Production vs. Consumption https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July25_Post.mp4 I’ve always been interested in history. I’ve one thing from history is that all societies end up collapsing. Every since we invented, or discovered, agriculture, we’ve had a kind of shelf life. Which kind of makes sense, but from a really big picture kind of way. A […]
Escape Your False Cage
All Up To You https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July24_Post.mp4 The world is a fantastic place. No matter what time you live in, there is opportunities for massive wealth. Or massive poverty. This metaphor has been expressed in plenty of different ways. The famous poem about two guys in prison, looking out of the window. […]
Are You Dragging Armor?
Self Help Flim Flam https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July23_Post.mp4 They say the wake doesn’t drive the boat. This is a nice metaphor. Meaning the stuff you leave behind doesn’t impact the future. Or it least it shouldn’t. But like many self-help ideas, this is a description. A description of an ideal case. Metaphors […]
White Noise Brain Effect
Pork Disaster https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July22_Post.mp4 One critical idea is calibration. This is kind of an abstract concept. But to fully get the most out of life, calibration is absolutely critical. What is calibration? Let’s say you’re having a dinner party. And you’re cooking a pork roast. And the recipe says to […]
Useless Truisms Vs Strategies
Totally Dude https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July21_Post.mp4 There are a lot of cool “truisms” that sound pretty cool. But what’s often missing is a usable strategy. On a more meta scale, you’ll find this everywhere. Technically, it’s when we humans mistake a “description” for a cause. This is kind of hard to wrap your mind […]
Eject Debilitating Brain Bombs
What Happened? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July20_Post.mp4 One of the interesting things about us humans is our memory. How utterly crappy it is. They tell us exactly what to study. Exactly when the test is going to be. And if we’re lucky, we get a B. Plenty of studies have been to show when […]
Do You Have Broken Bones?
Bone Man https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July19_Post.mp4 Imagine you were riding your bicycle down the street. A pretty busy street. And some idiot was checking their facebook and crashed into you. They ran over both your legs. They didn’t stop. Both your legs had compound fractures. Bones sticking out. Your first response […]
How To Use Reverse Psychology
That’s Just What They Want Us To Do Using reverse psychology is a popular way to get people to do what you want, especially if you know they wouldn’t do it if you asked them directly. Since you are not being completely honest, it can be manipulative. If you were being totally honest, you would […]