Basic Economics Recently I read this interesting book on economics. It talked about the basics of trade and said that nobody will trade anything with anybody else unless they want what the other person has more than what they have. If both people feel this way there will be a voluntary trade that will […]
The Impossibility Of Non Selfishness
A Useful Model This post will end with a suggestion to be considered. A model through which to observe the world and your own behaviors within it. For some, this suggestion will be rejected out of hand. For others, this suggestion will allow one to make sense of everything. A internal feeling of the pieces […]
The BEST Mindset For Approaching
All girls are incredibly selfish. Now, this may sound very harsh, and the beginnings of a long, woman-hating rant, but consider this: All PEOPLE are incredibly selfish. Now, whether you believe this or not, just “try this on” as a model, and see if it doesn’t make things easier. Everybody is always looking out for […]
Harness Human Selfishness For Effective Persuasion
Some of the best ideas and methods for effectively persuading people have been around for ages. Take the famous Dale Carnegie idea, that everybody’s favorite radio station is WII-FM, or “what’s in it for me.” Naturally, this idea has been around long before radio, Carnegie’s take is just an updated version of it. This idea, […]
Human Action
All humans are selfish, and everything we do is based on selfish desires. True, some of these are deep below our conscious awareness, but they are selfish nonetheless. One thing that makes this difficult to “get” is that we are also extremely good at conning ourselves, and we are also extremely sensitive to the opinions […]
The Power Of Selfishness
Most people hear the world “selfish” and quickly assume it’s an incredibly put down. Anybody labeled as “selfish” is generally thought to be evil, uncaring, mean, even manipulative. This is incredibly wrong. The truth of the matter is that EVERYBODY is selfish, all the time. In fact, it’s impossible for humans, any human, to NOT […]