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 […]
Flip Your Money Switch
Before The Sun https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Dec18_Post.mp3 I’ve always been a morning person. I like to get up early, and get things done. And get them done as quickly as possible. One thing I DO NOT like is having obligations later in the evening. I very much prefer to grind on through so I […]
Life Long Winning Streak
Good vs. Bad https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Dec10_Post.mp3 Imagine two different scenarios. A good one and a bad one. First the good one. You are going to a party. At the place of a friend of friend. You are supposed to meet him there. But right when you get off the elevator to […]
Control Your Future
Story Control https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Dec09_Post.mp3 There are a lot of modern ideas about the “narrative.” This is a very broad word. It’s always been a kind of battleground for news stations. The “news” is not just an information dispensary. They just don’t spit out streams of facts. They take the facts and […]
Dissolve Social Anxiety
No Signals https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Dec08_Post.mp3 One common idea from “self help” is that the wake doesn’t drive the boat. This is a kind of cool sounding metaphor, but it doesn’t help much. The things that happened to us in our past have a huge impact on how we see and interpret the future. In […]
Willpower Myth
Maps And Territories https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct12_Post.mp3 We humans tend to use a lot of metaphors. Way more than we realize. Metaphors are embedded into our language. Whenever we use an intangible noun in regular speech, we MUST treat it like it’s a real thing. Like a couple who is “going through” some problems. […]
Orwellian Reality Control
Which Came First? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun26_Post.mp3 There are two, very broad, competing theories of history. One is that history is made up by powerful dudes making pivotal decisions. The other is that history more or less unfolds on it’s own, and when possible, people try and take credit for the good stuff. I tend […]
Heavenly Burrito
Burrito Explosion https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr28_Post.mp3 Suppose you had big plans. Big plans for the evening. You’d been slogging away at work all week. And you’re favorite TV show was premiering a new season on Friday night. And you’d been on a diet recently, and were satisfied with the results. And this diet […]
Black Swan Love
Movie Meaning https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Mar07_Post.mp4 The movie Black Swan was one of those movies that is open to interpretation. My own take was it was kind of a metaphorical “coming of age movie.” The protagonist was leaving behind the easy life of childhood, and embracing the harsh world of adulthood. One of my pieces […]
What Kind Of Today Do You Want?
Dialing For Dollars https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Sept12_Post.mp4 There are two ways to sell things. Or two extremes. On one extreme, is the memorized sales pitch. An extreme case would be a memorized phone pitch. A pitch written out on a piece of paper you have taped in front of you. An auto dialer […]