Archive for the ‘Psychology’ Category

Your Thoughts Are Not Your Own

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Beliefs, Influence, Psychology, Religion | Jul 27, 2009 | Tags: brain washing, Brian Brushwood, Dr. Charles Singleton, gullible, mind control, neurolinguistic programming, nlp, Robert Frost, Scam School | 2 Comments

Before you watch the video below I want you to have someone read a short poem by Robert Frost to you. If you read it to yourself it may not have the same effect. So go ahead, ask whomever is closest to you right now to read this to you: The woods are lovely, dark ...Read more.

The Power of Purging

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Consumerism, Psychology | May 14, 2009 | Tags: cleaning out, spring, story of stuff, stuff | 4 Comments

‘Tis the season for spring cleaning. It’s a great time to reassess what matters and to purge the things that hold you back. Yesterday I killed the auto-renew on 15 domains I own but won’t be using and don’t think will have much value for others to buy. In the last 2 weeks I sold ...Read more.

Does Your Magazine Know When You Like to Have Sex?

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Advertising, Consumerism, Influence, Marketing, Media, Psychology | Apr 28, 2009 | Tags: consumer, consumer behavior, magazine ads, magazine advertisements, magazines, sex, sex in advertising, sex in marketing, sex sells, sexy time, subliminal advertising, watch ads, watch advertisements, watches | 6 Comments

Sexy time. It’s not always at the same habitual time like breakfast or teeth brushing time, right? Or is it? Researchers at the University of Texas did a study in 2007 with 2,000 participants that revealed 237 reasons why people have sex. (Really, they couldn’t stretch it to 250 to get a good round number?) ...Read more.

Entrepreneurial Attitudes Vs. Status Quo Complaints

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Beliefs, Psychology | Apr 15, 2009 | Tags: attitude, boulder, entrepreneur, university of colorado | 1 Comment

Last night I attended the Entrepreneurial Mashup hosted by Silicon Flatirons. It was an event honoring the biggest entrepreneurs in Boulder. It’s quite amazing to be in a room with 150 fun, successful, optimistic dreamers committed to building a better future. As you’d imagine, it’s the opposite feeling of hanging out with people who follow ...Read more.

There is no Law in the ‘Law’ of Attraction

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Beliefs, Books, Consumerism, Marketing, Money, Politics, Psychology, Religion, Spin, The Brain, Videos | Jan 30, 2009 | Tags: abraham, consciousness, fooled by randomness, geoff covin, hudson river plane crash, kluge, law of attraction, malcolm galdwell, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, NYT, NYT bestseler, oprah, outliers, personal development, rhonda byrne, secret, slef help, success, success formula, talent is overrated, the secret, us airways | 2 Comments

Laws are not selective, unless you’re either rich, powerful, a celebrity , politically connected, or know someone who is when you break one. Gravity is a law. It works 100% of the time with no excuses whether you like it or not. In fact, you don’t have to buy a book or movie to see ...Read more.

Lessons From Geese

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Psychology | Jan 26, 2009 | Tags: lessons from geese | No Comments

Did you ever think geese had something to teach you? Today’s lesson is learning how to influence through watching our animal friends. Even more importantly, how to let others influence us and work together to get more out of less by contributing to and receiving from the community. If only we could get out of ...Read more.

The Power of Validation

Posted by Brett Greene | Filed under Psychology, Videos | Jan 22, 2009 | Tags: validation | 1 Comment

It’s funny how one word can have two different meanings. If you watch at least a little of the video above you’ll see what I mean. The lesson in this short film is one I’ve preached for years – The most important thing you can ever do for another human being is to acknowledge them ...Read more.