Is Vs. Ought https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan14_Post.mp3 The difference between description and prescription is kind of difficult to wrap your brain around. Conceptually, it’s pretty simple. But in real life, knowing the difference isn’t so easy. Science is pure descriptive. People look at the world, and describe what happens. They get more and […]
They’ll Pursue You
Shooting Only https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Dec04_Loop.mp3 The idea of being “outcome independent” has been around for a long time. At least a couple thousand years. It’s one of the prime recommendations of stoicism. To focus on the shooting of the arrow, and not on the hitting of the target. This is exactly why they […]
The Timeless Art
Monkey People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov28_Post.mp3 Robin Dunbar, an anthropologist, is famous for a couple ideas. One is something called the “Dunbar Number.” The number of people we can keep in our brain. So when we see them, we instantly remember EVERYTHING about them. It is believed that the upper limit, or the Dunbar […]
Conversational Trance
Two Sides https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov25_Post.mp3 In the world of communication, there is content and there is structure. If you focus too much on the actual words, you’ll miss the structure. The structure of communication is what drives emotions. This is how people get into big trouble. They “think” things are going well and […]
Groucho Marx Seduction
Be Real https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov18_Post.mp3 Groucho Marx famously said that sincerity is the most important thing in the world. And if you can fake that, you’ve got it made. The reason A list actors get paid so much is they are believable. When they say their lines, we BELIEVE them. They are absolutely […]
Skyrocket Attraction
I Did It https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov17_Post.mp3 One interesting thing to notice is when celebrities mess up. It can be a paradox if you don’t quite understand human nature. But if you do understand human nature, it’s pretty straightforward. Example. A celebrity secretly, or tries to secretly, get together with a hooker. Then […]
Simple Frame Domination
Public Speaking https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov08_Post.mp3 They say whenever you give a speech, it’s a good idea to be introduced by somebody else. And to reference you along with some kind of authority sounding ideas. “Coming up next is Tom Jones, author of seven books and with years of experience teaching about X, Y and Z […]
They’ll Worship You
Rebel Kids https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov07_Post.mp3 Once, way back in high school, my friend and I decided to rebel. To stand up and get ready to leave algebra class BEFORE the bell rang. This was a class where the teacher was pretty lazy. He’d teach for the first half, and then let us “self study” […]
Generate Automatic Authority
Not Spock https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov03_Post.mp3 We humans like to think we are rational, logical creatures. But we really aren’t. That’s not good or bad, that’s just the way it is. For example, in most U.S. Presidential elections, the taller dude wins. Or how about the famous Nixon-Kennedy debate? The first on TV. […]
The Ultimate Halo Effect
Following Orders https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov02_Post.mp3 Way back after WWII, they put all the Nazis on trial. “Why did you do that?” they asked. They more or less gave the same answer. “I was just following orders,” they said. Nobody believed them. So one guy, Milgram, set up an experiment. The guy […]
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