view。 Not doing this may prevent you from learning valuable lessons。 Dare to challenge your worldview。 Remember: if it triggers something in you， listen up！ Eye opening。 Definitely worth a look。 I encourage to read this book （any book， really） with an open mind; avoid early moral judgement by thinking through the author's point of view。 Not doing this may prevent you from learning valuable lessons。 Dare to challenge your worldview。 Remember: if it triggers something in you， listen up！ 。。。more

PeterD ，

EVERY MAN'S MUST READ EVERY MAN'S MUST READ 。。。more

Hani ，

This book offers interesting ideas。 It is very thought provoking。 However， my problem with it is that it only references the author's experience without scientific backing。 Also， it is not very well written。 I feel like more effort should have been made to edit this book。 This book offers interesting ideas。 It is very thought provoking。 However， my problem with it is that it only references the author's experience without scientific backing。 Also， it is not very well written。 I feel like more effort should have been made to edit this book。 。。。more

Luis Cancilleri ，

It was an eye-opening bookRollo has a radical vision in comparison with the majority of today's man thought and behavior， a different vision of what is today's reality and It helps me as a man to really get back those facts and feelings about inter-gender and about being a man and not let those outdoors judgments made by women in the last 50+years - change the way we're and behave。 It was an eye-opening bookRollo has a radical vision in comparison with the majority of today's man thought and behavior， a different vision of what is today's reality and It helps me as a man to really get back those facts and feelings about inter-gender and about being a man and not let those outdoors judgments made by women in the last 50+years - change the way we're and behave。 。。。more

Alberto ，

The book suffers from poor editing， inconsistent style （it's made up of years of blog posts quilted together after all） and the prose is at times inelegant， at others insufferable。It still gets 5 stars because it should be a mandatory read。 You can disagree with it - and you'll think the author a villain at times - but there's no way you're walking away without at least taking a good hard look at the path you've chosen for one of the most important thing in life， choosing a spouse。Personally， it The book suffers from poor editing， inconsistent style （it's made up of years of blog posts quilted together after all） and the prose is at times inelegant， at others insufferable。It still gets 5 stars because it should be a mandatory read。 You can disagree with it - and you'll think the author a villain at times - but there's no way you're walking away without at least taking a good hard look at the path you've chosen for one of the most important thing in life， choosing a spouse。Personally， it gave context and structure to a few principles I instinctively knew since I was a teenager。 Now those principles are supported by having understood the wider landscape of the social constructs that make up the female imperative。It also came at the right time， after reading The Way of the Superior Man， which was its opposite in terms of style and approach， and complementary in that whilst offering strong overarching principles of what positive masculinity should look like in practice， it still left the whole "feminine mystique" box unexplored。 The two really go well read back to back。Once fully unplugged， it's a tough road ahead。 Don't wish it were easier， wish you were better。Too many highlights:despite all odds， people largely feel entitled to， or deserving of， an important love of their life。==========In any relationship， the person with the most power is the one who needs the other the least。==========When a person internalizes a mental schema so thoroughly， and has become conditioned to it for so long， it becomes an integral part of their personality。 So to attack the belief is to， literally， attack the person。 This is why we see such a violent reaction to people’s political， religious， inter-social/inter-sexual， inter-gender， etc。 expressions of belief – they perceive it as a personal attack，==========Real Power is the degree to which a person has control over their own circumstances。 Real Power is the degree to which we actually control the directions of our lives。==========The man who succumbs， by force or by will， to the responsibilities， liabilities and accountabilities that are required of him by society， marriage， commitment， family， fatherhood， career choice， the military， etc。 leaves him very little influence over the course of his own life。==========It may manifest as a boy attempting to ride wheelies on his bike or a kid tinkering with his dad’s computer， but that unrefined， irrationally confident， Alpha swagger， is by order of degrees， an innate element unique to the male condition。==========Men in general gravely underestimate the power of female competition anxiety and how useful it really is。==========first principle of power – when you have power， always feign powerlessness。==========Human beings need predictability – it gives them a sense of control over others。 When you alter yourself， or have your personality altered by an outside force， this is a threat to that predictability， so the logical counter is for others to attempt to put us back into our places。==========what most men uniquely deceive themselves of is that they will ultimately be appreciated by women for their sacrifices。 Learn this now， you wont。 You can’t be because women fundamentally lack the capacity to fully realize， much less appreciate the sacrifices a man makes to facilitate her reality。==========I’m an adherent of the ‘build it and they will come’ school of thought in this regard。 Women should only ever be a compliment to a man’s life – never the focus of==========don’t consider monogamy until you are mature enough to understand it’s limiting effects and you’ve achieved a degree of success to your own satisfaction according to your ambitions and passions。 It is also to say that women should compliment and support your plans for your own life。 Our great danger in this life is not that we aim too high and fail， but that we aim too low and succeed。==========There are no “Dark Arts”， this is simply one last desperate effort of the feminine imperative to drag you back into the Matrix。 There is only Game and the degree to which you accept it and are comfortable in using it in the context that you define。 If you choose the context of a mutually beneficial， mutually loving， mutually respecting LTR monogamy of your own choosing， know that it’s the fundamentals of Game that are at the root of its success or failure。==========48 Laws of Power，==========The unwritten， 49th Law of Power， is denying the utility of power itself， or demonizing its use both moralistically and socially。==========At its root level Game is a series of behavioral modifications to life skills based on psychological and sociological principles to facilitate intersexual relations between genders。==========a woman’s imagination is the most powerful tool in the Don Juan toolbox。==========When I encourage my friend to quit smoking before she gets cancer， I’m a concerned good-friend helping my friend with a health risk behavior。 But when I tell a friend he needs to change his approach to women and this is a reason for his unhappiness and he needs to change his outlook on， and approach with women， look better and feel better， then I’m a ‘shallow’ prick and insensitive to his ‘problem’。==========Healthy testosterone levels literally causes men to perceive women as sexual objects; stimulating the same portions of our brains used for cognitive problem solving and manipulating tools。==========Sigmund Freud once said， “all energy is sexual”， meaning that subliminally we will redirect our motivation for ungratified sexual impulse to other endeavors。 Thus it’s men， being the sex with the highest amount of libido inducing testosterone， who must look for far more outlets to transfer this motivation to than women。 So is it any real surprise that it’s historically Men who’ve primarily been the empire builders， the conquerors， the creators， and destroyers who’ve （for better or worse） moved humanity the most significantly？ Masturbation defuses this impulse。 It kills that drive， or at least sublimates it。 So wouldn’t it stand to reason that a global social convention that shames men for masturbation would be beneficial to a society interested in expanding？==========So powerful is this fear that legal assurances needed to be instituted to account for a woman’s lessened ability to secure long-term provisioning after a failed marriage， after the Wall， after pregnancies， etc。 Dread， for lack of a better term， is a female condition。==========When I see five pages of advice on the SoSuave forum explaining to a noob the reasons he’s in the situation he finds himself in， and instructing him how best to deal with it based on collective experiences while opening his perspective up to consider the greater landscape he’s in， that is the masculine Meta Game pushing back。 Think of that; a poor， isolated kid， frustrated by how to approach， how to deal with a LJBF， how to “man-up”， etc。 pits the influence of a world-wide collective of men’s experience against the behaviors and mindset of an individual girl who’s been socialized and acculturated by the feminized imperative。 That is the Meta Game。==========Women communicate covertly， men communicate overtly。 Men convey information， women convey feeling。 In relating information， men prioritize content， women prioritize context。==========expecting you to ‘get it’; to get the message and see the challenge for what it really is， without overtly telling you。 She wants you to ‘get it’ on your own， without having to be told how。 That initiative， and the experience needed to have had developed it， makes you a Man worth competing for。 Women despise a man who needs to be told to be dominant， told to be confident， told to be anything they have on their list of prerequisites for their intimacy。 Overtly relating this to a guy entirely defeats his credibility as a genuinely dominant male。 The guy she wants to fuck is dominant because that’s ‘the way he is’ instead of who she had to tell him to be。 Observing the process will change it。 This is the root function of every shit test ever devised by a woman。==========As socialization and acculturation progressed， so too did the social rationales for men’s disposability。 It became honorable to sacrifice oneself， ostensibly for a greater cause， but subversively as a means to recognition。 Martyrdom is the ultimate expression of social proof。==========The biomechanics are what they are， irrespective of the social paint we color them with。==========It’s not that women lack an intellectual capacity to appreciate men’s sacrifices， it’s that this isn’t their evolved psychological predisposition。 The social constructs which tells her to expect a man’s sacrifice， which normalizes his martyrdom， have evolved to better dissociate her own investment in her biological imperatives （i。e。 Hypergamy）。==========“Evolution has largely selected-for human females with a capacity to form psychological schema that preserve an ego-investment that would otherwise afflict them with debilitating anxiety， guilt， and the stresses that result from being continuously， consciously aware of their own behavioral incongruities。 Evolution selects-for solipsistic women who are blissfully unaware of their solipsism。”==========Men’s concept of relational equity stems from a mindset that accepts negotiated desire （not genuine desire） as a valid means of relationship security。 This is precisely why most couples counseling fails – its operative origin begins from the misconception that genuine desire （hypergamy） can be negotiated indefinitely。==========The highest possible status male would be rich， good looking， fit， well dressed， high social cache， high prestige job （preferably one which involves risk， physical risk being better than mere monetary risk）， and also extroverted， dominant， the leader of his group of friends， able to command any social situation， and so on。==========However， women are wired to be turned on more by the latter behavioral traits than by be the former substantive traits。 So， if you have to choose one or the other， to get women， be socially dominant and a broke societal loser rather than socially awkward and a rich societal winner。 But best to be both， if possible。==========there is no grand conspiracy， no secret mysterious cabal pushing a negative perception of masculinity – and this is exactly why what I outline on my blog is so pervasive。 There doesn’t need to be a unitary group of ‘anti-men’ bent on some melodramatic goal of world domination; because this feminized ideal is already embedded in our socialization。 Fem-centrism is our collective social consciousness。==========critical analysis of the mechanics behind inter-gender dynamics， Game-practice， Game-theory， social and evolutionary psychology==========Game is psychology， sociology， economics， biomechanics， evolution and politics。 Game is far broader than simple tricks and techniques。==========Men have been， and should be， the more dominant gender， not because of some imagined divine right or physical 。。。more

Simon Johnstone ，

Insightful。 Interesting perspective and very insighful。

Chris ，

Must read for every man。 The perfect gift to your 18yo son

Rohith Menon ，

A must read for any man who was raised in a feminised or domesticated environment， where his needs where constantly through propaganda reaffirmed to be a low priority。 Where he had no male role models， whom he could be proud of or look upto。 That his life was just to serve others， not to fulfil his biolological， spiritual and personal needs。 This book is freedom for me， for the non critical thinkers misogynistic and anti-feminine。

Phillip Burrows ，

This book was poorly edited but had good content。 Recommended literature for young men trying to live the eligible bachelor life and succeed in their personal projects。 Read this with an open mind or don't read it at all。 This book was poorly edited but had good content。 Recommended literature for young men trying to live the eligible bachelor life and succeed in their personal projects。 Read this with an open mind or don't read it at all。 。。。more

Mantvydas J。 ，

Has content that is ultimately life changing for my future。

Ryan Peter ，

every man should read this book。 One of those books you read and then your life has a significant change。 You get to she inter-gender communication in a whole nice light， and its bright！

André Boechat ，

Life-changing！

Bjorn Erna ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Op aanraden van een langdurige en goede vriend waar ik door de jaren enorm veel aan gehad heb。Dit boek was voor mij heel verhelderend ik bleef ook enorm geinteresseerd wat betreft de intergender dynamiek。 Alsook de bewustwording van eigen gedrag en het relaxen of stopzetten van persoonlijke groei。 Ook het aspect van game vond ik heel leerrijk en de werking van hypergamie alsook het idee achter het handelen。Voor mij was dit boek een mooie katalysator in de goede zin。 Ik heb er dan ook uitgenomen Op aanraden van een langdurige en goede vriend waar ik door de jaren enorm veel aan gehad heb。Dit boek was voor mij heel verhelderend ik bleef ook enorm geinteresseerd wat betreft de intergender dynamiek。 Alsook de bewustwording van eigen gedrag en het relaxen of stopzetten van persoonlijke groei。 Ook het aspect van game vond ik heel leerrijk en de werking van hypergamie alsook het idee achter het handelen。Voor mij was dit boek een mooie katalysator in de goede zin。 Ik heb er dan ook uitgenomen wat voor mezelf van toepassing is。Negatieve punten:Het is vanuit de achtergrond geschreven van een vervrouwelijkte maatschappij waarin hij het merendeel over dezelfde kam trekt。 En de man die eigenlijk nooit of amper in het gebrek gesteld wordt。Alsook zeer belangrijk dat je als lezer je eigen identiteit niet verliest。 。。。more

Ricardo Sandoval ，

Awesome， It explains a lot about social dynamics between genders。 My perspective has changed dramatically。 All men in the world should read It。

Eric Leviton ，

I read some reviews prior to reading and a majority felt that this book was Red Pill garbage and was just information that would turn men into horrible people。 Although the author makes some very strong generalizations， I feel that he does make some good points。 For example， "A relationship should be the compliment of your life， not the focus of it。" I think that is spot on。 As someone who has not always had the best luck with relationships I found this book to be insightful and if one takes it I read some reviews prior to reading and a majority felt that this book was Red Pill garbage and was just information that would turn men into horrible people。 Although the author makes some very strong generalizations， I feel that he does make some good points。 For example， "A relationship should be the compliment of your life， not the focus of it。" I think that is spot on。 As someone who has not always had the best luck with relationships I found this book to be insightful and if one takes it with a grain of salt， can better themselves。 I also would like to discuss this book with woman and get their perspective。 。。。more

Vanderlei Alves ，

Some men grow up in a manner entirely alienated from women， and so begin to see them as unfathomable alien creatures—this was written by one such man。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Rational Male

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Rational Male&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Rational Male&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0