Release Fear https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Dec10_Post.mp4 Nearly everybody is afraid of rejection. Nearly everybody has social anxiety. These are common human traits. But since few people talk about this stuff, it’s easy to imagine you are the only one who feels this way. But human nature, once you get past all the intellectual flim-flam […]
Ancient Metaphors Of Relentless Ambition
Dig Deep https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Dec03_Post.mp4 One of the critical elements of the Hero’s Journey is the belly of the whale. This is according to Joseph Campbell, the guy who discovered the hero’s journey. Many successful books and movies follow this template. The clearest example is the very first Star Wars. Because George Lucas […]
The Mystery of Illogical Seduction
False Mirrors https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Nov24_Post.mp4 One of the biggest problems of human brains is how we think about cause and effect. The phrase, “post hoc, ergo proctor hoc” is an ancient phrase. Since it’s in Latin, it’s been around since the Roman Empire. And since the Roman Empire copied a lot of philosophy from […]
Two Sided Deep Connections
Too Easy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Nov23_Post.mp4 Rapport is a dangerous idea. Everybody would agree that it’s necessary for any kind of persuasion. That without rapport, you can’t do much. But with rapport, you’ve got a fighting chance. So why is the idea dangerous? Because this is pretty much all people think about rapport. […]
Accelerated Old School Romance
Sleazy Therapy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Nov22_Post.mp4 I saw a movie once about a therapist. She turned out to be an evil therapist who got off on manipulating her patients. But before this evil behavior of hers was revealed through her character arc, she was a normal therapist. And as such, she and her colleagues would […]
Chocolate Peanut Butter Seduction
Candy Origin Story https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Nov20_Post.mp4 One of my favorite commercials when I was a kid was the origin story of Reese’s Peanut Butter cups. One lady was walking down the street eating a chocolate bar. Another dude, in a business suit, was walking down the street eating some peanut butter. From a jar. […]
Two Mindsets Keeping You Stuck
Boring Riches https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Nov16_Post.mp4 Warren Buffet once said that if you are having a good time making money, you’re doing it wrong. That making money should be boring. Mechanical. A daily grind. But for some reason, we all believe that making money or getting the hottest girls or guys is some kind […]
Master The Oldest Game In Town
Cycle of Life https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Nov14_Post.mp4 One interesting law from economics is Say’s Law. It says that supply creates its own demand. This can be overcomplicated, or it can be really simple. One cool metaphor I heard was one relating the formation of stars and solar systems, and the formation of large cities. […]
Become A Treasure Hunter
Better Easier https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Nov13_Post.mp4 Ever since the dawn of time, humans have been looking for shortcuts. Way, way back in the day, we were very constrained by our environment. If you were hungry, you need to put in a ton of effort and take a ton of risk. This survival of the fittest […]
Your Conversational Advantage
That Guy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Nov11__Post.mp4 How many ways to people judge us? Judge isn’t the nicest word, but we “judge” each other all the time. A more appropriate description of this would be a much longer, “get data from us to come up with an approximation of who we are.” We see people and […]
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