Social Love https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Nov10_Post.mp4 Other people’s opinions of us is important. Even though we’d like to pretend otherwise. Consider this mental experiment. You find yourself at a party. Filled with interesting people. Attractive people, connected people, respected people, high status people. Which would you rather have? You leaving the […]
The Ancient Path To Glory
Tested And Verified https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Oct31_Post.mp4 One recommended idea from the ancient stoics is about obstacles. Most people hate obstacles. They pop up right when you think everything is going fine. People even avoid physical obstacles at all costs. Like a guy I used to know down at my local bike shop. […]
Ancient Frame Of Masculinity
Quantum Hierarchy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Oct21_Post.mp4 One idea from chemistry (or quantum mechanics based on your point of view) is the Pauli Exclusion principle. No two electrons in an atom can have the identical quantum numbers. Spin, orbit, etc. This means that every single electron, in an orbit, is unique. Unique based on their […]
The Realistic Movie Paradigm
Fake! https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Oct12_Post.mp4 A lot of people say movies aren’t realistic. There are a couple of problems with this critique. One is they don’t need to be realistic. At least from a free market perspective. People make movies. People buy movies. Movies provide a value to people. For many, […]
Slowly Leave The Pack Behind
Critical Costs https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Oct09_Post.mp4 Economics is called the dismal science. Why? Because it doesn’t lead to happy endings. Regular science is all about inventing things. Understanding the way the world works so we can make better stuff. Better microwaves. Better CGI tech. Better video games. Faster transportation. […]
Stop Chasing Illusions
Unlimited Desires https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Oct06_Post.mp4 Everybody wants things. Everybody wants to get rid of things. Everything costs something. Nothing is free. This is why economics is referred to as the dismal science. We humans LOVE to believe in magic. Not necessarily magic, but we believe there is always some kind of […]
Leverage The Human Condition
Free Will Illusion https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Sept14_Post.mp4 There’s an interesting TV show on Netflix. A popular German TV show called “Dark.” About a whole bunch of time travel loops and paradoxes. One of the underlying themes is free will. All the characters keep running into different versions of themselves. And all of them […]
Follow Their Bliss
Buy Buy Buy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Sept13_Post.mp4 A long time ago, I sold cars. And when I started selling, I just did what they told me. Ten step sales process. Part of which was to choose a product. Then we’d “butterfly” the car. Pull it put, park in a large open space. […]
Escape Short Time Thinking
Switch Teams https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Sept08_Post.mp4 There are a few ways to sell things to people. One is to memorize a pitch. Practice that pitch. And spit it out to as many people as possible. So long as you make enough money during a 40 hour week, with whatever sales you get, you’re good. […]
Become A God Among Men
Once Upon A Time https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Aug24_Post.mp4 We humans love a good story. The entire storytelling industry is in the billions. Movies, TV, fiction, graphic novels, even video games all satisfy this storytelling need. We need stories like we need food and sex. Imagine what it must have been like way back before […]
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