Trial And Error https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun21_Post.mp3 William James is an old school psychologist. Around the early 1900’s. He’s known for being a pragmatist. Up until his time, all kinds of people had all kinds of convoluted theories about the mind and how it worked. But he was heavily influenced by Darwin’s relatively new […]
Self Aware Genius
The I Inside https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Jun17_Post.mp3 What is the purpose of self awareness? I know, weird question. But what is it, exactly? A long end game of universal evolution? So we, as part of the universe, can be aware of itself? What about from an evolutionary standpoint? Once upon a time, […]
Stop Hiding Chocolates
Assembly Line https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb21_Post.mp4 When I was a kid I watched a lot of “I Love Lucy.” A pretty funny TV show, even by today’s standards. One classic episode is where Lucy and Ethel (the two protagonists) got a job working on a chocolate candy assembly line. At first, it was pretty easy. […]
Become A Shaper Of Reality
Historical Truth? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb17_Post.mp4 There are two basic versions of how history happens. There is idea that things are jamming along, and then some guy or group of guys have an idea. And then everybody says: Hey! That’s a great idea! Let’s do that! This feels good from a ego standpoint. […]
How To Conquer Chaos
No Direction https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb16_Post.mp4 A murmuration is a pretty cool thing to see. Technically, it’s a flock of starlings. But it can be any bird. These are those patterns where you have a hundred or more birds flying around in those patterns. They are not moving from point A to point B. […]
Define And Manage Reality
Not Stone https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Feb15_Post.mp4 Meaning is very flexible. But this doesn’t mean it’s easy. Metal is flexible under the right conditions. Under the wrong conditions, metal can hold a lot of weight. And can be very IN-flexible. On the other hand, Jello is pretty much always flexible. This is the […]
Social Economics Love Strategy
Who Are You? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Jun23_Post.mp4 So, a guy sits down at a bar. The guy sitting next to him looks him over. “What’s up, buddy?” our hero asks. The guy next to him again looks him up and down, a skeptical look in his eyes. Finally, the unfriendly guy demands: “Do […]
What If Your Memories Were False?
Self Awareness Deception https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar29_Post.mp4 Once I had to go to traffic school. Where you avoid getting hit by a moving violation, so your insurance doesn’t go up. You still gotta pay the fine, but at least nothing goes on your record. The teacher I had was pretty interesting. A lot of […]
The Most Coveted Human Instinct
The More Things Change https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar10_Post.mp4 One of our best features as humans is something called a collective memory. Many animals can learn. One common things many “wild” animals learn is a simple equivalency. Humans = Free Food They see humans, and if they’ve learned this, the start to carefully move close. […]
Origin Of Gods
Way Back In Time Long ago. Before recorded history. There was an ancient group. A group of nomads. Intelligent and artistic. Creative and inventive. One day, they decided. To walk up to a mountain meadow. Believed to either be real. Or to be mythological. This […]