Straws and Snowflakes https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July30_Post.mp4 There are a few metaphors that speak about very small things that make big changes. These aren’t literally true. They are based on perception. For example, one snowflake can cause an avalanche. Technically, this isn’t true. For an avalanche to happen, you need to have a […]
Solve Problems While You Sleep
Dreams To Money https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July29_Post.mp4 Once upon a time there was a woman. She had a horrible dream. Some monster that was not dead, not alive. Yet the monster was somehow moving toward her. Most of us have nightmares. The ones that wake us up, and we even say out loud: […]
Dream Yourself A Fortune
What To Do? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July28_Post.mp4 Most people have lazy brains. Which is fine. If every single human wanted to be in charge, nobody would have evolved. Some people create, some people build, and most people watch. At the same time, every single thing we have was once an idea in somebody’s brain. […]
The Three Parts Of You
All Aboard https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July27_Post.mp4 Plenty of movies have very specific archetypes. There are twelve basic archetypes you’ll find in most movies, books, stories, legends. But there are also common collections of groups. The various Seven Samurai, from the famous movie, are essentially replicated in the first Star Wars. Luke, Obi Won, Han […]
Dream Yourself A Fortune
How’d That Happen? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July26_Post.mp4 Plenty of cool inventions happened by accident. Most inventions were discovered on that path to something greater. For example, the space race of the 60’s and 70’s spawned a whole industry of related products. Personal electronics might not have existed had their not been a need for that […]
Leave Corrupted Thinking Behind
Production vs. Consumption https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July25_Post.mp4 I’ve always been interested in history. I’ve one thing from history is that all societies end up collapsing. Every since we invented, or discovered, agriculture, we’ve had a kind of shelf life. Which kind of makes sense, but from a really big picture kind of way. A […]
Escape Your False Cage
All Up To You https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July24_Post.mp4 The world is a fantastic place. No matter what time you live in, there is opportunities for massive wealth. Or massive poverty. This metaphor has been expressed in plenty of different ways. The famous poem about two guys in prison, looking out of the window. […]
White Noise Brain Effect
Pork Disaster https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July22_Post.mp4 One critical idea is calibration. This is kind of an abstract concept. But to fully get the most out of life, calibration is absolutely critical. What is calibration? Let’s say you’re having a dinner party. And you’re cooking a pork roast. And the recipe says to […]
Useless Truisms Vs Strategies
Totally Dude https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July21_Post.mp4 There are a lot of cool “truisms” that sound pretty cool. But what’s often missing is a usable strategy. On a more meta scale, you’ll find this everywhere. Technically, it’s when we humans mistake a “description” for a cause. This is kind of hard to wrap your mind […]
Eject Debilitating Brain Bombs
What Happened? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July20_Post.mp4 One of the interesting things about us humans is our memory. How utterly crappy it is. They tell us exactly what to study. Exactly when the test is going to be. And if we’re lucky, we get a B. Plenty of studies have been to show when […]
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