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How Negative Labels Destroy Logic and Polarize People
We live in a highly polarized world, don’t we? It’s hard to talk about practically anything at all (especially politics) without the risk of offending somebody who has a different opinion than you do. In times gone by, most Americans had similar core beliefs and values. But today it’s not like that at all. Practically […]
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How ‘Game of War’ Can Afford Sexy Cover Model Kate Upton
Last summer I played “Game of War: Fire Age” for a short period of time. It was fun to learn how to play the game, join an alliance, and begin to wage war on some of the surrounding cities. But I quickly realized something about “Game of War”: The only way you can possibly “win” […]
Continue readingHow to Get Off the Hedonic Treadmill [Find True Happiness]
“Is getting rich worth it?” That was the question posed on Quora. One of the anonymous people who responded claimed to have made $15 million in his mid-20s when he sold a tech startup. He wrote a lengthy response, but here is the part that stood out to me:
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How Smart Marketers Name Products to Increase Sales
Recently I’ve noticed that some restaurants are playing word games. Instead of offering “pizza,” they’re offering “flatbreads,” even though the two are virtually indistinguishable. But it does change customers’ perceptions. Pizza is an inexpensive food for Friday nights. But stone-fired artisan flatbread… that sounds fancy, and possibly worth paying a little extra for. It is […]
Continue readingStrange Conspiracy: Marketing Gurus Want Me to Shut Up
Maybe I’m just paranoid. But I get the feeling certain people have approached me or hired me simply to buy my silence. Let me explain… I’ve written some unflattering things about certain Internet marketing “gurus” and other online business people here on my blog.
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