Monkey People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun29_Post.mp3 Humans are very territorial. This is the idea behind “Molon Labe.” The inscription on the statue at Thermopylae. The famous battle between the 300 Spartans and the “Immortal” Persian army. The Persian general said lay down your weapons and we won’t kill you. Leonidas, the Spartan king […]
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 […]
Infinite Frame Strength
Art Of Con https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun25_Post.mp3 It’s a common idea that if you believe something strongly enough, so will others. This is precisely how con men can con people. Con, of course, is short for confidence. Which verifies that if you have enough confidence, you can tell people anything. This is one reason […]
Trifecta of Greatness
Complex Simplicity https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun24_Post.mp3 Humans are goal seeking organisms. All animals are goal seeking organisms. But humans are much, much more complex. We were calibrated to live in small, tightly organized groups. Where everybody grew up knowing everybody else. And to make it simpler, Mother Nature gave us each a singular […]
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 […]
Your Natural Learner
Trial And Error https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun21_Post.mp3 William James is an old school psychologist. Around the early 1900’s. He’s known for being a pragmatist. Up until his time, all kinds of people had all kinds of convoluted theories about the mind and how it worked. But he was heavily influenced by Darwin’s relatively new […]
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 […]
Easy Social Domination
Love Origin Story https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun11_Post.mp3 Let’s do a mental experiment. Let’s imagine you are at a social gathering. And you see somebody. They are, at least physically, your perfect type. They catch you looking at them and they smile. You are feeling pretty confident. You smile back. You play […]
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