Deeper Meaning https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr02_Post.mp4 A common phrase from self help is: What the thinker thinks, the prover proves. This is essentially a description of our confirmation bias. What we think is true, our confirmation bias will point it out. Imagine that your confirmation bias is like a very loyal employee. Only […]
Human Motivations
Best Teacher Ever One of the most impressive professors I had in college was somebody that I completely didn’t expect to be impressive. He was a very old guy, he taught philosophy 101. When I started college, I took a bunch of classes in my major and took a bunch of classes that were general […]
Why The Ego Must Be Left Behind To Ensure Successful Persuasion
One of the biggest obstacles to persuasion is our ego. It doesn’t matter of you’re in proper face to face sales, or if you’re just getting somebody to agree that purple is a better color than red. Either way, your ego can get in the way, and destroy everything. Why? Because it’s the ego’s job […]
Validation For Unstoppable Persuasion
Everybody wants something. All you’ve got to do is figure out what it is, and you’ll be the most popular kid on the block, so to speak. Now, there are short term wants, and long term wants. Specific wants, and vague wants. What we’re after are those deep, long term vague wants that everybody’s got […]