Toxic Positivity, Motivation Grifters, and How To Escape Them What matters the most: hard work, a sharp mind, or luck? Without opportunity (luck) good enough to make hard work worth it, you will not work hard, and even if you do, it will be for nothing. Then again, without the sharp mind to recognize when an opportunity is good enough, you won’t be able to recognize it as an opportunity, and you’ll miss it. Then again, just having a sharp mind is a product of luck, since…
The psychodynamics of storytelling - Male archetypes that make a story work What makes a good impactful story (in copywriting or otherwise)? 🤔 Well, it just so happens that storytelling is a science in itself. Let me explain. Turns out there are certain elements in a story that relate to the collective human unconscious (as Carl Jung put it). This is why ALL (every single one, actually) successful stories faithfully adhere to the “hero’s journey” structure. 😎 Be it a legend,…
Increasing Stock Value Through Effective Internal Communications *Internal Communications in a sentence:* *If you can't convince your employees of your value offering, how on earth do you expect to convince the customers who has your competition to consider on top of everything?* The ethical thing turns out to be the most profitable. Valuing employee well-being, engagement and enthusiastic input is not only ethically rewarding, it can be financially beneficial also. In…
The Truth About Leadership: What leadership is, what it's not, and what fake leaders look like You scroll down the vomit-inducing toxic positivity of LinkedIn in hopes of finding the perfect inspirational post to get you through your difficult day. The endless regurgitated “motivation” quotes feel like a Groundhog Day nightmare. On top of that, you are compelled to feel guilty for not appreciating this deluded toxic positivity, even though you know it’s pretentious. You…
The “Body Count” Issue The more partners you’ve had in your past, the more miserable you’ll be with just one, because your mind becomes accustomed to variety. Each time you invest emotion and physical intimacy in a new person, you condition your psyche to seek more and more variety and novelty. You will then find it impossible to emotionally invest in intimacy with a single person. And intimacy with one person is more intense than any promiscuous lifestyle. Chastity, both…
Here’s How You Write A Story With A Moral: Storytelling basics Movies, novels and other formats of storytelling fail when they offer no moral realization by the end. A moral of the story is something that is the result of the protagonist’s struggles, the thing that helps him excel against the antagonist. This moral realization is the crux of the protagonist’s character arc. The moral helps him win, but it also solves his initial weaknesses at the start of the story, even…
Why Is Modern Art So Ugly? Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud You’ve probably wondered: What the hell is going on with modern “art”. It’s so expensive, so it must mean it’s good, right? But, let’s face it: you think it’s crap, yet you are too afraid to say it out or fear of being shamed. The implied emotional blackmail goes like this: “You don’t get art. You’re uneducated. You’re uncultivated. You have no understanding.” Nobody likes to be the odd one out. So you censor…
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