Billy Gladwell 1/11/22 Billy Gladwell 1/11/22

The Secret of “The Secret”

The authors of The Secret stopped after the first half of the equation. Unfortunately, this is a misleading marketing strategy designed to make the authors wealthy by keeping the consumers needing the second half — the essential half. In other words, it's designed to get you to buy subsequent books, films, and workshops.

Billy Gladwell 12/6/21 Billy Gladwell 12/6/21

The Dunning–Kruger Effect

The Dunning-Kruger effect is in operation when humans with minimal skill, limited knowledge, or inadequate competence grossly overestimate their ability.

Billy Gladwell 11/29/21 Billy Gladwell 11/29/21

Occam’s Razor

“When faced with two competing theories, the simpler explanation is usually correct.” In other words, the explanation that requires the fewest number of assumptions is typically correct.

Billy Gladwell 11/15/21 Billy Gladwell 11/15/21

Confirmation Bias

Confirmation bias is the tendency for humans to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.

Billy Gladwell 11/8/21 Billy Gladwell 11/8/21

The Semmelweis Reflex

The Semmelweis Reflex is the tendency for humans to reject new evidence or knowledge because it differs from established norms, beliefs, or standards — despite adequate proof.

Billy Gladwell 11/1/21 Billy Gladwell 11/1/21

The Barnum Effect

The Barnum Effect is in play when humans believe that personality descriptions apply specifically to them.

Billy Gladwell 10/25/21 Billy Gladwell 10/25/21

Confabulation

Confabulation is a memory error. It happens when there are gaps in a human's memory, and those gaps are filled with manufactured, misinterpreted, and distorted information.

Billy Gladwell 10/18/21 Billy Gladwell 10/18/21

12 Lessons To Help Master Strong Social Skill

The more you help other humans get what they want, the more they will help you get what you want. Everyone is exceptional at something, and everyone needs help with things they’re not so great at. Without strong social skills, you will not be effective at helping humans and influencing them to help you.

Billy Gladwell 10/4/21 Billy Gladwell 10/4/21

The First 10 Pages

I've discovered it's best to choose to pursue what I feel is right for me and avoid being the victim of the hallucinations of others. I prefer to share the journey with those who complement my life — not those who complicate it.

Billy Gladwell 9/27/21 Billy Gladwell 9/27/21

A Message to Garcia

I was introduced to this story while a senior in high school. It sat in a cardboard box for many years after. Then, in my 30s, I found it during a move and understood A Message to Garcia differently this time around.

Billy Gladwell 9/20/21 Billy Gladwell 9/20/21

How to Hack Your Mind’s Algorithm

What you focus on, you tend to get more of. But, unfortunately, most humans focus on what could go wrong, what they can't do, and how they're not good enough. Even I sometimes fall into this trap.

Billy Gladwell 9/13/21 Billy Gladwell 9/13/21

Expert Tips To Make Humans Like You

I stopped watching because I felt that I couldn't watch any longer—I didn't like the human who was speaking.

Billy Gladwell 9/6/21 Billy Gladwell 9/6/21

Self-Imprisonment to Self-Empowerment

Humans don't understand that they don't need to be hypnotized—they need to be dehypnotized.

Billy Gladwell 8/9/21 Billy Gladwell 8/9/21

Submodalities

Everything that happens in your mind can be described using your five primary senses.

Billy Gladwell 7/26/21 Billy Gladwell 7/26/21

Let’s Get Physical

Your emotions affect your physiology, and your physiology affects your emotions.

Billy Gladwell 7/19/21 Billy Gladwell 7/19/21

Have You Fallen Victim to the Habit Myth?

If you’ve done any research on changing a habit, you’ve probably heard the phrase, “It takes 21 days to change a habit.”

Billy Gladwell 7/12/21 Billy Gladwell 7/12/21

Storytelling Is Your Job

If you want to be great at what you do, storytelling is the critical skill you must master.

Billy Gladwell 6/21/21 Billy Gladwell 6/21/21

Humans Have Everything They Need

Every human already has everything they need to make any change they desire.

Billy Gladwell 6/14/21 Billy Gladwell 6/14/21

How vs. Why

Asking how you do something is almost always more effective than asking why.

Billy Gladwell 6/7/21 Billy Gladwell 6/7/21

The Meaning of Your Communication Is the Response You Get

Kim from Miami emailed me. She says she's been told by friends that she's "a bit abrasive." Kim wants to know how to talk to others so they better understand her without getting upset.