Up And Over https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr20_Post.mp3 Napoleon Hill came up with the phrase “burning desire.” This sounds like a law of attraction, mumbo jumbo kind of thing. But it’s really a mechanical idea. I used to be a pole vaulter. Back in high school. I sucked at it, but it was fun. […]
Three Rules of Alexander
Toe Touching https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr18_Post.mp3 Flexibility is important. In the harsh world of being able to touch your toes. And in the metaphorical realm. Alexander the Great, for example, was extremely flexible with his battle strategies. In part, because his army was made up of a bunch of Greek dudes who’d been fighting […]
Better Than Now
Jumbled Salads https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr15_Post.mp4 The words we use are very important. Very few realize this. The human experience is pretty basic. From an objective, engineering standpoint. We want things. We will always want things. And these things are only under a few categories. Love, money, sex, health, social validation. […]
Delicious Treasure
Dumpster Love https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Apr14_Post.mp4 Once when I was a kid, I found treasure. I was reading the Sunday comics, and I came across a coupon. For a free candy bar. A mainstream, full sized candy bar. No strings. Since I was a kid, I had no idea why. Only that […]
The Unseen Third Option
Self Help Con? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Sept10_Post.mp4 There is a common idea that a lot of self help is a con. The evidence seems to support it. People read tons of self help books but never change. But suppose we treat this idea with a bit more scientific objectivity? One thing that’s critical in […]
The Deserving Paradox
Lazy Monkey People https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Aug06_Post.mp4 Humans are basically lazy. That’s a good thing. All animals have evolved a max ROI instinct. To spend as little effort as possible, to get as much return as possible. Monkeys climb the shortest trees to get the fattest bananas. Birds of prey get the fattest […]
The Motorboat Mind Trap
Metaphors Are Descriptions https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar27_Post.mp4 There’s a common metaphor about the relationship between the conscious mind and the unconscious mind. And like many metaphors, it sort of sounds good, but it’s not very helpful. Metaphors, are by their nature, less complex than the thing they are describing. And metaphors ARE descriptions. Not […]
Practice Being Your Best Self
Critical Skill Creation https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar09_Post.mp4 There is a lot of mixed feeling associated with any kind of “self help.” And nearly all of these are entirely justified. Most of the things people want involve other people. Making more money, creating better relationships. And since these are also the things that TERRIFY us […]
How To Start A Cult
How To Be The Chosen One If you want to start your own cult, it’s not that different from baking a cake. Meaning if you get all the right ingredients together and mix them up together in the right way, you’ll get a cake. If you do the same, you’ll get a cult. Of course, […]
How To Hypnotize Yourself
Simple Self Hypnosis Techniques Being able to hypnotize yourself will help you achieve a lot. Under a light state of hypnosis, you can improve confidence, practice sports, improve learning or just fall asleep quicker. In this post we’ll be going over some very simple ways so you can hypnotize yourself for whatever reason you need. […]