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bought "The System," and I'm following it with Kimberly, who I happen to be
dating. And it's worked liked a charm, especially the concept of
Challenge. So I'm very grateful for your principles!
and her ex-boyfriend broke up a year ago. She informed me of this during our
first date. It was the only time that she mentioned her ex and she hasn't
mentioned him since.
I've deliberately tried to keep my interest in Kimberly in check, though I'm
highly attracted to her. She always initiates contact with me and flirts
constantly. I don't usually return the flirting -- I always keep it cool. She
even makes travel plans for us. I keep my mouth shut whenever she makes any
plans for the future. I comment that they're quite interesting and leave it at
that. We rarely call and text each other. When we're together -- which isn't
all that often as per your coaching -- we just enjoy each other's company.
Here's my problem. My gut seems to be telling me that Kimberly is coming on too
strong because she's not really over her ex. It's like she's trying to convince
herself that she's in love with me and that I'm the one for her.
is Beautiful, nice, charming and a Giver. But since my own breakup with my
long-term girlfriend years ago, I've made a habit of keeping things cool with
any women I meet. I just don't want to experience the devastation of a broken
heart again. By going in very slow, I can analyze what any woman's intentions
are and always stay in control of myself.
So Doc, do you think Kimberly is on the rebound? I'd like your input on this
since you're so good at reading women. My opinion is that if Kimberly is indeed
on the rebound, then it's time for me to pack up and leave.
- who is always on guard
Hey Doc,
I'm a longtime follower
of "The System." I'm 51, look 41, and act 31. I've made my rounds on the online
dating sites since divorcing five years ago and have taken my lumps, learned a
lot, and fortunately found your book last year.
Courtney is 42, with two
children age 17 and eight. We met on a dating site three weeks ago. We
exchanged phone numbers and she immediately called and we had a nice
conversation. We're both single parents with busy lives, so the only date
we could set up was for eight days later.
On Wednesday we got
together for 90 minutes over dinner. The conversation was light, funny, no
discussion of relationships or exes. I walked Courtney to her car and we
hugged in the parking lot. She said "Give me a call so we can meet up
again." Fifteen minutes later she texted me that she got home safely and
thanked me for the good company. I had told her a funny little story about
some goofy sunglasses I had and she said she was still giggling about it and
asked me to send her a picture of me wearing them.
Anyway, that was last Wednesday and I
waited until Sunday night to call her with a plan to ask her out for next
Wednesday or Thursday. She didn't answer, so I left a message to give me a call
back. Since then, five days ago, nothing.
When I told this story to two female
friends, both were adamant that because I didn't call or text Courtney the day
after the date, she figured I have no interest and therefore wasn't going to
return a phone call from me that was four days too late. They both said
that if their husband or boyfriend had done what I did after the first date
they would have written them off and ignored them altogether. They also
said it's possible Courtney didn't see the message or that her child may have
intercepted her phone and erased it. They both claimed that by failing to call
her I dropped her Interest Level. They called me stubborn and controlling and
said that I should call or text Courtney immediately so she knows I'm
What gives, Doc? Should I try
calling again or throw Courtney's number away?
Chucky - who's trying to follow your
am a long-time follower and really respect your work.
I stumbled across a study recently which showed that women rated 80% of all
males as below medium attractiveness. On the other side, males rated women
on a bell curve of normal distribution. The inference was that women are only
significantly physically attracted to the top 20% of men -- i.e., the ones who
look like actors or models. Women's standards were shown to be
unreasonable (and dare I say delusional!) while men's weren't, despite what the
popular culture around us constantly repeats like a mantra -- that men's standards
of female beauty are unfair to women and objectify them!
This really surprised me, but has explained my online dating experience. I
estimate myself as around a 6 or 7, and while I do match up with a few women on
dating sites, the numbers are low, and generally the women are unresponsive,
lethargic, have little interest, are flakey or can't be bothered to write
back. I also generally try for women a tad below what I feel is equivalent
to myself in attractiveness if I find something intriguing about them. But even
these women (4s and 5s) largely reject my advances as not good enough for
them. These are women around the same age as me (29) who have very little
interest even in someone (based on my estimates) who is more attractive than
they are. So I'm not talking about pursuing Beautiful Women here! In real
life, I've had similar experiences: women around my physical attractiveness
level are very difficult to court (they are generally uninterested), but I get
a lot of unwanted incoming interest from 2s to 4s, who I am uninterested in.
I'm not being shallow, but I just don't see it as a fair trade, that I should
be with an overweight woman when I have an athletic physique.
"The System" says that dating is a numbers game, but the above study really
shocked me. This also explains why the divorce rate is so high: women feel
unfulfilled and resentment sets in. They are now saying the rate of young
married couples is the lowest it has ever been in the history of the Western
world and that the trend will continue. My buddies who are fairly average
looking but totally decent guys do even worse than me. They have admitted that
they have gotten zero matches/responses in online dating -- NOTHING! It's
as if they don't exist. This is really depressing. Meanwhile, average
women complain about their dating experiences and their troubles with guys, and
the reason is, most of them are chasing the most attractive men and getting
burned! They are, generally speaking, batting out of their league and feel
Doc, do you agree with the study's findings? How can a decent average guy
expect to pass the "Physical Attraction Test" when the average woman is deluded
and thinks she deserves a GQ model?
- who feels defeated
been married twice and am currently still on my second marriage. The first
marriage ultimately did not work out because my wife at the time wasn't much of
a team player in my time of need. She later tried to get back with me, but I
felt that I couldn't trust being with someone who was not fully in my corner
from day one.
few years later, I met Chanel, a very attractive fashionista lady, on a dating
site. I was lonely and not on my "A" game, so you could say that I was a
desperado. But she accepted me flaws and all. We dated for five years until I
got back on my feet and we decided to take the plunge and get married.
problem is that Chanel has low Self-Esteem and will not address her recent
weight gain issues. She also has spending issues (I found out that she went
bankrupt before I knew her), but I still married her out of love. Also, she's
not nearly as ambitious as I would like her to be and doesn't like it if I
suggest that she try getting bigger and better things out of life and that she
has to work hard for them. She recently abandoned a career that she'd been
pursuing for many years, and I feel that financially we are going to be a wreck
if this trend continues.
now says that she wants to start a business but doesn't like my suggestions
even though I have much more experience in that area. Another problem is that
since we've been married our intimacy level has dropped tremendously from the
years when we were dating.
beginning to think that being married is overrated. Chanel acted a certain way
when we were dating (good Attitude and Flexible) but is turning out to be
someone else, or we just may be growing apart. I will say that one good thing
is that we rarely argue, but I'm beginning to wonder if I made the right
choice. In hindsight, maybe I should have waited until I had my stuff more
together before trying to find a significant other because as they say, you
attract who you are.
do you think my marriage is doomed and that I'm wasting my time? Ultimately, I
think Chanel wants to just be a stay-at-home mom and taken care of, but that is
not really feasible due to our financial situation. Some have suggested
marriage counseling, but I don't know if this can be fixed.
thoughts, Doc?
- who is sinking into depression over it
you should always keep things cool with all of the women you meet, so
you're doing the right thing, and that's exactly what "The System" says you
should do. Like my cousin Sal "The Fish" Love says, "You have to go in cool."
So it's good that you're playing your cards close to your chest. And going in
slowly, analyzing a woman's intentions and staying in control of yourself is
precisely the right thing to do. "The System" teaches you all about
Self-Control and patience, which is what you have to learn.
you want a girlfriend in addition to your wife. What are you going to do with
this girlfriend? Like my cousin Fast Eddie Love from East L.A. says, "You don't
even know what to do with your wife!" So how can you expect to handle a new
woman when you can't handle the one you've got?
Now you're
infatuated with Eva. And you're blabbing about your personal life to her. Otis,
you shouldn't be talking about your personal life to another woman. Like my
cousin Rabbi Love says, "You have to show some class here!"
Eva might be
hot and charming – but you're married and she's married! And you're just a
good friend to her. Brotherly, sisterly -- whatever you want to call it.
That's the way Eva looks at you – as nothing but a sibling. Plus you're both married!
Now think
about this realistically, which you haven't been doing. Eva has to leave her
husband and child and get divorced, and you have to leave your wife and child
and get divorced in order for something to happen between the two of you. Do
you realize how much has to happen for you to get together with Eva? And she
doesn't even have an Interest Level in you! My gosh, Otis, she calls you sister!
Here's the
brutal truth of the matter: Eva is looking for fun and nothing more. She views
you as her fun-loving sister. There's nothing more to it.
really happened here is that a HUGE RED FLAG appeared when Taylor lost it on
you. She's not a bad person, but she's just not good material for a long-term
relationship, and unless you want to play her girlfriend and psychiatrist for
the rest of your life – which you won't want to do – this thing can't go on. As
a result of her issues, your Interest Level is going to drop. So Taylor has
what we call SCARS. And they can't be overcome.
the 90/10 rule, my friend. You look for the 10% that's bad with a woman and
90% that's good. With Taylor's Self-Esteem so low, you've got more than 10%
bad here, sorry to say. And that's why you have to drop her.
guys: if she doesn't like herself, she never will.
Hi Chucky,
This woman
appears to have had high interest in you and everything on your date went
perfectly, which was a good start. But one of the reasons that you're not
supposed to call within two days is because
you want to work Challenge on a woman. Every other guy calls within two
days. Doing that slaughters
Challenge. And the bad part is that women have come to expect it whether they
have 51% interest in you or they have 100% interest. So, like my Uncle Jethro
Love says, "Since all guys do it and all women want it, why not just ask her to
get married on the first date?"
The biggest
complaint that women have about dating single guys is that THEY RUSH INTO A
RELATIONSHIP. "The System" on the other hand teaches men to SLOW DOWN.
When you slow down, the woman's Interest Level goes up – UNLESS she has low
Self-Esteem or she's structured. So when those women don't get back to you or
accept a date, "The System" is actually PROTECTING you against women who are
uptight or don't like themselves. So while it appears that you did the wrong thing by waiting to call Courtney,
in reality what you did was weed out a woman who isn't good romantic
relationship material.
reason women get divorced and fall out of love with men is because guys don't
use the MAINTENANCE PROGRAM of "The System." Lack of fulfillment and resentment comes because they
have low Interest Level in their husbands or boyfriends. So it's not on
account of their looks, but because the
guy either doesn't have "The System" or doesn't follow it.
friends that look worse than you either don't have "The System" or haven't
memorized it. Are they going to a dance or improv class? Are they constantly
studying my book and trying to improve themselves? Or are they just sitting
back and complaining?
I don't agree with the study's findings. I think the results are a
guys: you only need one good woman – you don't need 10.
you tell me that a woman was not in your corner from day one, it means you
married a taker instead of a Giver. A Giver would have been in your corner
from the very beginning. If you'd had "The System," you would have studied your first wife for two years and
found out that she wasn't a Giver, and you wouldn't have married her.
So you can blame all of your problems on not going by "The System."
Chanel should want to be thin, or at
least a normal weight. You can't now say to her, "Honey, I love you but you're
fat!" Again, this goes back to the type
of woman you chose. And the fact that you're not familiar with "The System"
does not help you with your choice of partners! Like my cousin Rabbi Love says,
"When it comes to picking them, you don't know what you're doing, my son."
Jamie, you really didn't marry Chanel out of love – you married her out of need. There's a big difference. Your
wife has low Self-Esteem and she's overweight and she doesn't know how to
handle money. What that means is that she's unhealthy and we live in an economic
society. So she woman is a loser. But like my Uncle Jethro Love says, "Too bad
she don't know how to lose weight!"
fact that Chanel is showing all of these undesirable traits now that you're
married is the very point of studying my
materials and dating for two years. What that means is that you would
have recognized these undesirable qualities if you'd been following "The
System." You shouldn't be finding out all of this stuff after you got married. And that's your
problem, guy. And you did this with both of your wives. The really sad part is
that if you'd had my book, you wouldn't have married either one of these women
and created all of this anguish for yourself.
you picked not one, but two losers here. With your choices of women, marriage is overrated. There are lots of great
women out there, but you didn't get one either time you decided to get married.
Nor did you have my book, which would have GIVEN YOU THE ABILITY TO
might have seemed like one person when you were dating, but you didn't
really know her and you didn't understand what Red Flags were because you
weren't familiar with "The System." Now Chanel's Interest Level has taken a
dive, which is causing her to not want to
keep you happy. This is something else you know nothing about because you don't
have my book.
your marriage is doomed and you are wasting your time. It can't be fixed,
Jamie. You are the one that has to be
fixed. What you have to do is get my materials and find a new girl. Then you
have to study my materials for two years AT THE SAME TIME as you study this new
girl. Then the disasters of your first two marriages won't happen again.
Good luck.
guys: when everything appears to be perfect, marriage is still extremely
Hi Atticus,
First of all, anytime a woman uses the word
"space," you're DEAD.
And when she utters the word "single," it's every bit as bad as the word
"space," and it means that you're OUT. And in turn it means that her
Interest Level has dropped below 50%, which means that there is no recovering.
Atticus, the really sad part is that at one
time in this relationship, perhaps for a year and a half to two years, Dakota
had high Interest Level in you. But due to your deportment, you slowly
lowered it. Since I notice that you don't mention "The System," you're not
aware of how this process of deterioration works and you don't even see that
it's going on. If you would have had my book one year before you met Dakota,
she would be begging you for babies right now. Instead, like my cousin Fast
Eddie Love from East L.A. says, "Just the thought of you touching her makes her
skin crawl."
How can you envision a future with Dakota
when she doesn't even want to be in the same room with you? How obvious does
she have to make it before you get the drift that you're not just out, but that
you're COMPLETELY OUT?
Dude, Dakota isn't confused at all – you're the one who's confused. She has
low Interest Level, you're out, and you think she has high interest and that
you're still in. That's why you're confused – not her.
Guy, Dakota doesn't want you around her
family anymore. What's the point? This thing is over. To you Psych majors,
when you lose the girlfriend, you lose the family too. Most guys don't
realize this. What are you going to do, hang around Dakota's family and show up
to her wedding when she marries her real love? So forget her sister and her
fiancé. That's dead, gone, and finished. Sure, they love you – but what good is
it when your girlfriend is out of love with you?
Dakota's Facebook posts aren't mixed signals
at all. They are very, very clear signals to you, my friend. They are saying
that you are history. And again, why are you going to be friends with a couple
related to a woman who dumped you? And you think they're never going to talk
about Dakota with you? Come on, Atticus, how unrealistic can you be?
You don't know what Dakota's motives are when
she contacts you. The only thing you can know for sure is that you're OUT.
You definitely need my book, man. Again, if you'd had "The System," this disaster
never would have happened. But Dakota began to lose interest in you between a
year and a half and two years before the breakup, and it slid all the way from
95% to below 50%. And when it hit 49%, she said "I'm out of here!"
You can't approach this situation anymore,
Atticus. You have to get my book and memorize it ASAP and find someone new
who you haven't blown it with. The truth is that you're not rejecting
Dakota when you tell her not to contact you because you're already out.
Remember, guys: unless you memorize "The
System," you'll just repeat the same mistakes with the next woman you meet.
soon as you began having trouble with your wife, you didn't have "The System"
overnighted to you (or buy my immediate downloads - ELECTRONIC SYSTEM or SYSTEM
AUDIO). Why not? Do you realize the terrible anguish you could have saved
yourself? All that time Donatella's interest was going from 90%...to 88%...to
85%...to 82%, etc. And as most American men do, you noticed it finally when
it hit 60% or 57% or somewhere in that area. "The System" says that this
woman probably once loved you. You've been with her for 15 years, and she
probably loved you for eight to 10 years of that time. After that, because
you took her for granted, her Interest Level began to drop.
let me explain something to you. Interest Level doesn't drop from 100% to
49% in an hour, or overnight, even though that's the man's perception of what's going on. No, like my cousin Rabbi Love
says, "It takes time and negligence to erode." That's why if you'd have
memorized my materials, when it went from 91% to 89% you would have known to
start getting into my MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, which will secure the woman
wanting to stay with you forever. But like most men in America, you knew
how to get her, but you didn't know how to keep her. That's why a majority of
women recently reported in a national survey that they wouldn't marry the same
guy again. But since you didn't have my book, what's happened to you now is
might have thought this situation was going to improve on its own, Garry, but
when Interest Level goes 60%...58%..56%...54%, it's like an airplane going
down. It won't pull up by itself. Like my cousin General Love says, "It just
crashes and burns." And that's what happened with your wife. You murdered
her Interest Level through your deportment.
when your relationship with Donatella took another dive, why didn't you Google
a love doctor for some advice? The question to ask was, why is this woman so
turned off when for eight or 10 years she idolized me? Dude, a good salary
and taking care of your family financially doesn't equate to romance to a
wife had been showing you for a long time that you were miles apart. Did she
really have to verbalize it and tell you she no longer loved you? You've been
with her for a long time, and when she finally said it after a deterioration of
five or six years, it was only then that you sat up and took notice? Are you
blind? And to you Psych majors, when she tells you that she no longer loves
you, you are OUT.
let me explain something else to you. When Interest Level consistently
drops, it's NEVER temporary. It's only
temporary until she leaves. Then it's
you're in a fatal depression, pal. If you'd been studying my book all along, it
would have made the pain more bearable. So the first thing you have to do now
is have "The System" OVERNIGHTED to you and MEMORIZE it (or get an immediate
download - SYSTEM AUDIO or ELECTRONIC SYSTEM). Because when it comes to women,
you are absolutely clueless, even after you've lived with this woman for so
long. Garry, I know more about your wife than you do and I've never even met
the woman. And that's very sad.
like my cousin Fast Eddie Love from East L.A. says, "You have to suck it up."
When Donatella calls, be polite, don't talk about your relationship, ask her
how much money she needs, send her a check and ask her if there's anything more
you can do for her. Maybe, with time, she'll meet you for coffee, then maybe a
dinner date, then maybe you'll move into getting her back into the house. Try
to talk to your kids as much as possible. You'll have to apologize for blowing
up and making a fool of yourself because when you did that, it only
reinforced your wife's low Interest Level. Because what she said to herself
was that she didn't realize that her husband was so lacking in Self-Control!
no matter what, you still need my book. You need to find out where you went
wrong with your wife. Like I said earlier, you're clueless.
or not Donatella has found someone else is beyond your control. So don't make
the problem even worse than it is. Get "The System," study it like heck, and
we'll do our best to get her back.
didn't throw away anything over nothing. You stopped romancing your wife and
took her for granted. You never told her she was Beautiful. You didn't treat
her like a woman. If you did, she would still be all over you.
guys: to keep your wife in love with you, you have to date her.


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Grilled Korean-Style Beef Short Ribs – It's So Flanken Good!
47 comments:
- Franklin said...
Yum looks good! As a Korean, I love this :)
- April 6, 2011 at 5:02 PM
Yeah it looks good...but I have no grill.
I don't supposed it can be put in an oven, can I?
And what was supposed to be in place of the sherry wine? Couldn't catch the words in the video (replaying in the video like 5 times already) - April 6, 2011 at 5:25 PM
- Chef John said...
You can broil in the oven! Also, I was joking about "being out of Korean wine" You can omit or use fruit juice instead.
- April 6, 2011 at 5:31 PM
- Unknown said...
Nice ! I know that you're not trying to make authentic korean beef, but I do want to give some suggestions for those who want a slight twist on this, slightly more authentic. Perhaps for the better !:
-use korean GoChuJang (hot pepper paste) instead of sambal. it adds a great, deep flavor to the marinade while sambal just adds hotness. you can get very hot and less hot varieties. It should be easy to find in the better Asian supermarket, or any Korean store. Large urban areas should have these.
-if you do this, you can probably skip the hoi sin. - April 6, 2011 at 5:48 PM
instead of sugar , my mom used to use coke/pepsi. Look forward to trying yours out.
- April 6, 2011 at 5:50 PM
- Food Junkie said...
That marinade sounds awesome. I have never in my life seen flanken style ribs but perhaps I can find a butcher to do them. It just may be time to dig out the grill.
- April 6, 2011 at 6:25 PM
- theo said...
i salivate when i hear your voice. its a Pavlovian response and not meant to sound creepy.
good show man - April 6, 2011 at 7:41 PM
- Unknown said...
Hey John...on the east coast we call that cut of meat "L.A." style.
I also marinate it for 48 hours at least and jeez does my family demand this at family functions.
Enjoy! - April 6, 2011 at 8:50 PM
These are the short ribs I've seen here in Australia, not the variety you use in your other videos. That being said I really haven't looked for the other, although I will this weekend as I've put your wild mushroom and tomato braised ones on our menu for next week. :)
- April 6, 2011 at 10:48 PM
- zacharyzachary said...
I've found that the flanken ribs that are available at Asian grocery stores seem to be cut more neatly and evenly. I'm guessing they cut them when they're partially frozen, because they have neat right angles and completely flat sides. Plus, they generally have a wider strip of meat than what I am able to find in normal grocery stores.
Also, I make kalbi with kiwi instead of the Asian pear. The final product tastes pretty much exactly the same, but it makes the meat more tender. - April 6, 2011 at 11:55 PM
- Jeffrey Jen said...
The reason for the webbed foam is to protect the pear. Pear like this is fairly expensive in Asia. No one wants to buy a bruised pear in the market. Most vendor in Taiwan also place Peach, nectarine, and Plum in these so that they could sale better.
- April 7, 2011 at 12:35 AM
How international your syllabus is...Thank you Mr. Professor!
As a Korean American, I've cooked this many many times. It's great for bbq parties, esp. potluck. Strangely this is not really an authentic Korean dish. Native Koreans call this "L.A. Kalbi" which indicate where this dish is originated. Mostly it is about the way the rib is cut which was totally foreign to native Koreans.
As far as I know, Koreans use sake or Korean rice wine instead of sherry wine and skip the rice vinegar & hot sauce. I don't know why but their pork dishes can often be spicy but not the beef dishes like this.
And yeah the foam is to protect the pear from bruising, which also indicate it is an expensive fruit. - April 7, 2011 at 2:39 AM
- gwen said...
Hi Chef John!
I was wondering, is there any downside to marinating over the times your specify? I have always thought that marinating for long periods of time will improve the flavour of the food. - April 7, 2011 at 7:10 AM
- Luatica said...
I love this cut of beef. In Galicia (northwest of Spain) we use this cut of beef for BBQs.
Unfortunately in France I don't see this around and they don't do usually (at least around where I live) very fancy orders.
I'll pretend this is my dinner tonight. - April 7, 2011 at 1:49 PM
- LaceruM said...
Aside from the sherry wine and hoisin sauce, an authentic recipe. =)
The only thing different we do at our house is use strained kiwi juice in the place of the Asian pear. The acids & protease enzymes in the kiwi make battle with the proteins in the chewy/cheap cut of meat to deliver a more tender meat.
Add the kiwi juice ~2 hours b4 cooking - leave it overnight with the meats and you will have mush. =s - April 7, 2011 at 8:27 PM
Chef John!!
I dont have any sherry wine and i dont feel like spending the extra bucks to get it!!
Can I just omit that or I can substitute it with something else?
THANK YOU!! - April 8, 2011 at 12:40 AM
- Chef John said...
You can omit or use fruit juice instead.
- April 8, 2011 at 1:27 AM
Where's the recipe for the kimchi?
Jim - April 8, 2011 at 3:55 AM
- Daniel Bottoms said...
Hey John,
You forgot to mention the very famous "Scissor Salad" *badumptisch* ok ok i know... cut it out! *wah wah!*
just kidding. oh man you are a poet chef, sir! Will try to get this cut, although this kinda thing confuses butchers in Austria. can't wait to spend a few months back in the good ol' USofA
Greets from Vienna!
Daniel - April 8, 2011 at 12:48 PM
My mom laughed at your "the ginger was cut into coins, about a dollar and a quarter's worth" :D thanks for the laugh..
- April 8, 2011 at 2:35 PM
Just got some "English" style ribs @ Schaubs in Palo Alto. Will make tonight. I presume you mean 1/4 Cup of seasoned rice wine vinegar, and not 1/4 tablespoon.
Will let you know how it goes! - April 11, 2011 at 10:37 AM
Sames for the soy sauce.
- April 11, 2011 at 10:38 AM
- Unknown said...
Chef John! you won't believe what i did!! Based on the Asian Pear concept, i decided to make a Lasagna. I made the meat sauce with and asian pear, singer, tomatoes, basil and some oregano. I then use some mozzarela to the filling, and guess what? My inspired experiment kinda work, the Lasagna was not red, kinda brownish but it was a little sweet which is want i wanted to get. At the end it was a fun experience. Was that counterintuitive? I'll apreciate your opinion.
- April 11, 2011 at 6:22 PM
- Chef John said...
sounds strange yet wonderful!
- April 11, 2011 at 7:08 PM
- JimmerSD said...
I couldn't wait to try this recipe so I ran right down to my butcher and ordered a couple pounds of ribs. I began to prepare the marinade and soon found that I didn't have either brown sugar or sherry on hand. So I substituted Honey and Marsala wine. WOW! The beef turned out tender with a very complex flavor. Thanks for the recipe John! This one goes in the permanent file.
- April 14, 2011 at 10:00 AM
- Unknown said...
I know this was more about the particular cut of meat, but say I have a hard time finding flanken style short ribs, are there any other cuts you would recommend trying this with?
I'm really interested in trying the asian pear in an marinade. - April 14, 2011 at 10:31 PM
I would suggest soaking and rinsing the beef in water first before marinating it in case there are pieces of loose bone. This happens a lot in my experience because of the special cut of the bone. I don't know if it is supposed to be this way or not...but if you've been finding bone fragments in the end result, this might help.
- April 30, 2011 at 1:34 AM
Just made these ribs for Father's Day and they were a hit. The ribs were extremely flavourful and so tender. Thanks for sharing this recipe. - June 20, 2011 at 12:00 AM
Hi Chef John,
I was wondering if the ribs would turn out any different if you used a dry sherry compared to a medium dry sherry. - June 28, 2011 at 7:23 PM
- Chef John said...
- June 29, 2011 at 1:28 AM
Hello, Chef! I am falling in love w/ your site. So informative and fun at the same time. I love this dish (I am Korean living in Korea) and don't know why but they are called "LA Galbi" in Korea for some reason. It's great that you used that pear because my mom always emphasizes the importance of that fruit whenever she cooks Galbi. Next time, try using Gochujang (chilli paste instead of hoisin+sambal)! :)
- January 6, 2012 at 1:34 AM
Hi Chef John!
I'm finding the prices of Korean style short ribs going through the roof at my local grocery store. Any secrets on getting them cheaper somewhere else or maybe a different cut of meat that would be similar?
Pat - January 14, 2012 at 9:37 AM
- Grace Kim said...
I have found Western Beef to have good prices on this cut of short ribs. Also Food Dynasty has them from time to time. Any Korean grocery store like Hanahreum or H Mart has this cut of meat but they tend to be a little more than Western Beef or Food Dynasty.
- January 21, 2012 at 2:46 PM
- Grace Kim said...
I have found Western Beef or Food Dynasty or have cheaper prices for the Korean style short ribs than H Mart or Hanareum (Korean grocery stores).
- January 21, 2012 at 2:48 PM
- 1Bigg_ER said...
I made this over the weekend, minus the pear, who keeps an Asian pear handy? The plan was to keep some for weeknight dinners. Well that was a fail because nothing was leftover.
Weber grill + food wishes = great summer!! - April 10, 2012 at 12:40 PM
- philogaia said...
Maangchi (who Chef John managed to introduce me to via amazing soft tofu soup) says that she sometimes uses Bosc pear if Asian pear isn't available. But the pear is important to the dish. And thanks, Chef John for being a good netizen introducing great cooking sites to those of us who don't find the time to go dig them up ourselves. Now I have to find Korean hot pepper paste... :)
- April 10, 2012 at 11:28 PM
- 1Bigg_ER said...
These, English cut short ribs and oxtail is my favorite part(s) of the cow but digress.
So last time I didn't have an Asian pear, well this time around I ate half the pear.
After trying this marinade I don't think that I'll ever go back to mine.
Thanks again Chef John. - April 12, 2012 at 11:49 PM
- 1Bigg_ER said...
Chef John, what do you do with the marinade, discard it? Can one reduce it to a sauce and spoon it over some rice?
- April 13, 2012 at 3:13 PM
- Chef John said...
Yes, you can use it as long as you boil it!
- April 13, 2012 at 4:30 PM
- 1Bigg_ER said...
Just FYI, Costco stocks the chuck boneless beef short ribs,which can be really tough grilled. I used this marinade on these for about 36 hours (it rained on the day that I planned to grill). And they grilled perfectly tender.
- April 27, 2012 at 12:06 PM
- 1Bigg_ER said...
Excuse me chef John, what does 1/3 cup tablespoons soy sauce amount to? I just noticed that on the ingredients list. LOL, google didn't come up with anything.
- October 13, 2012 at 11:27 AM
- Joyce said...
Chef John, can this be cooked indoors, the barbecue has been put away for the winter.
Joyce - November 14, 2012 at 6:19 PM
- Chef John said...
Sure, you can use your broiler! Enjoy!
- November 14, 2012 at 7:38 PM
- Michelle in NC said...
Hi Chef John. We do not have a Korean store here. The grocery stores always have beef short ribs, but they are thick & short. Can these be used with this recipe & what changes if any would you make? Thanks!!
- August 25, 2013 at 10:00 AM
- Chef John said...
no, you need the thin one for this!
- August 25, 2013 at 12:56 PM
- Unknown said...
Hello Chef John, These short ribs are amazing, we have made them many times and this is our families go to recipe every time we make short ribs. My question is in the event that Asian Pears are not in season , what can or should be used as an substitute? Thank you Chef John, Joey Cecchini
- October 16, 2013 at 11:44 PM
- Unknown said...
Hello Chef John,
I love your videos. Your presentation and variety are awesome. I have one question. I am thinking of buying a charcoal grill (have been using gas grill for a while). Which one you recommend for a family of four? Your cast iron grill looks cool but I never got the name. I even tried "What gas grill Chef John use?" - :-)
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Let's quickly recap the Evil Maid Attack. The scenario we consider is when somebody left an encrypted laptop e.g. in a hotel room. Let's assume the laptop uses full disk encryption like e.g. this provided by TrueCrypt or PGP Whole Disk Encryption.
Many people believe, including some well known security experts, that it is advisable to fully power down your laptop when you use full disk encryption in order to prevent attacks via FireWire/PCMCIA or "Coldboot" attacks.
So, let's assume we have a reasonably paranoid user, that uses full disk encryption on his or her laptop, and also powers it down every time they leave it alone in a hotel room, or somewhere else.
Now, this is where our Evil Maid stick comes into play. All the attacker needs to do is to sneak into the user's hotel room and boot the laptop from the Evil Maid USB Stick. After some 1-2 minutes, the target laptop's gets infected with Evil Maid Sniffer that will record the disk encryption passphrase when the user enters it next time. As any smart user might have guessed already, this part is ideally suited to be performed by hotel maids, or people pretending to be them.
So, after our victim gets back to the hotel room and powers up his or her laptop, the passphrase will be recorded and e.g. stored somewhere on the disk, or maybe transmitted over the network (not implemented in current version).
Now we can safely steal/confiscate the user's laptop, as we know how to decrypt it. End of story.
Quick Start
Download the USB image here. In order to "burn" the Evil Maid use the following commands on Linux (you need to be root to do dd):
dd if=evilmaidusb.img of=/dev/sdX
should be replaced with the device representing your USB stick, e.g. /dev/sdb
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).On Windows you would need to get a dd-like program, e.g. this one, and the command would look more or less like this one (depending on the actual dd implementation you use):
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should be replaced with the actual device the represents your stick.After preparing the Evil Maid USB stick, you're ready to test it against some TrueCrypt-encrypted laptop (more technically: a laptop that uses TrueCrypt system disk encryption). Just boot the laptop from the stick, confirm you want to run the tool (press 'E') and the TrueCrypt loader on your laptop should be infected.
Now, Evil Maid will be logging the passphrases provided during the boot time. To retrieve the recorded passphrase just boot again from the Evil Maid USB -- it should detect that the target is already infected and display the sniffed password.
The current implementation of Evil Maid always stores the last passphrase entered, assuming this is the correct one, in case the user entered the passphrase incorrectly at earlier attempts.
NOTE: It's probably illegal to use Evil Maid to obtain password from other people without their consent. You should always obtain permission from other people before testing Evil Maid against their laptops!
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The provided implementation is extremely simple. It first reads the first 63 sectors of the primary disk (
) and checks (looking at the first sector) if the code there looks like a valid TrueCrypt loader. If it does, the rest of the code is unpacked (using gzip) and hooked. Evil Maid hooks the TC's function that asks user for the passphrase, so that the hook records whatever passphrase is provided to this function. We also take care about adjusting some fields in the MBR, like the boot loader size and its checksum. After the hooking is done, the loader is packed again and written back to the disk.You can get the source code for the Evil Maid infector here.
Possible Workarounds
So, how should we protect against such Evil Maid attacks? There are a few approaches...
1. Protect your laptop when you leave it alone
Several months ago I had a discussion with one of the TrueCrypt developers about possible means of preventing the Evil Maid Attack, perhaps using TPM (see below). Our dialog went like this (reproduced here with permission from the TrueCrypt developer):
TrueCrypt Developer: We generally disregard "janitor" attacks since they inherently make the machine untrusted. We never consider the feasibility of hardware attacks; we simply have to assume the worst. After an attacker has "worked" with your hardware, you have to stop using it for sensitive data. It is impossible for TPM to prevent hardware attacks (for example, using hardware key loggers, which are readily available to average Joe users in computer shops, etc.)
Joanna Rutkowska: And how can you determine that the attacker have or have not "worked" with your hardware? Do you carry your laptop with you all the time?
TrueCrypt Developer: Given the scope of our product, how the user ensures physical security is not our problem. Anyway, to answer your question (as a side note), you could use e.g. a proper safety case with a proper lock (or, when you cannot have it with you, store it in a good strongbox).
Joanna Rutkowska: If I could arrange for a proper lock or an impenetrable strongbox, then why in the world should I need encryption?
TrueCrypt Developer: Your question was: "And how can you determine that the attacker has or has not worked with your hardware?" My answer was a good safety case or strongbox with a good lock. If you use it, then you will notice that the attacker has accessed your notebook inside (as the case or strongbox will be damaged and it cannot be replaced because you had the correct key with you). If the safety case or strongbox can be opened without getting damaged & unusable, then it's not a good safety case or strongbox. ;-)
That's a fair point, but this means that for the security of our data we must relay on the infeasibility to open our strongbox lock in a "clean" way, i.e. without visually damaging it. Plus it means we need to carry a good strongbox with us to any travel we go. I think we need a better solution...
Note that TrueCrypt authors do mention the possibility of physical attacks in the documentation:
If an attacker can physically access the computer hardware and you use it after the attacker has physically accessed it, then TrueCrypt may become unable to secure data on the computer. This is because the attacker may modify the hardware or attach a malicious hardware component to it (such as a hardware keystroke logger) that will capture the password or encryption key (e.g. when you mount a TrueCrypt volume) or otherwise compromise the security of the computer.However, they do not explicitly warn users of a possibility of something as simple and cheap as the Evil Maid Attack. Sure, they write "or otherwise compromise the security of the computer", which does indeed cover e.g. the Evil Maid Attack, but my bet is that very few users would realize what it really means. The examples of physical attacks given in the documentation, e.g. modifying the hardware or attaching a malicious hardware, is something that most users would disregard as too expensive an attack to be afraid of. But note that our Evil Maid attack is an example of a "physical" attack, that doesn't require any hardware modification and is extremely cheap.
Of course it is a valid point, that if we allow a possibility of a physical attack, then the attacker can e.g. install a hardware keylogger. But doing that is really not so easy as we discuss in the next paragraph. On the other hand, spending two minutes to boot the machine from an Evil Maid USB stick is just trivial and is very cheap (the price of the USB stick, plus the tip for the maid).
2. The Trusted Computing Approach
As explained a few months ago on this blog, a reasonably good solution against Evil Maid attack seems to be to take advantage of either static or dynamic root of trust offered by TPM. The first approach (SRTM) is what has been implemented in Vista Bitlocker. However Bitlocker doesn't try to authenticate to the user (e.g. via displaying a custom picture shot by the user, with the picture decrypted using a key unsealed from a TPM), so it's still possible to create a similar attack against Bitlocker, but with a bit different user experience. Namely the Evil Maid for Bitlocker would have to display a fake Bitlocker prompt (that could be identical to the real Bitlocker prompt), but after obtaining a correct password from the user Evil Maid would not be able to pass the execution to the real Bitlocker code, as the SRTM chain will be broken. Instead, Evil Maid would have to pretend that the password was wrong, uninstall itself, and then reboot the platform. Thus, a Bitlocker user that is confident that he or she entered the correct password, but the OS didn't boot correctly, should destroy the laptop.
The dynamic root of trust approach (DRTM) is possible thanks to Intel TXT technology, but currently there is no full disk encryption software that would make use of it. One can try to implement it using Intel's tboot and some Linux disk encryption, e.g. LUKS.
Please also note that even if we assume somebody "cracked" the TPM chip (e.g. using an electron microscope, or NSA backdoor), that doesn't mean this person can automatically get access to the encrypted disk contents. This is not the case, as the TPM is used only for ensuring trusted boot. After cracking the TPM, the attacker would still have to mount an Evil Maid attack in order to obtain the passphrase or key. Without TPM this attack is always possible.
Are those trusted computing-based approaches 100% foolproof? Of course not. As signalized in the previous paragraph, if an attacker was able to mount a hardware-based keylogger into your laptop (which is non-trivial, but possible), then the attacker would be able to capture your passphrase regardless of the trusted boot. A user can prevent such an attack by using two-factor authentication (RSA challenge-response implemented in a USB token) or e.g. one-time passwords, so that there is no benefit for the attacker to capture the keystrokes. But the attacker might go to the extreme and e.g. replace the DRAM, or even the CPU with malicious DRAM or CPU that would sniff and store the decryption key for later access. We're talking here about attack that very few entities can probably afford (think NSA), but nevertheless they are theoretically possible. (Note that an attack with inserting a malicious PCI device that would try to sniff the key using DMA can be prevented using TXT+VT-d technology).
However, just because the NSA can theoretically replace your CPU with a malicious one, doesn't mean TPM-based solutions are useless. As for the great majority of other people that do not happen to be on the Terrorist Top 10, these represent a reasonable solution that could prevent Evil Maid attacks, and, when combined with a proper two-factor authentication, also simple hardware based attacks, e.g. keylogger, cameras, remote keystroke sniffing using laser, etc. I really cannot think of a more reasonable solution here.
3. The Poor Man's Solution
Personally I would love to see TrueCrypt implementing TPM-based trusted boot for its loader, but, well, what can I do? Keep bothering TrueCrypt developers with Evil Maid attacks and hope they will eventually consider implementing TPM support...
So, in the meantime we have come up with a temporary poor man's solution that we use at our lab. We call it Disk Hasher. It's a bootable Linux-based USB stick that can be configured in quite a flexible way to calculate hashes of selected disk sectors and partitions. The correct hashes are stored also on the stick (of course everything is encrypted with a custom laptop-specific passphrase). We use this stick to verify the unencrypted portions of our laptops (typically the first 63 sectors of sda, and also the whole /boot partition in case of Linux-based laptops where we use LUKS/dm-crypt).
Of course there are many problems with such a solution. E.g. somebody who can get access to my Disk Hasher USB (e.g. when I'm in a swimming pool), can infect it in such a way that it would report correct hashes, even though the disk of my laptop would be "evilmaided"...
Another problem with Disk Hasher solution is that it only looks at the disk, but cannot validate e.g. the BIOS. So if the attacker found a way to bypass the BIOS reflashing protection on my laptop, then he or she can install a rootkit there that would sniff my passphrase or the decryption key (in case I used one time passwords).
Nevertheless, our Disk Hasher stick seems like a reasonable solution and we use it often internally at ITL to validate our laptops. In fact this is the most we can do, if we want to use TrueCrypt, PGP WDE, or LUKS/dm-crypt.
Q: Is this Evil Maid Attack some l33t new h4ck?
Nope, the concept behind the Evil Maid Attack is neither new, nor l33t in any way.
Q: So, why did you write it?
Because we believe it demonstrates an important problem, and we would like more attention to be paid in the industry to solving it.
Q: I'm using two-factor authentication, am I protected against EM?
While a two-factor authentication or one time passwords are generally a good idea (e.g. they can prevent various keylogger attacks), they alone do not provide protection from Evil Maid-like attacks, because the attacker might modify his or her sniffer to look for the final decryption key (that would be calculated after the 2-factor authentication completes).
Q: How is Evil Maid different from Stoned-Bootkit?
The Stoned Bootkit, released a few months ago by an individual describing himself as "Software Dev. Guru in Vienna", is also claimed to be capable of "bypassing TrueCrypt", which we take to mean a capability to sniff TC's passphrases or keys. Still, the biggest difference between Stoned Bootkit and Evil Maid USB is that in case of our attack you don't need to start the victim's OS in order to install Evil Maid, all you need to do is to boot from a USB stick, wait about 1 minute for the minimal Linux to start, and then press 'E', wait some 2 more seconds, and you're done. With the Stoned Bootkit, according to the author's description, you need to get admin access to the target OS in order to install it, so you either need to know the Windows admin password first, or use some exploit to get the installer executing on the target OS. Alternatively, you can install it from a bootable Windows CD, but this, according to the author, works only against unencrypted volumes, so no use in case of TrueCrypt compromise.
Q: I've disabled boot from USB in BIOS and my BIOS is password protected, am I protected against EM?
No. Taking out your HDD, hooking it up to a USB enclosure case and later installing it back to your laptop increases the attack time by some 5-15 minutes at most. A maid has to carry her own laptop to do this though.
Q: What about using a HDD with built-in hardware-based encryption?
We haven't tested such encryption systems, so we don't know. There are many open questions here: how is the passphrase obtained from the user? Using software stored on the disk or in the BIOS? If on the disk, is this portion of disk made read-only? If so, does it mean it is non-updatable? Even if it is truly read-only, if the attacker can reflash the BIOS, then he or she can install a passphrase sniffer there in the BIOS. Of course that would make the attack non-trivial and much more expensive than the original Evil Maid USB we presented here.
Q: Which TrueCrypt versions are supported by the current Evil Maid USB?
We have tested our Evil Maid USB against TrueCrypt versions 6.0a - 6.2a (the latest version currently available). Of course, if the "shape" of the TrueCrypt loader changed dramatically in the future, then Evil Maid USB would require updating.
Q: Why did you choose TrueCrypt and not some other product?
Because we believe TrueCrypt is a great product, we use it often in our lab, and we would love to see it getting some better protection against such attacks.
Q: Why there is no TPM support in TrueCrypt?
The TrueCrypt Foundation published official generalized response to TPM-related feature requests here.
Thanks to the email@example.com for all the polemics we had which allowed me to better gather my thoughts on the topic. The same thanks to Alex and Rafal, for all the polemics I have had with them (it's customary for ITL to spend a lot of time finding bugs in each other's reasoning).


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Overwhelmed by classwork? Scared because your parents are splitting up? Worried about a friend? Feel like you don't fit in?
Sometimes it's just not possible to sort through tough times alone. Problems can build up and you may lose sleep, find you can't concentrate on homework, or even become depressed. When you need to talk to someone, your school counselor (sometimes called a guidance counselor) can be a great place to start.
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School counselors know how to listen and help. They'll take your problem seriously and work with you to find a good solution. School counselors are trained to help with everything — and it doesn't have to be just school stuff. A counselor can help you deal with the sadness when someone has died as well as advise you on taking the right classes to get into your dream college.
It takes a lot of training to be a school counselor. One of the many good things about school counselors is that they are up-to-date on all the top things that affect students, including any trends that might affect your school.
School counselors can give you all sorts of tips and support on solving problems and making good decisions. Chances are that whatever problem you have, your counselor has seen it before — and has lots of good advice on how to help you work through it. Counselors can give you tips on standing up for yourself if you're being bullied, managing stress, talking to your parents, and dealing with anger and other difficult moods. Counselors also can advise you on problems you may have with a teacher, such as communication difficulties or questions over grades.
School counselors are plugged in to the rest of the school community and, in many cases, the outside community as well. So they can refer students to outside resources like substance abuse treatment centers, professional therapists, and even health clinics.
It can help to know the different types of support your counselor offers — even if you don't think you need it now. Some schools and school districts use their websites to explain what the counselor does and how to get a counseling appointment. You may find their services listed under headings like "student resources," " student services," or "student counseling."
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You may have been assigned a counselor when you started the school year. Or your school may leave it up to you to go to the counseling office on your own. A counselor might also visit your class to talk about certain subjects and let you know when he or she is available. In some schools, teachers or school nurses refer students to counselors if they think there's something the student needs to work through. Different schools have different policies on putting students in touch with counselors.
Your school's website, administrator's office, or a trusted teacher can also tell you how to contact the counselor for an appointment. In many schools, there's a guidance secretary who coordinates appointments. Many counselors are willing to meet with students at times that fit into the student's schedule — such as before or after school or during lunch.
It's probably a good idea to visit your counselor and get to know him or her even if you don't have a problem. This helps you feel comfortable with the counselor in case you ever do need to meet in a time of crisis. It's usually easier to talk about a tough issue or a problem when you already feel comfortable with the counselor. Meeting your counselor when you're not in the middle of a crisis also gives you a chance to discuss such issues as what the counselor will keep confidential and how he or she works with a student to resolve a problem.
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Counselors meet with students individually or in small groups. The most common setting for most students is a private meeting just between the student and the counselor. Most school counselors have offices where you can sit down and talk.
You don't need to know exactly what's bothering you when you talk with the school counselor. It's perfectly OK just to make an appointment because you're feeling bad or not doing as well in school as you'd like. It's the school counselor's job to help people figure out what's going on. In fact, it's often better to see your counselor as soon as you know something's up, even if you don't know what the trouble is. Chances are you'll be able to solve a problem faster when you have the skill and resources of the counselor behind you.
How often you meet with your counselor depends on the issue. Some concerns are dealt with in a one-time meeting. Others require regular meetings for a while. It all depends on the topic at hand and the plan that you and your counselor decide on.
Counselors also sometimes meet students in groups. Group meetings can really help people who are dealing with similar issues, such as a divorce. In these group settings, people can share their feelings and learn coping skills. Not only do you get great ideas in a group setting, but it can also help to know that other students are going through the same thing and that they understand.
Counselors often come into the classroom, too, to teach a class on a subject that affects everyone, such as good study skills.
Sometimes the counselor might meet with you and a teacher or you and a parent — especially if the teacher or your parent has asked for the meeting.
How Confidential Is It?
When you meet privately with a school counselor, your conversation will most likely be confidential. The counselor isn't going to go blabbing your business around school. Different schools have different policies, though. So talk directly with your counselor about what he or she considers confidential.
In very rare cases, a counselor is unable to keep information confidential. A counselor who thinks that someone is at risk of being harmed is required by law to share that information. Even in these rare cases, the counselor will share that information only with the people who need to know.
People sometimes worry that other students will think they're seeing the counselor because they have major problems or they're in trouble. But in most schools the counselor deals with lots of school issues — as well as personal ones. So you could be meeting to get career counseling or advice on which classes to take for college. Your friends and classmates don't need to know why you're seeing the counselor unless you choose to tell them.
Your school counselor is someone who is separate from your life — a neutral adult who isn't a parent, relative, or teacher. Your school counselor isn't a therapist. (So if you see your counselor, it's not the same as getting therapy.) If you need help in some way that the school counselor can't provide, he or she can give you information about other resources, such as the name of a therapist.
No matter what your problem, try to think of the counselor as someone who's on your side. Even if you've had a bad experience in the past with another counselor or a private therapist, don't hesitate to contact your school counselor — or talk to the counseling office about seeing someone else if you don't click with your current counselor. Every counselor is different, and most understand that it's natural for people to be more comfortable with some individuals than others.
Don't be surprised if your parents know your school counselor. They may even be in touch with each other. Sometimes counselors offer workshops for parents, with or without their kids, about topics such as study skills or preventing drug abuse. It's good for the counselor and your parents to know each other when everything is going OK. That way, if any problems come up — like if you're being bullied or there's a death in the family and you have to be out of school — they'll be able to work together comfortably.
If you're seeing your counselor and your parents don't know about it, don't worry that the counselor will talk to them about your meetings. Unless you've given the counselor the feeling that you may harm yourself or others, what's said in your meetings will stay just between you and the counselor.
School counselors are all about helping to make your school experience the best it can be. The role of the school counselor today is very different from what it was like when your parents were in school. Instead of just focusing on schoolwork and careers, today's counselors are there for students in a broader way. They help students handle almost any problem that might get in the way of learning, guide students to productive futures, and try to create a positive environment for everyone at school. So if you need a counselor's advice, just ask!