Embedded Commands https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Mar10_Post.mp3 The embedded command is likely one of the most versatile language patterns. It’s fairly simple in structure, but it can be used in plenty of different ways. I was watching this lecture a while back on Algebra. And you could tell by watching that the professor really LOVED algebra. […]
Leverage Their Ancient One
Easy Manipulation https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb26_Post.mp3 It’s been said that people will do anything for those who: “Encourage their dreams, justify their failures, allay their fears, confirm their suspicions and throw rocks at their enemies.” If you want to sell something to people, that will do it. If you want to persuade anybody, that will […]
Improv Party Skills
Get Into Character https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov15_Post.mp3 I took an acting class once. It was pretty fun, and apparently I did pretty good. The teacher recommended I take an improv class. Which I thought was only for comedy. But it was for much, much more. How to be spontaneous, even when performing a […]
Rule Every Party
Humor Instinct https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov11_Post.mp3 Some people have a huge collection of jokes. They hear them and they remember them. They’ve got so many jokes in their brain, every time somebody refers to something, they’ve got a relevant joke. “Hey, that reminds me of the one about the penguin who decided to become a […]
Qualify The World
Public Screaming https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov04_Post.mp3 A long time ago I went to Toastmasters. A pretty fun experience. One speech I gave was all about fear. How it clouds your thinking, makes you much more inefficient, etc. The club met in a big bookstore with a coffee shop. So in front of the […]
The Ultimate Halo Effect
Following Orders https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov02_Post.mp3 Way back after WWII, they put all the Nazis on trial. “Why did you do that?” they asked. They more or less gave the same answer. “I was just following orders,” they said. Nobody believed them. So one guy, Milgram, set up an experiment. The guy […]
Ditch Desperation
Lost Humans https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct11_Post.mp3 It’s been said that most people live lives of quiet desperation. This may be an accurate description of modern humans. It sure seems like a lot of people are in a bad way these days. But it also might be a kind of a flex. How so? […]
Qualifying Skills
Qualifying Bias https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct10_Post.mp3 One very important idea that is kind of hard to wrap your mind around is the idea of qualifying. This is something that is built in to our subconscious. How we qualify is how we sort for stuff in the world. When you go shopping for example, you’ve got […]
Why Words Are Dangerous
Life Imitates Art https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct08_Post.mp3 There’s a TV show I just started watching. Called “The Old Man” with Jeff Bridges. A pretty common theme. Ex trained assassin trying to live a normal life, but then “they” try and pull him back into the fray. But he told one story, and it was […]
Quiet Love Mind
Loud Brain https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct06_Post.mp3 Most people have nervous minds. Some, very, very nervous minds. Think of somebody who is the opposite. Movie characters are pretty good for this. One of the reasons we like stories so much is it gives us role models. Humans have been telling each other stories since […]
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