Enemy #1 https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22July_03.mp3 Social Anxiety is incredibly crippling. And very common. But it’s also something few people talk about. And as humans tend to do, we reframe weaknesses into strengths. So what ends up happening is you have a whole bunch of people that suffer from social anxiety. But nobody […]
Leverage Human Nature
Similar Creatures https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22July01_Post.mp3 Most everybody wants the same things. Most everybody fears the same things. We all must live under the same basic constraints. There are a few basic economic laws that we all must deal with. A couple are opportunity costs and diminishing returns. Opportunity costs are the things […]
Edge Domination
Anarchy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun28_Post.mp3 Once a friend of mine and I in high school decided to rebel against the system. We were going to get up and get ready to leave algebra class, but a minute before the bell rang. We stood up, expecting a fight from the teacher. But what we got was […]
OG Frame Master
Frame Domination https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun27_Post.mp3 Socrates was an OG. They killed him, but not for reasons most believe. In reality, his death was a political maneuver. At least according to certain historians. He existed during three critical phases of ancient Greece. First, the democracy phase. Then when they went to war […]
Attract Genuine Smiles
Monkey Magnets https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun23_Post.mp3 People naturally gravitate to other people. We are not only pack animals, but we are hierarchical pack animals. Self organizing hierarchical pack animals. Everywhere you go, you see this. Teams, companies, organizations, governments, militaries, households, even groups of friends. It’s an interesting social experiment to do this. […]
Your Precious Resource
Puppy Pattern https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun22_Post.mp3 A very common scenario happens with kids and parents. First a request, then a promise, then a typical unfolding. First, the kid wants a puppy. The parents say taking care of a puppy is a lot of work. The kid promises he’s up for the task. The […]
Build A Gorgeous Brain
Compensation https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun18_Post.mp3 A recent study found that during economic downturns, dudes tend to hit the gym more aggressively. This makes sense. In a very broad way, dudes are valuable based on productivity. Based on resources. Ladies, on the other hand, at least from an instinctive standpoint, are more based on youth […]
Dominate Crowds
An Educated Man https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun16_Post.mp3 One of my favorite movies is Tombstone. And one of my favorite scenes is the scene in the casino. When Johnny Ringo was trying to show off by twirling his gun around. And then Doc Holiday countered by twirling his drinking cup around. But then they started […]
Casual Polarity Shift
Pre Game Love https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun15_Post.mp3 Imagine the following scenario. You are going to a party. At a colleague’s house. You aren’t sure if you’ll know anybody there. You’ve invited a couple of friends, but they may or may not show up. As it stands, you are rolling solo. So you’re […]
One Frame To Rule
Metaphor Frame https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun13_Post.mp3 Once, a long time ago, a bunch of scientists were looking at a box. A box tightly filled with a whole bunch of atoms. This was the first mathematical discussion in the new science of solid state physics. Most matter is spread out. Tons of space in between […]
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