Thoughts And Ideas https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr23_Post.mp4 The structure of language is related to the structure of thought. How, specifically, this works is anybody’s guess. What language is, specifically, isn’t really known. Sure, we have language. Language does have a structure. Verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc. All the worlds languages have these same […]
F-Bomb Origin Story
F-Bomb Origin Story Don’t Say That! https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr06_Post.mp4 Most adults know to monitor their own speech when kids are around. If you accidentally drop and F-bomb, the kids will pick it up. If you are visiting a friend that has kids, you might have heard them say: “Don’t teach them any bad habits.” […]
Develop The Eyes Of Confidence
All Bow Before Him https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar11_Post.mp4 The king of the jungle is the gorilla. There’s a one kilogram silver coin you can buy, that has the face of a gorilla on it. When the gorilla screams, everybody hides. King Kong is KING Kong because of this. The funny thing about gorillas is […]
The Most Coveted Human Instinct
The More Things Change https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar10_Post.mp4 One of our best features as humans is something called a collective memory. Many animals can learn. One common things many “wild” animals learn is a simple equivalency. Humans = Free Food They see humans, and if they’ve learned this, the start to carefully move close. […]
Practice Being Your Best Self
Critical Skill Creation https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar09_Post.mp4 There is a lot of mixed feeling associated with any kind of “self help.” And nearly all of these are entirely justified. Most of the things people want involve other people. Making more money, creating better relationships. And since these are also the things that TERRIFY us […]
Language Flow State
Unconscious Love https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar08_Post.mp4 The flow state is a very interesting psychological state. One that sports psychologists have been keenly interested in. One idea is that it represents the top of the Maslow hierarchy. The temporary yet blissful state of “self actualization.” It kind of make sense from a biological, mind-body perspective. […]
Why Experts Recommend This Hack
Somebody’s Lying https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar01_Post.mp4 After WWII ended, they put a bunch of Nazi’s on trial. And the most burning question they had, was why did you do all those horrendous things? And they all gave some unexpected answers. “I was just following orders.” It’s one thing to read history books about guys […]
Beware The Rattlesnake In The Box
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 […]
Thought To Word Evolution
Way Back When Once upon a time. There were no words. No language. Only gestures. And grunts. The biggest question. For anthropological linguists. Did words lead to advanced thinking. Or did advanced thinking lead to speaking. Only Recent Exists https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Jan03_Loop.mp4 Written languages. Weren’t created until […]
Past Participle Disaster
You’ll Never Guess The Winner There is this small town in the Midwest that has a yearly pickling contest. It’s somewhat similar to the yearly garlic festival they have in Gilroy. Where you can famously buy all kinds of otherwise normal carnival food, but it’s made with garlic. Garlic chewing gum, garlic […]
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