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  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    Change State is now available! PRL Subscribers get a handful of bonuses if you buy before Sunday at Midnight… send your receipt my way!
    Change State is now available! PRL Subscribers get a handful of bonuses if you buy before Sunday at Midnight… send your receipt my way!

    #language #bigidea #socialproof #facebook #manipulation #brainchemicals

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  • Why I didn’t vote for my city’s most pressing issue: Trash Collection

    11:15pm Sunday

    Saint Paul, Minnesota

     

    Hey there,

    This weekend I took my two kids to the library. I was previously unaware, but there was early voting available for Tuesday’s November election.

    Photo "CL Society 218: Crossing arms" by Francisco Osorio, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    Voting, like most decisions, is more about emotions than about facts on an unknown future. Photo “CL Society 218: Crossing arms” by
    Francisco Osorio, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

    “Are you here to vote today?” asked the voting attendant. (more…)

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    "dark jack" by Akki annant, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    “dark jack” by Akki annant, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

     

    #magic #sleep #disinformation #font #typeface

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    "Boy watches TV for the first time from an appliance store window 1948"
    “Boy watches TV for the first time from an appliance store window 1948”

    #neuroscience #fancy #learning #cognitivedissonance

     

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    "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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    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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    Mark Zuckerberg testifies before Congress in April 2018
    Power corrupts.

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

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    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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    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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    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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