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{{Infobox term | {{Infobox term | ||
| image = Staunton chess set.jpg | |||
| caption = Chess (Commons). Sprezzatura is hiding the work after you did it. | |||
| alt = Chess set | |||
| name = Sprezzatura | | name = Sprezzatura | ||
| also = law of least effort, effortlessness | | also = law of least effort, effortlessness | ||
| field = Fundamentals | | field = Fundamentals | ||
| origin = Castiglione, ''The Book of the Courtier'' (1528); reused | | origin = Castiglione, ''The Book of the Courtier'' (1528); reused in later pickup writing | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Sprezzatura''' is practiced ease: doing the difficult thing as if it cost nothing. Amante lists it under social [[Attractiveness fundamentals]] as "minding the [[Law of least effort]]." In pickup it is the opposite of trying-too-hard — the visible sweat that turns a DHV into a DLV. | '''Sprezzatura''' is practiced ease: doing the difficult thing as if it cost nothing. Amante lists it under social [[Attractiveness fundamentals]] as "minding the [[Law of least effort]]." In pickup it is the opposite of trying-too-hard — the visible sweat that turns a DHV into a DLV. | ||
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* [[Attractiveness fundamentals]] | * [[Attractiveness fundamentals]] | ||
* [[Peacocking]] | * [[Peacocking]] | ||
* [[Game (seduction)]] | |||
* [[Outer game]] | |||
* [[Posture]] | |||
* [[Walk]] | |||
* [[Eye contact]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:01, 19 September 2026
 Chess (Commons). Sprezzatura is hiding the work after you did it.
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| Field | Fundamentals |
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| Also known as | law of least effort, effortlessness |
| Origin | Castiglione, The Book of the Courtier (1528); reused in later pickup writing |
Sprezzatura is practiced ease: doing the difficult thing as if it cost nothing. Amante lists it under social Attractiveness fundamentals as "minding the Law of least effort." In pickup it is the opposite of trying-too-hard — the visible sweat that turns a DHV into a DLV. [1]
See also
- Law of least effort
- Attractiveness fundamentals
- Peacocking
- Game (seduction)
- Outer game
- Posture
- Walk
- Eye contact
References
- ↑ Pickup artist. Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 September 2026.