Old College Friend I have a friend from college that lives just north of San Diego. He lives in a small town. I forget the name. I went to visit him recently. The downtown area has fallen on hard economic times. Most of the shops are closed up, out of business. But there is […]
Outer Protection Inner Fear
New Puppy I had this friend once that got a puppy. It was a German shepherd but the puppy was very scared. It was the most scared puppy that I’ve never seen. Most puppies are friendly and playful and whenever they see people they want to run over and play with them but this […]
Origins Of Long Game
End of The Stone Age There are two major discoveries in human history that essentially have informed human society ever since. The very first was the change that stopped the Stone Age and began the Bronze Age. Most historians believe this happened accidentally. If you think about how they get bronze, they find bronze […]
Hallucinated Futures
Attractive Neighbor I have this really attractive really intelligent next-door neighbor I’ve never seen her with anybody and I’ve never asked her out myself because a long time ago I made the huge mistake of dating somebody that I lived very close to and I vowed never to make that mistake again. One day […]
Tai Chi Wizard
Get Out Of The House A long time ago I took this class in tai chi. It was a class that was 24 weeks long and each week we would learn one new movement. By the end of the 24 weeks we had a whole self-contained kind of tai chi structure that we could do […]
Update Strategies Or Die
Lucky Accountaint Once upon a time there was a very introverted accountant. He worked for very large firm. He was very good at his job so he made a lot of money. One summer they had a picnic a company picnic and this introverted accountant won a raffle at the picnic. The prize for […]
The Freeloader Problem
Two Sides Of A Deadly Coin Way back in the day, we humans lived in small tribes of a few hundred people. Life was harsh. Getting food was difficult and dangerous. Predators were everywhere, and the food tended to run away. Animals didn’t want to be killed and eaten. Hunter Gather Instincts We humans […]
Are You On Your Own Road?
One common things that happens are a big event, especially one that’s been building for a long time is a sense of “letdown.” When I was a kid, I would always look forward to family trips, and I would always feel extremely depressed when the trip was over. After having some fun in a faraway […]
What Kind Of Relationship Do You Want?
Most guys let themselves be driven by caveman instincts when out interacting with women. Meaning they figure they’ll just kind of “wing it” when they see a cute girl. Now, if you’re brave enough, and you interact with enough ladies, you can slowly “learn from your mistakes” and consistently get better. But this has a […]
How To Pre-Frame Objections For Automatic Win Win Outcomes
Whenever we imagine talking to somebody and getting something from them, we’re usually of two minds. On the one hand, we want whatever it is we want, which gives us the desire in the first place. On the other hand, we fear being rejected, and ending up worse than we are. Maybe you want to […]