One Direction https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Mar19_Post.mp4 They say a dog can’t chase two rabbits. A metaphor for having two intentions. This is somewhat like when Tom Cruise was getting the crap kicked out of him in the movie, “The Lasts Samurai.” Then a little kid give him some advice. “You have too many minds.” […]
Magnetize Your Personality
Dismal Baby https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb22_Post.mp4 A basic idea in economics is everybody has unlimited wants and needs. This is one half of the reason why they call economics the “dismal science.” Because while we all have unlimited wants and needs, we are surrounded by a finite amount of stuff. This means there will always […]
There’s No Place Like Home
Lost https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Aug30_Post.mp4 Once I went hiking with a buddy. A week long hike. Part of our plan was to cut across this mountain range. If we walked around the mountain range, it would have taken an extra six hours or so. But if we cut across, like our guidebook recommended was […]
Twin Weapons Of Love
Love Metaphors https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Aug28_Post.mp4 We use metaphors much more than we realize. Even when we talk about science we use metaphors. If you wanted to read something written in “pure” science, it would be REALLY boring. So any kind of science that makes it to the mainstream has been put through a kind […]
Become A God Among Men
Once Upon A Time https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Aug24_Post.mp4 We humans love a good story. The entire storytelling industry is in the billions. Movies, TV, fiction, graphic novels, even video games all satisfy this storytelling need. We need stories like we need food and sex. Imagine what it must have been like way back before […]
Unlock Your Inner Wisdom
Straws and Snowflakes https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July30_Post.mp4 There are a few metaphors that speak about very small things that make big changes. These aren’t literally true. They are based on perception. For example, one snowflake can cause an avalanche. Technically, this isn’t true. For an avalanche to happen, you need to have a […]
Stuck In A Backwater Town?
Horror Movie Trope https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Jun14_Post.mp4 A lot of horror movies and other kinds of movies take place in a “backwater.” This is a metaphor to describe a small area off the beaten path. A backwater is section of a river that doesn’t get any flow. So the water is stagnant, not fresh, etc. […]
Brainwave Vibing Patterns
Vibing Problems https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Jun13_Post.mp4 One common problem many people have is what to say. Job interviews, first dates, or even just sitting next to an interesting person. Here’s a metaphorical way to describe this common question of “what to say.” There is you, and there is them. You feel a desire to […]
Catch All The Fish In The Sea
Scaled Up Seduction https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May30_Post.mp4 One of the biggest changes from the Industrial Revolution was economies of scale. For example, before, people had to plant and harvest things by hand. Hopefully with the help of animals. This took a long time. But once they started using fossil fuel for energy, it was […]
The Science Of Love
I’m Falling https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May03_Post.mp4 How does one fall in love? First, take a look at that phrase. “Fall” in love. According to a theory of metaphors, we think of love as a container. Since we use it with the preposition “in.” Kind of like being “in” a meeting. George Lakoff […]
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