There’s a fascinating theory that humans are a lot like bees, or ants. Meaning that one way to look at human society is not as a group of individuals, but as one gigantic organism, slowly spreading across Earth. I know this is controversial, and most of us (especially yours truly) doesn’t like the idea of […]
How I Was Seduced To Buy An Onion Chopper
I used in Korea, but I never got around to speaking Korean. I remember once they had some kind of festival at this park near my apartment, so I went to check it out. Pretty much like any other city type festival. Plenty of food stalls, a few folks selling trinkets. And this guy selling […]
How To Know If You’re Strings Are Being Pulled Against Your Will
General Napoleon famously said that, “Men will die for ribbons.” What does this mean? It means that there’s a lot more going on that most of us realize. What Napoleon was tapping into was the ancient need for social recognition. There’s a reason that “home field advantage” factors in when Las Vegas oddsmakers are trying […]
The Inside Secrets Of Social Proof They Aren’t Telling You
There’s plenty of unconscious factors that go into how a girl feels about you. And luckily, for guys, many of these have nothing to do with looks. For example, if you’re famous, girls will swoon over you even if you break mirrors when you walk past them. Or if you’ve got some gorgeous girl on […]
Social Proof And Other Attraction Enhancing Mind Triggers
I’m sure you’ve heard of “social proof.” It’s one thing that can significantly increase your attractiveness to the ladies. Often times you’ll hear references to the “peacock theory,” but it goes much deeper than just putting on a colorful hat. Biologists have always wondered why peacocks with the biggest, brightest tails get the most girls. […]
How To Get The Crowd On Your Side
If you want to “win” people over to your way of thinking, there’s plenty of ways to do it. Some win-win, some not so win-win. The best way to get anybody to do anything is to “help” them make the decision on their own. Just supply the right ingredients, and let them come to their […]
The Dark Side Of Social Proof
Social Proof is one of those magical ninja skills you can covertly use to get anybody to do anything. It’s also an insidiously effective means of getting people to do some horrible things they’ll later regret. Of course, it helped us out in our cavemen days, as those that mindlessly followed the crowd were much […]
What Is Social Proof?
Most people have heard the term “social proof,” and you certainly read about it online a lot. But what is it really? And more importantly, how does it work? Most everything that’s is our brains is there because it helped us survive before the invention of agriculture. Not only that, but these instincts are unconscious, […]
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