Self Awareness? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct31_Post.mp3 Here is a very interesting, and very ancient question. Of all the stuff humans have accomplished over the past few thousand years, is self awareness necessary? This is an ancient philosophical question going as far back as Plato. Another way to put it. Suppose you could build a […]
Dominate With Patience
Embrace Competition https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct18_Post.mp3 If you want to get more than others, you need to do more than others. This is an uncomfortable truth most people don’t like to hear. When it comes to personal development, most people very much like to believe in magic. The magic chant you can say to get […]
Become A Driving Force
Not Much Choice https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct17_Post.mp3 Way back in the day, a normal life went through some basic phases. We didn’t have a choice. We were very much constrained by our environment. We were born and we were kids for a while. We were utterly dependent on adults. We asked, and if […]
Small Steps To Huge Success
Metaphor Confusion https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct16_Post.mp3 It’s very easy to misunderstand things when we speak in metaphors. Metaphors are descriptions of complex underlying things. They are far from complete. Like the famous “red car effect.” You buy a red car, which sends a signal to your brain. Red cars are important. This […]
Half Life Motivation
Money Train https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct14_Post.mp3 If you can become a motivational speaker, even to a relatively small audience, you can make a ton of money. Why? A couple of reasons. One, motivational speakers tend to bring out our best selves. Our ideal selves. We feel really good in the presence of a […]
Motivation Dangers
Contradictions https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct13_Post.mp3 There are a few paradoxes baked into the cake of self development. These stem from our ancient instincts. These are in many similar structures. Like if you’re watching a movie, or TV show. And you recognize an actor, but you don’t quite remember what other TV show or movie […]
Willpower Myth
Maps And Territories https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/22Oct12_Post.mp3 We humans tend to use a lot of metaphors. Way more than we realize. Metaphors are embedded into our language. Whenever we use an intangible noun in regular speech, we MUST treat it like it’s a real thing. Like a couple who is “going through” some problems. […]
Emergent Alien Consciousness
Self Awareness One of the most perplexing scientific ideas is self awareness. Of being aware of our own thoughts we think them. Of being aware of our own words as we speak them. Of being aware of the never ending loop between brain and speech and thought and ideas and memories and […]
Why People Cheat
Understanding Cheaters There are two ways to avoid being with a cheater who breaks your heart. One way is to simply hope for the best. This might work, depending on your living situation, environment and circumstances. But if this is your preferred method, and it doesn’t work, you risk having your heart broken. Worse, you […]