Metaphor Frame https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun13_Post.mp3 Once, a long time ago, a bunch of scientists were looking at a box. A box tightly filled with a whole bunch of atoms. This was the first mathematical discussion in the new science of solid state physics. Most matter is spread out. Tons of space in between […]
Invisible Lines of Force
What’s In Space? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun12_Post.mp3 Way back in the day, scientists believed in something called “ether.” Stuff they thought was in space. This was because they figured waves needed to travel through a medium. Water waves travel through water. Sound waves travel through area, and through other media like water. So, […]
Easy Social Domination
Love Origin Story https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun11_Post.mp3 Let’s do a mental experiment. Let’s imagine you are at a social gathering. And you see somebody. They are, at least physically, your perfect type. They catch you looking at them and they smile. You are feeling pretty confident. You smile back. You play […]
Master Of Hierarchies
Triangle Top https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun10_Post.mp3 The Pareto Principle, and plenty of examples, are everywhere. Pareto was an Italian economist back in the late 1800’s. The idea is simple. In any system, 20% of the system does 80% of the work. 20 percent of NBA players score 80 percent of the points. 20 […]
Your Own Path
Help Me! https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr17_Post.mp4 Most people are comfortable being told what to do. Studies show this. They put ten folks in a group, and give them a task. Nine out of ten will look around for somebody who knows what’s up. One of out ten will think about it and figure it […]
Master All Frames
Don’t Be Shy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb18_Post.mp4 Humans have a very ancient, “frame battle” instinct. All mammals fight over territory. Whoever controls the most territory, gets the most food. Whoever gets the most food, can have the most kids. One way to look at mammals is inter-generational hierarchy contest. Even if a group […]
Elegant Seduction
Train Wreck https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb08_Post.mp4 There are a lot of problems in today’s society. Many of them can be attributed to something called “instinct mismatch.” Hunger is the easiest to spot. Back in the day, having an uncontrollably STRONG desire to eat was a benefit. Whoever had the strongest desire to eat would […]
How To Dominate Socially
Independent Thought https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jan31_Post.mp4 One of the more interesting psychological experiments is the famous Milgram experiment. It showed, more or less, that 2/3’s of people will mindlessly obey an authority figure. Even if it means “shocking” another innocent person. In the test, the guy getting shocked was only pretending. Now the label […]
Put Wonderful Ideas In Their Head
Be The Top https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jan09_Post.mp4 Plenty of studies have been done to demonstrate human hierarchies. They stick ten people together and give them a task. They quickly, automatically and subconsciously self organize into a hierarchy. How, specifically, do they do this? If you were a seasoned pickpocket, you’d be able to pick […]
How To Own Every Room
Man Among Men https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Dec28_Post.mp4 It’s commonly believed that when women go out, they don’t dress up to impress men. They do so to “compete” with other women. This is only half true. The whole truth? They compete with other women based on who can attract the attention of the highest status […]