Love Clouds Some of the most powerful insights are also the most uncomfortable. Adam Smith mentioned a few hundred years ago that everybody is driven by selfish behaviors. This can be bad, this can be good. Really, really good. His famous line is that the butcher, the baker, the brewer don’t […]
Magnetize Your Personality
Dismal Baby https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb22_Post.mp4 A basic idea in economics is everybody has unlimited wants and needs. This is one half of the reason why they call economics the “dismal science.” Because while we all have unlimited wants and needs, we are surrounded by a finite amount of stuff. This means there will always […]
Stop Hiding Chocolates
Assembly Line https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb21_Post.mp4 When I was a kid I watched a lot of “I Love Lucy.” A pretty funny TV show, even by today’s standards. One classic episode is where Lucy and Ethel (the two protagonists) got a job working on a chocolate candy assembly line. At first, it was pretty easy. […]
Become A Shaper Of Reality
Historical Truth? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb17_Post.mp4 There are two basic versions of how history happens. There is idea that things are jamming along, and then some guy or group of guys have an idea. And then everybody says: Hey! That’s a great idea! Let’s do that! This feels good from a ego standpoint. […]
How To Conquer Chaos
No Direction https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb16_Post.mp4 A murmuration is a pretty cool thing to see. Technically, it’s a flock of starlings. But it can be any bird. These are those patterns where you have a hundred or more birds flying around in those patterns. They are not moving from point A to point B. […]
Define And Manage Reality
Not Stone https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb15_Post.mp4 Meaning is very flexible. But this doesn’t mean it’s easy. Metal is flexible under the right conditions. Under the wrong conditions, metal can hold a lot of weight. And can be very IN-flexible. On the other hand, Jello is pretty much always flexible. This is the […]
Fishing For Love
Lakes Are Different https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb13_Post.mp4 I remember a fishing lesson I learned once. Way back in boy scouts. This was the first time I’d fish in a lake. Before, it had always been in the ocean. Either off a pier or one of this big party boats. Anyhow, the guy teaching […]
Rapid Love Connections
Clown Show Love https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb12_Post.mp4 Modern dating is a trainwreck. A train that happens to also be pulling a bunch of dumpsters. All of which are on fire. And this particular train is being driven by drunken clowns. Drunken evil clowns. With chainsaws. OK, you get the idea. Why […]
Ice Cream Or Carrots
Easy Peasy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb09_Post.mp4 Suppose your neighbor came over one day, in a panic. She had a sudden and unexpected problem. A MASSIVE problem. She got called into work and HAD to go. A problem only SHE could solve. Otherwise, planetary mayhem would ensue. Maybe there was an asteroid about […]
Unlearn Social Anxiety
Origin Story https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb06_Post.mp4 Once upon a time, you were extremely confident. When you saw what you wanted, you went after it. With reckless abandon. When you had something on your mind, you let everybody know. You didn’t have any intention. You weren’t trying to move anybody’s mind. You just […]
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