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 […]
What Kind Of Today Do You Want?
Dialing For Dollars https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Sept12_Post.mp4 There are two ways to sell things. Or two extremes. On one extreme, is the memorized sales pitch. An extreme case would be a memorized phone pitch. A pitch written out on a piece of paper you have taped in front of you. An auto dialer […]
Inch By Inch Mastery
Means To An End https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Sept11_Post.mp4 A long time ago, I started to learn Photoshop. So I did some research, and found a guy that was the most famous Photoshop teacher. He’s written several dozen books, and has several dozen training programs online. So I started up, got all the software, downloaded all […]
The Unseen Third Option
Self Help Con? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Sept10_Post.mp4 There is a common idea that a lot of self help is a con. The evidence seems to support it. People read tons of self help books but never change. But suppose we treat this idea with a bit more scientific objectivity? One thing that’s critical in […]
Who’s Richer Than Scrooge McDuck?
Fictional Riches https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Sept09_Post.mp4 I read an interesting article a few weeks ago. It was in a business magazine. The article was about the ten richest fictional characters. The first was Scrooge McDuck. There’s plenty of photographic evidence of his riches. Mainly the one with him in a huge swimming pool […]