What Really Happened? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Sept25_Post.mp3 I’m a huge fan of history. There are plenty of ways to study history. Or to simply enjoy expanding your knowledge about history. But one thing about history is that it’s not really “history” like we think. It’s far from a collection of dates and events and […]
Three Rules of Alexander
Toe Touching https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr18_Post.mp3 Flexibility is important. In the harsh world of being able to touch your toes. And in the metaphorical realm. Alexander the Great, for example, was extremely flexible with his battle strategies. In part, because his army was made up of a bunch of Greek dudes who’d been fighting […]
Become A Shaper Of Reality
Historical Truth? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb17_Post.mp4 There are two basic versions of how history happens. There is idea that things are jamming along, and then some guy or group of guys have an idea. And then everybody says: Hey! That’s a great idea! Let’s do that! This feels good from a ego standpoint. […]
Define And Manage Reality
Not Stone https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb15_Post.mp4 Meaning is very flexible. But this doesn’t mean it’s easy. Metal is flexible under the right conditions. Under the wrong conditions, metal can hold a lot of weight. And can be very IN-flexible. On the other hand, Jello is pretty much always flexible. This is the […]
Become A Master of Time
Slow People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Aug13_Post.mp4 The transition from hunting to farming was very, very slow. At least 5,000 years. The last ice age ended about 11,000 years ago. The very first pre-Sumerian cities didn’t pop up until about 5,000 BC or so. What took them so long? The lifestyle of a hunter-gather […]
Kick Fate To The Curb
Ancient Truth https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr04_Post.mp4 Over the Oracle at Delphi, it has the secrets of life: “Man, know thyself.” This is congruent with Jung’s statement about the unconscious: “Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate.” Another similar, but kind of opposite statement by […]
Custom Programmed Confirmation Bias
Deeper Meaning https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr02_Post.mp4 A common phrase from self help is: What the thinker thinks, the prover proves. This is essentially a description of our confirmation bias. What we think is true, our confirmation bias will point it out. Imagine that your confirmation bias is like a very loyal employee. Only […]
Self Confidence Feedback Loop
Scrambled Egg Theory https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar31_Post.mp4 What is confidence? There’s contextual confidence. There’s meta-contextual confidence. Then there’s meta-meta confidence. When people say, “be confident,” they are referring to “meta-meta confidence.” First, contextual confidence. Let’s say you’ve never made an omelette. And you have no idea how. All you can […]
The Reverse Memory Brain Hack
Memory Requires Effort https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar30_Post.mp4 Forgetting names is easy. So easy, everybody can do it. But there is a way to remember names. First you choose the very FIRST thing you notice about them. Their clothing, a physical feature. This is ONLY an internal reference, so it must be HONEST. […]
What If Your Memories Were False?
Self Awareness Deception https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar29_Post.mp4 Once I had to go to traffic school. Where you avoid getting hit by a moving violation, so your insurance doesn’t go up. You still gotta pay the fine, but at least nothing goes on your record. The teacher I had was pretty interesting. A lot of […]
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