Tag: emotions

  • 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…)

  • 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

    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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  • What waits for you?

    Are they ‘just’ dreams?

    7:15
    Saint Paul, Minnesota

    I’m still pumped about my upcoming book, Change State (now available on Amazon), and what it might be able to do for you.

    I have to be honest — sharing the book with my family and friends has been a bit nerve-wracking.

    Because, like you…  (more…)

  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    "Head shot" by erat, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    “Head shot” by erat, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

    #bias #ego #comfort #health #lies #bodylanguage #introvert (more…)

  • 10 Things You’ll Learn from “Never Split the Difference” by Chris Voss

    I’m always in the lookout for new books of interest. I tend to buy far more than I have time to read, and it ensures I always have something cooking in my brain.

    List subscriber Philippe wrote in a month ago to suggest Chris Voss’ Never Split the Difference. Philippe said it might be the best book on persuasion that he had read. I bought it… and immediately moved it to the top of my pile.

    Is this the best book on persuasion I've ever read? It just might be…
    Is this the best book on persuasion I’ve ever read? It just might be…

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  • Persuasion Articles of the Week

    "Robots" by Jeffrey Thomas, 2018
    “Robots” by Jeffrey Thomas, 2018

    #robots #magic #advice #emotions #logic #marketing

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  • Why friends won’t watch your favorite movies

    Check out this great song by
    Phil Collins.

    5:31am

    Saint Paul, MN

     

    I really do like Phil Collins as a solo artist.

    (Bring on the hate.) (more…)

  • Advice from a World-Renowned Copywriter (Robert Collier Letter Book, Part 1)

    I’m sitting at the dining room table, hand writing some of the sales letters from the Robert Collier Letter Book while my licorice tea cools off.

    Robert Collier Letter Book, 6th Edition, with the library punch card
    Robert Collier Letter Book, 6th Edition, with the library punch card

    Collier was a direct mail writer, successfully selling all kinds of products during his career, including jewelry, tires, books, and clothing.

    Hand writing successful sales letters like these helps to slow down and focus your brain, while (more…)

  • Seeing is Believing

    Millennials may think they’re a different breed.

    Perhaps, the reasoning goes, because they grew up in a distracting environment… their brains have adapted to the distractions of our fast paced world!

    "Brained" by Jose, Flickr, CC-By-2.0
    “Brained” by Jose, Flickr, CC-By-2.0

    I frequently hear, “Maybe this generation is different!”

    Attempts to outlaw competitive sports or bullying rely on that same flawed belief — that somehow humans are reaching a new level of consciousness. Finally.

    For all the drum-beating about “Science!” it’s amazing to see how many people (more…)