Two Persuasion Models There are two basic ways to persuade somebody. Inside out, or outside in. Most of us use the outside in approach. We’ve got a fantastic idea in our brain. And since that idea lives in our brains, we LOVE it. And since WE love it, we assume […]
Self Replicating Ideas
Donut Stories When I was in college I worked at this donut shop. I worked there for one semester. When I got jobs during college time I would quit in between semesters because we has long break. This job was one of my semester jobs. It was from 3 to 11 at night at […]
How To Quickly Accelerate Acceptance Of Your Idea With Fractionation
Most people need to hear something a few times before they really “get it.” This is true for pretty much anything. If you’ve got kids, you definitely know what I’m talking about. The reason for this is we don’t feel comfortable doing something unless it feels “familiar.” Meaning we hear it or experience the […]
How To Express Your Ideas Clearly And Persuasively
A few years back I took an acting class at a local community college. It was a great experience for a number of reasons. If you’re looking for a way to dramatically improve your self confidence and communication skills, this will help. We did plenty of interesting exercises to help us “get out of our […]
How Deep Does This Rabbit Hole Go?
Language is an incredibly complex phenomenon. Folks that study this kind of thing can only guess when, where, and why it started. What makes it even more interesting is for the large part of our history, the world was a relatively simple place. Nouns were usually things. Descriptions of things were straightforward. Recursiveness was essential, […]