Sorting People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov13_Post.mp3 We humans have a lot of built in filters. We have tons of stuff that is built in. Even from a pure psychological, philosophical standpoint, it’s not clear that we don’t have EVERYTHING built in. There’s no way to really PROVE that we have free will, for example. […]
Rule Every Party
Humor Instinct https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Nov11_Post.mp3 Some people have a huge collection of jokes. They hear them and they remember them. They’ve got so many jokes in their brain, every time somebody refers to something, they’ve got a relevant joke. “Hey, that reminds me of the one about the penguin who decided to become a […]
Easy Public Speaking
Public Horror https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Aug15_Post.mp3 Imagine two different kinds of public speaking situations. One is horrifying and would give us all nightmares. The other is fun and enjoyable, and everybody would love doing. First is the horrifying scenario. You are up for the job of a lifetime. Massive pay. Massive benefits. […]
Party People Pattern
Smile Triggers https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/22May13_Post.mp3 Most people love babies. Most of the time. Particularly if it’s not your baby. If it’s your baby, and you haven’t slept in a couple of weeks, maybe not. Most people feel the same about kids and general. So long as they are in a good mood, […]
Stress Release Love
Pressure https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Mar29_Post.mp4 I have an Instant Pot. When I first got it, I was a bit worried. A high pressure cooker. I was worried it might explode, killing me and everybody within a ten mile radius. The very first time I opened it, after cooking something, I kind of flinched. […]
Party Love Saturation
Everybody Loves You https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Mar27_Post.mp4 Going “viral” is a common meme. A common description of a mathematical concept. Or more specifically, an exponential function. The “S” curve, described by an exponential equation, is pretty common. It’s called an S curve because it looks like an S. If you were to stretch […]
Win Hearts
Common Fantasies https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Mar26_Post.mp4 Everybody has the same categories of desires. We all get hungry and eat. But we like different kinds of food. Different tastes. We all have a collection of skills. Skills we have, skills we want, skills we’d like to improve. We all have a deep desire […]
The Vegas Brain Section
Party Time https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Jun24_Post.mp4 A very old and widely used phrase is: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” The idea is that Vegas is where you can do things you wouldn’t normally do. So when you and your buddies go to Vegas, it’s understood that nobody talks about this stuff. Within […]
Cult of Sacred Geometry
Taco Party I went to a friend’s retirement party a couple weeks ago. When she called to tell me about it, she made it sound like it was no big deal. Like it was a small party or something. She said show up whenever, wear whatever, bring whoever, don’t worry about brining […]
Over The Line
Weekend Plans A few years ago me and some friends were trying to figure out what to do for the weekend. It was Friday, and were at work. We decided to play softball. We each thought of two other people we could recruit, giving us a total of 18. We decided to meet the next […]