Switch Teams https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Sept08_Post.mp4 There are a few ways to sell things to people. One is to memorize a pitch. Practice that pitch. And spit it out to as many people as possible. So long as you make enough money during a 40 hour week, with whatever sales you get, you’re good. […]
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 […]
Shoot Arrows Of Happy Love
Sponge People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Jun27_Post.mp4 When humans are born, our brains are extremely thirsty sponges. Our instincts are calibrated so doing what help us to survive feels very good. Being hungry sucks. Eating feels fantastic. Being alone sucks. We are social animals, not sharks. So being around people we enjoy, and […]
Old School Love Ideas
One Way Love https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May04_Post.mp4 Most people are familiar with the term “one-itis.” Meaning you have strong feelings of attraction for somebody. Which, by itself, is not bad or wrong or even undesired. This label has a couple of problems with it. One it is generally a one-way attraction. Before the […]
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 […]
The Implied One Time Offer
Shrinking Chance https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr29_Post.mp4 The most commonly used “triggers” of influence is scarcity. Even when it’s blatantly fake. Like you’ve no doubt seen signs in some windows that say: Sale! Today Only! A sign that is there EVERY day. Long time ago I worked at a pizza place. They would […]
Hallucinated Chemical Bliss
Eager Chemist Once there was a chemist. He was very ambitious, and had huge dreams. Of life saving chemicals. Brain enhancing chemicals. Intelligence increasing chemicals. Lucid dreaming activating chemicals. We’re Gonna Be Famous https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Nov04aLoop.mp4 He worked for an equally ambitious boss. Who had received a lot of research […]
Jigsaw Puzzle Engineer
Seduction Professor Once there was a professor of psychology. She was very gorgeous, very sweet and very persuasive. She had to be careful when she taught. She loved to seduce people. She loved to teach others how to seduce people. Not just for short term flings. But to seduce […]
White Witches
Open Your Soul There is this massage therapist who is a very powerful, very covert, and very generous white witch. Some say she is really an angel, and that if you go back far enough into universal creation, you’ll find little differences between white witches and angles. She is part of a very […]
The History Erasure Paradox
Hindsight Bias One problem in modern society is hindsight bias. When you rewrite your past to better predict the future. A common metaphor is driving by looking in the rear-view mirror. A much deeper bias is our instinctive, cause-effect generator. This pops in many unexpected and troublesome places. Perplexing Randomness […]