Testing…Testing https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jun10_Post.mp3 One interesting aspect of psychology is how to test things. Let’s say you’re a marketer. And you want to set up a study. The study will measure the best combination of cheese and snack crackers. So the participants come in and try all the combinations. Three flavors of […]
The Dumbledore Reframe
Ancient Role Models https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Dec13_Post.mp3 One of the reasons they invented storytelling was because it provided good role models. Well, not really, it was more of an accident. But we can imagine two different tribes. Each told stories around the campfire each night. Epic legends of heroic monster killers of the past. […]
Recalibrated Memories
Wait, What? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Dec11_Post.mp3 There are a lot of cool stories that spin memory. Specifically improperly functioning memory. Maybe the most clever is Memento. The dude can only remember the last fifteen minutes. But he, like every other protagonist, is on a quest. But because he can remember only 15 minutes, […]
Control Your Future
Story Control https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Dec09_Post.mp3 There are a lot of modern ideas about the “narrative.” This is a very broad word. It’s always been a kind of battleground for news stations. The “news” is not just an information dispensary. They just don’t spit out streams of facts. They take the facts and […]
Rebuild Your Personality
B People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Dec07_Post.mp3 Most of what we remember is wrong. Plenty of studies confirm this. Even in school, when we’re told exactly what to study, we can’t remember. We get B’s on tests. So when things happen to use unexpectedly, it’s a sure bet we really don’t know what happened. […]
Invent The Real You
In Character https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Aug17_Post.mp3 Way back when Robin Williams was an up and coming comedian, he auditioned for this first TV role, “Mork and Mindy.” He played an alien stuck on earth (named Mork) who lived with a human (Mindy). And he showed up to the audition in character. He sat in his […]
Automatic Attraction
Fire and Water https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Aug10_Post.mp3 Once upon a time there was an ancient poet. Dude’s name was Rumi. Lived back into the 1200’s. He was one of many who understood the paradoxes of life. When you step into the fire, you’re really stepping into the cool water. Or when you step […]
Live Inside Their Dreams
Subjective Humans https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Aug02_Post.mp3 One old classical move is the Japanese, “Rashomon.” Some event happens and the authorities are called in. The authorities talk to different witnesses and they all give different stories. There’s been a few others like this. This is a very believable movie since we ALL have different perspectives. […]
Dream Big
Dreaming Man https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May12_Post.mp3 I used to know this guy. One time, after a few drinks, we and some other folks were talking about random wishes. And he admitted that sometimes he wishes he were a gorgeous young lady. Not from a weird, sexual fetish standpoint. But from an economic standpoint. […]
Mod Your Brain
Motorcycle Future https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22May09_Post.mp3 For some weird reason, I’ve been seeing a lot of motorcycle vids. YouTube, has for some reason, gotten the idea that I like motorcycles. I used to have one, way back in college. But the thought of getting another one hasn’t really crossed my mind. But I guess […]