All Is Opinion https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb27_Post.mp3 Humans are hard wired to engage in “idea contests.” This is a holdover from our ancient past. Whoever had the best ideas to survive had the highest authority. Because they provided the most valuable stuff to the tribe. Safety, food, leadership, etc. They gave stuff, and […]
Your Secret Edge
Words and Meaning https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb25_Post.mp3 Here’s an interesting fact I learned a couple of days ago. Consider the term, “The Buddha.” What does this mean, exactly? Was Buddha his name? Son of Mr. And Mrs. Buddha? Nope. The word “bodhi” is a verb in Sanskrit. “Buddha” is the past […]
Secret Success Weapon
Nobody Knows https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb23_Post.mp3 Weather systems are chaotic. Not in a metaphorical way. But in a purely defined mathematical way. Chaotic systems are systems with a few interdependent variables. In weather systems, you’ve got five or so variables. But every time one of those five variables changes, it affects all the […]
Super Creativity
Butterfly Man https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb21_Post.mp3 There was this old school philosopher in ancient China. He’s the guy who came up with the butterfly-dream metaphor. He was dreaming he was a butterfly. But then he woke up. But then he thought: How do I know if I’m a man who was dreaming he […]
Idea Incubator
What’s His Name? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb19_Post.mp3 Imagine this situation. You’re hanging out with friends. And your talking about movies you’ve seen recently. Somebody mentions a movie you’ve all seen. But nobody can remember the name of the actor. So it becomes a contest who can come up with the name first. […]
Long Game Dominance
Deep Strategy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb17_Post.mp3 A long time ago, I read an in-depth article. In a news magazine. Not a fringe conspiracy type. But a regular business article. It was based on a problem in political structures vs. corporate structures. This pops up everywhere if you look for it. There was […]
Red Pill Love
All Lies! https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb16_Post.mp3 A lot of guys have a very similar “red pill” experience. Red pill is generally a negative term. But it absolutely shouldn’t be. Red pill supposedly means finding out how the world “really” works. From the Matrix. Neo thought he was a regular dude living a regular […]
Pleasure Balance
Max Distance https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb15_TT.mp3 Here’s a basic idea from geometry and physics. Think of this not in intuitive terms, but in mathematical terms. Suppose you’ve got a dude about to throw a baseball. The question is, at which angle will give him maximum distance? If he throws it straight up into the […]
Deadly Reframes
Model Of The World https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb10_Post.mp3 There are two ways to look at the world. Or two kinds of people with two kinds of models. But before we talk about that, let’s be clear on something. The world is a harsh place. It is, and it will always be, less than ideal. […]
Mechanical Success
Deserving https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan29_Post.mp3 There’s a famous scene in the movie, “Unforgiven.” When Clint Eastwood puts behind his passive ways and becomes a stone cold killer. They killed his friend, so he kills everybody. Just before he’s about to blast Gene Hackman in the face with a shotgun, Hackman says: “I don’t deserve […]
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