I for one love Crazy Ex Girlfriend, the story where Rebecca Bunch moves to West Covina from big-law to pursue a romantic interest from summer camp when she was a teenager. This show is excellent for a variety of reasons, but the one I will focus on today is MUSIC! This show’s songs are incrediblyContinue reading “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Mundane Musical Moments Ranked”
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A Different Kind of Straussian-ism
Leo Strauss was a 20th century German-American scholar of political philosophy, and widely known for his work on talking about eternal truths, and how the modern canon of philosophy was nihilistic and somewhat worthless. Students of his see an element of the esoteric in ancient philosophy, wherein philosophers like Plato show Socrates as the villainContinue reading “A Different Kind of Straussian-ism”
Which dragon are you chasing?
I was listening to a podcast earlier with Tim Ferriss and Neil Strauss, and it largely talked about writing. When you write, the only way you’re going to get things done is by getting started, by taking action. Tim’s approach to this is that he has a quota of two bad pages to write perContinue reading “Which dragon are you chasing?”
Virality and Building An Audience
Eyeballs, while easy to attract, are hard to sustain. This is because everyone is competing for them, and as a result, it can be challenging to make sure people keep thinking about you, so you can sell them products, services, or yourself. The question immediately becomes whether something that becomes viral or widespread can alsoContinue reading “Virality and Building An Audience”
Tell Great Stories
People are hardwired to understand a lot of things through shared experiences. Sitting around a campfire, talking to each other about one’s day and life is a tale as old as time. I’ll cover the importance of listening in building rapport another day, but another crucial part of trust, of understanding, is telling phenomenal stories.Continue reading “Tell Great Stories”
Whoops I did it again
Just as I have spent several years off of Facebook, and most of my life off of Snapchat, I decided I would go back to the dark side of the moon and avoid my remaining addictive social media. To that end, I temporarily disabled shorts in YT, deleted my Twitter, and left my phone atContinue reading “Whoops I did it again”
How Can I Help?
You get what you give. This idea seems to constantly pop up in self-improvement and sales contexts, in large part, because its right. Approaching things with an attitude of “what can I take?”, “what do I get out of this?” creates an environment where people are guarded. If I know that you ultimately aren’t concernedContinue reading “How Can I Help?”
Your Objection is The Ad
One of the great things about selling things is you know the product better than just about everyone else. In my experience helping a few small businesses develop their pitches, I’ve recognized that you can be almost more effective in touching on what seems like your weak spots in advertisements, rather than seemingly avoiding touchyContinue reading “Your Objection is The Ad”
Show Me The Result, I’ll Show You The Incentives
A common thought of mine is that people inadvertently reward behavior they don’t like, in terms of how they participate in social behavior around them. Take car dealerships. Generally, you want to get a good price on the car, but the asymmetric information about the car, combined with the experience of knowing where to increaseContinue reading “Show Me The Result, I’ll Show You The Incentives”
Lazy Daze
We all have the days when nothing seems to be going right. In my case, it was getting rejected from working at a private equity firm and terrible weather. It’s been just about 2 months since I stopped working at Epic, and it often feels like I’m unable to do anything. If I can’t succeedContinue reading “Lazy Daze”
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