Eyes Of The Holder https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May17_Post.mp4 I remember one interesting idea from way back in college. I took a creative writing class. And one of the things the professor said has stuck with me ever since. He said that once we “release” any piece of writing, it no longer belongs to us. […]
Sony Seduction Success Strategy
Events And Meaning https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May16_Post.mp4 A very common idea, found in plenty of religions and philosophies is the idea of meaning. Here we are inside our brains. We interact with the world and get a result. Then we have an emotional response, good or bad. Because this happens so quickly, we assume […]
Create A Virtuous Social Cycle
Reverse Cycles https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May15_Post.mp4 There’s a theory in both history and economics of virtuous and vicious cycles. That, generally speaking, when everything is growing, there are plenty of virtuous cycles. And when any society, business cycle, or economy reaches a kind of “tipping point” the virtuous cycles slowly shift into vicious cycles. For […]
Rid Yourself of Anger
Recalibrated Instincts https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May14_Post.mp4 Imagine two hunters. Two imaginary hunters way back in the days of hunter gathers. Where humans lived for 200,000 years. Where all our modern instincts were calibrated. Anyhow, here’s the mental experiment. Both guys throw their spears at a deer. Both miss. One guy reflects […]
Leverage Your Two Powerful Biases
Inside vs. Outside https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May13_Post.mp4 Human nature is pretty simple from an engineering standpoint. Very simple. But looking out into the world through our subjective experience is very, very complicated. Or it SEEMS complicated. Part of this is our unique human ability of meta cognition. Thinking about thinking. Talking about […]
How To Be Outcome Independent
Arrow Vs. Target https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May12_Post.mp4 The idea of outcome independence is pretty common. That if you’re in a situation where you really WANT the outcome, it makes it harder to get it. This is best understood from a purely brain engineering standpoint. Let’s say you’re going in for a job interview. Not […]
Be A Highly Demanded Human
Descriptive Nature https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May11_Post.mp4 I’ve always been interested in how things work. As far back as I can remember, I would take things apart, as much as I could, just to see what was going on. As an adult, during the golden age of information, there are plenty of online educational resources for learning. […]
Stop Punching Walls
Born Again Cursing https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May10_Post.mp4 A long time ago, I worked in a lab with a couple of other guys. One of these guys was a born again Christian type. He used to be a hard drinking, lady chasing type. But then he found Jesus, got married and settled down. And he […]
The Dale Carnegie Love Pattern
Subliminal Advertising https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May09_Post.mp4 Once, I went to a bar with a couple of friends As soon as I walked in, I noticed that there were Corona flags all over the place. (The beer, not the virus…) One of my friends studied the menu carefully. I could see the determination and seriousness […]
Open Loop Origin Stories
Powerful Communication https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May08_Post.mp4 Open loops are a very powerful “tool.” I put tool in quotes because open loops happen all the time. Only when you understand them, and learn how to leverage them do they become a powerful tool. For example, when I was a kid, we didn’t have the Internet. […]
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