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 11/22/21 Billy Gladwell 11/22/21

Selective Perception

Selective perception describes how humans tend to perceive some experiences while ignoring others based on their unique frame of reference.

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 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 9/6/21 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 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 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.

Billy Gladwell 5/31/21 Billy Gladwell 5/31/21

Trance-form Your Communication

A mental health care professional from Columbus, Ohio contacted me. He wants to know why he should add hypnosis to his practice.

Billy Gladwell 5/24/21 Billy Gladwell 5/24/21

What’s Your Intention?

How can I get him to stop picking fights?

Billy Gladwell 5/17/21 Billy Gladwell 5/17/21

So, What's Next For Us?

I want to begin helping you more directly. Think “Dear Abby” or “Ask Ann Landers.”

Billy Gladwell 5/10/21 Billy Gladwell 5/10/21

Uptime Trance

You must learn to create uptime within yourself. This means that you must detach from your self-awareness.

Billy Gladwell 4/26/21 Billy Gladwell 4/26/21

Beliefs Don’t Always Equal Reality

When humans learn new information that disproves a belief that they hold, two things are set into motion that are just the opposite of what we would hope.

Billy Gladwell 4/19/21 Billy Gladwell 4/19/21

What Is OCD and How To Live With It

Growing up, my OCD presented itself as checking and symmetry and ordering. As I moved into my mid-20s, I realized I no longer felt compelled to complete tasks in sets of four, six, or eight.

Billy Gladwell 4/12/21 Billy Gladwell 4/12/21

If You Want To Make a Change, Change Your Story

You can’t change your past because what happened and the situation you were in are frozen in time. You can, however, change your story by choosing to change the meaning of past, current, and future events.

Billy Gladwell 3/29/21 Billy Gladwell 3/29/21

Failure Is a Matter of Time

The majority of us associate negative emotions with failing. Until you change the emotions associated with failing to positive ones, you will have difficulty staying motivated to reach any goal you set.

Billy Gladwell 3/22/21 Billy Gladwell 3/22/21

The 90/10 Rule

I implemented the 90/10 rule over 30 years ago, and I’ve lived by this rule since.