Self Awareness? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct31_Post.mp3 Here is a very interesting, and very ancient question. Of all the stuff humans have accomplished over the past few thousand years, is self awareness necessary? This is an ancient philosophical question going as far back as Plato. Another way to put it. Suppose you could build a […]
Mingle Yourself Rich
Give Me https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Sept17_POst.mp3 Most people are stuck in the childhood mindset these days. And this, combined with another “worldview” can lead to devastating results. First, what is the childhood mindset? When we are kids, we can’t produce. We can only consume. And what we consume MUST come from others. […]
Ditch Unattractive Behaviors
Intuitive Learning https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Aug06_Post.mp3 One way to figure out the best way to behave is to ask, “what would a caveman do?” Many anthropologists believe that every single problem in modern society is down to something called “instinct mismatch.” The instincts that drive most of our behaviors were calibrated a long time ago. […]
Heal Their Soul
Let Them Be https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May29_Post.mp3 One common complaint from kids is: “I can do it!” This is a necessary instinct. Kids can’t become players unless they are productive. And a drive to do it alone is necessary to be productive. At every point in somebody’s life, they need to realize it’s […]
Social Gold Digger
Eating Tigers https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Mar06_Post.mp4 One interesting theory from evolutionary psychology is the idea of assuming agency. What the heck does this mean? Imagine two kinds of cave people. One assumed agency, one didn’t. So they both see a tiger. The one that doesn’t assume agency within the tiger sees it as […]
Leverage Human Biases
Filter People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb27_Post.mp4 Humans have tons of biases. These are generally thought to be bad. Things that are somehow “wrong” with us. But these were very useful. These still are very useful. One common “bias” is we tend to assume we have much more agency than we really do. […]
Make The World Obey You
People Searching https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb05_Post.mp4 There are plenty of ways to “sort” for people. If you are a guy looking for a gal to date, you have your “type.” If you are somebody interviewing for a job, you’ll have a basic set of qualifications. Both for the job, and general people skills. If […]