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. […]
The Deserving Paradox
Lazy Monkey People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Aug06_Post.mp4 Humans are basically lazy. That’s a good thing. All animals have evolved a max ROI instinct. To spend as little effort as possible, to get as much return as possible. Monkeys climb the shortest trees to get the fattest bananas. Birds of prey get the fattest […]
Rid Yourself of Anger
Recalibrated Instincts https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May14_Post.mp4 Imagine two hunters. Two imaginary hunters way back in the days of hunter gathers. Where humans lived for 200,000 years. Where all our modern instincts were calibrated. Anyhow, here’s the mental experiment. Both guys throw their spears at a deer. Both miss. One guy reflects […]
Play The Most Ancient Game
Maslow’s Mistake https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar26_Post.mp4 What does it mean to be self-actualized? This is the top of Maslow’s hierarchy. Maslow’s hierarchy is something that is kind of misunderstood. It’s one of those things that’s kind of repeated so much it’s believed to be an iron clad law of human nature. In reality, the […]
The Money Life Game
One Causes The Other https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar25_Post.mp4 One old law from Economics is called “Say’s Law,” from a guy named Say. Basically, it says that production creates its own demand. This is very DIFFERENT from the idea of building a better mousetrap and the world beating a path to your door. Say’s law is […]
Discover Inner Money Game
Negative Cognitive Dissonance https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar22_Post.mp4 Most people know the difference between inner game outer game. Some believe inner game isn’t such a big deal. In fact plenty of people hate the idea completely. So much that they don’t even consider it worthy enough to even discuss. This, I believe, is our cognitive […]
The Nurse Killer Authority Pattern
Authority Goes A Long Way https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar06_Post.mp4 They did an experiment in a hospital once. Part of a larger group of experiments. A researcher would call a nurse. The researcher would identify themselves as a Dr., but one they’d never heard of before. “Hi, this Dr. Schmeckleberry…” And they would tell […]
Harvard Scam Theory
Lecture I watched this really cool lecture the other day called, “The Harvard Scam.” This wasn’t actually about how Harvard is running some kind of scam. But it was about how most things are not how they seem. And most things are not wholly organic. Most things are a combination of […]
The Butter War Demon
Artificial Intelligence A Turing test is a human computer simulation named after Alan Turing, the character from the movie Imitation Game, about the British mathematician who broke the Nazi Enigma code. A turning test is when you have a computer program that simulates a human, based on the conversation. Every year they have […]
Cycles Of Corruption
Three Periods Of Japan You can separate Japanese history into roughly three very broad categories. The period before the first military ruler took over all of Japan, the period during that time, and the period after that. The period before that is commonly referred to as the “warring states.” If you’re a fan of […]
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