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  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    "Oysterman, FSA" photograph by Russell Lee, public domain, 1938
    Is this work, or a chance for meditation? “Oysterman, FSA” photograph by Russell Lee, public domain, 1938

    #meditation #mindfulness #focus #filter #subconscious #sleepwalking #brain

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  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    Cat Juggling!? So much suffering! Image from Steve Martin's movie "The Jerk", 1979
    Cat Juggling!? So much suffering! Image from Steve Martin’s movie “The Jerk”, 1979

     

    #interpretation #happiness #relationships #attention #suffering #marketing

     

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  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress in April 2018
    Power corrupts.

    #learning #reading #power #choice #twitter #smiling #habits #emotions

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  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    Can giving up sugar change your brain's effectiveness? Photo "Sweet Treats" by Tradlands, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    Can giving up sugar change your brain’s effectiveness? Photo “Sweet Treats” by Tradlands, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

    #sugar #brain #pacing #CIA #neuroscience

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  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    Don't be sad, here watch me juggle! mage from Steve Martin's movie "The Jerk", 1979
    Don’t be sad, here watch me juggle! Image from Steve Martin’s movie “The Jerk”, 1979

    #toxic #positivity #technology #sales #marketing #emotions

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  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    Agreeing on one topic can help us overcome disagreements in other topics. Image "distant distance" by Rennett Stowe, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    Agreeing on one topic can help us overcome disagreements in other topics.
    Image “distant distance” by Rennett Stowe, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

    #disagreement #handwriting #solitude #optimism

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  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    Handwriting can increase our memory and literacy, give us agency, and help maintain a connection with one another.
    Handwriting can increase our memory and literacy, give us agency, and help maintain a connection with one another.

     

    #handwriting #pencil #memory #meditation #multitasking #fluoride #fakenews #amazon #fire

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  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    Image "Newspapers B&W (3)" by Jon S, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    Is it journalism when the story is defined ahead of time? Image “Newspapers B&W (3)” by Jon S, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

    #devil #sexappeal #voice #copywriting #Russia #language #mirrors

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  • Operating at the Next Level

    No B.S. — this guy has been huge.

    6:14am
    Saint Paul

    I broke a rule and read some email this morning.

    (usually I try to skip the email, otherwise I get pulled into a rabbit hole)

    I immediately opened a letter from PRL Podcast guest Matt Rizvi.

    And what I read… was some sad news. (more…)

  • The NYTimes changes their narrative

    Narratives aren’t fact.

    6:21
    Saint Paul

    People love to think humans are persuaded by facts, that we’re rational beings, willing to weight the information in front of us, and even if we don’t like the outcome, we’re willing to change our minds in the face of truth.

    Do you blindly weigh the facts available? Photo "Nighttime Jutice" by Rob Kroetz, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    Do you blindly weigh the facts available? Photo “Nighttime Jutice” by Rob Kroetz, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

     

    This pretty much never happens. Emotions… our tribe’s position… and what we want to believe… are far more important to us than boring old facts. (more…)