Fire People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun20_Post.mp3 A long time ago, humans invented fire. And within two million years, our brains tripled in size. Why did that happen? Fire can be used to hunt. To light fires in strategic places. So animals would run away from the fire. Other animals do this as […]
High Altitude Brain
Lost Hay https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun09_Post.mp3 My friend told me once about a maze he went through. Somewhere in the Midwest. Made out of bales of hay. If you got lost, they had these “towers” you could climb up on and get a larger view. So you could game out your escape. Getting […]
Don’t Eat Dirt
Effect Cause https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May18_Post.mp3 Relationships used to be easy. Not fantasy dream come true, but pretty easy. You cruise through school. Learn some basic social skills. Learn some basic life skills. Parents and teachers were there to help. Society was pretty stable. You came out, got a job and […]
Out Game Everybody
Many Moves Ahead https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr07_Post.mp4 There’s a common scene in a lot of movies. Sometimes they’re actually playing chess. Other times they’re using chess metaphors. The metaphors are centered around who’s got the best strategies. Like one guy will say, “I’ve got you in five moves.” But then the other guy […]
Change Your Brain
Nomads Vs. Empires https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr06_Post.mp4 Twice in history there were silk roads. At the time, they didn’t call them silk roads. This was a label given to that situation much, much later. Both situations were long trade routes. European empires on one side, and Chinese empires on the other. One or […]
Pareto Game
80-20 https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr05_Post.mp4 The Pareto Principle is a vicious idea. A horrific idea. It says that 20 percent of any system does eighty percent of the work. What the heck does this mean? Suppose you counted all the players and all the points scored in the NBA for 2021. You’d find […]
Fail More Often
Find Bumps https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr04_Post.mp4 One of the central themes of stoicism is the idea of the obstacle being the way. This is not an easy thing to do. It’s easy to say when talking about philosophy. It’s easy to say a lot of cool things when talking about philosophy. All without really […]
See Beyond Now
No Cave People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr03_Post.mp4 One of the hallmarks of civilization is not being a slave to your instincts. This is pretty difficult today. Particularly when everybody feels entitled to everything. Everything right now and without any costs. I’ve even read some people complaining on social media about the structure of life […]
Always Better Now
Inside Your Brain https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr02_Post.mp4 No matter where you go, there you are. This is a quote from Buckaroo Banzai. Maybe not from him, but whoever wrote the book. Or maybe not from him, something he heard, as it’s a pretty common idea. We are always somewhere. Wherever we are, there […]
Think Beyond Today
Once Upon A Time https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr01_Post.mp4 Once upon a time, these two dudes wanted to wander around in Europe and collect stories. This was in the 1700’s. These two brothers were hoping to stitch together and bunch of local stories from local oral tradition. Stories told and passed down. Their goal was […]
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