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 […]
Ignore False Stories
Nobody Knows Why https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov01_Post.mp3 According To Dr. Cialdini, in his book, “Influence: Science and Practice,” whenever we choose to do something, it’s never a conscious decision. He’s more interested in marketing than psychology. Or for him, psychology is a means to the end of more effective marketing. Anyhow, this is the sequence […]
Push Button Love
No Randomness https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct28_Post.mp3 Suppose you wanted a bag of chips from a vending machine. So you put in the amount of money. You pushed the appropriate button. But instead of a bag of chips, you got a pack of donuts. This would clearly be an error. No vending machine that […]
House Party Frame
Good Cheesy Advice https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct25_Post.mp3 There’s a piece of advice for actors. One that sounds kind of cheesy. And that is to “own your space.” This can help you become much more believable. Much more confident. This is related to the idea of “home field advantage.” When you’re playing home […]
True Alpha Behavior
Alphabet Origins https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct19_Post.mp3 Once upon a time, these guys called the Phoenicians created the one of the first writing systems. We can call it the modern English alphabet version 1.0. Then the Greeks took over and upgraded to version 2.0. The alpha letter is up on top. Number one. The […]
Become A Driving Force
Not Much Choice https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct17_Post.mp3 Way back in the day, a normal life went through some basic phases. We didn’t have a choice. We were very much constrained by our environment. We were born and we were kids for a while. We were utterly dependent on adults. We asked, and if […]
Half Life Motivation
Money Train https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct14_Post.mp3 If you can become a motivational speaker, even to a relatively small audience, you can make a ton of money. Why? A couple of reasons. One, motivational speakers tend to bring out our best selves. Our ideal selves. We feel really good in the presence of a […]
Motivation Dangers
Contradictions https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct13_Post.mp3 There are a few paradoxes baked into the cake of self development. These stem from our ancient instincts. These are in many similar structures. Like if you’re watching a movie, or TV show. And you recognize an actor, but you don’t quite remember what other TV show or movie […]
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 […]
Avoid Bad Seduction Advice
Jungian Love https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct04_Post.mp3 Jung is famous for a lot of stuff. Jungian archetypes and various kinds of dream interpretations. One of my favorite quotes of his is this one: “Unless you make the unconscious conscious, it will run your life and you will call it fate.” Back then, when he said […]
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