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11301.  Judah Akers (the lead singer of “Judah & the Lion”) is (pretty) ripped;

11302.  Apparently, Judah Akers (the lead singer of “Judah & the Lion”) likes to go into the crowd( and sing);

11303.  Apparently, Bear Rinehart (the lead singer of NEEDTOBREATHE) also likes to go into the crowd( and sing);

11304.  Why do you have to justify any prosperity that may flow into your life by limiting it to the kind that comes from “hard work?”  If you want freedom, choice and abundance in your life, does it really serve you to believe that the path to that has to be one of struggle, hard work and sacrifice?  If your belief about the attributes of the path is at odds with the attributes of the destination then the destination will always remain just out of reach for you.  Here’s a little-known truth: the path and the destination are one and the same.  And the fastest way to get to a life of freedom, choice and abundance is to believe that those things are available to you now and always.  If you have a deeply held feeling that you are undeserving of money or if you’re not convinced that it can come easily to you, this will be reflected in your outer circumstances now and always.  On the flip side, if you truly believe at a deep, internal level in your own deservingness of wealth then money has permission to flow into your life easily now and always.  The subconscious mind always prevails in the end.  It also prevails at every stage along the way;

11305.  Sometimes we label frustration and blockage with respect to attaining our conscious goals as “failure,” but you can come to see this kind of frustration as a friend.  Why?  Because it’s a key indicator that shows you you have a subconscious belief, which is out of alignment with a conscious goal.  It shows you where your blocks are;

11306.  We can only change when we admit reality;

11307.  It’s (pretty) easy to make a pecan pie.  The hardest part is the crust;

11308.  Just because you forgive someone, it doesn’t mean you won’t feel pain from his/her actions in the future;

11309.  Apparently, “The Machine” (i.e., Bert Kreischer) is friends with Snoop Dogg;

11310.  Apparently, Snoop Dogg gave Bert (Kreischer) parenting advice when his daughter, Ila, smoked his marijuana/weed, when she was 15;

11311.  Bert Kreischer said he’s been in a shower with Snoop Dogg;

11312.  When arguing/fighting, Lucy Rowett, a certified sex and relationships coach, says that it’s always best to stay with “I” statements, rather than “You” statements.  This means avoiding statements like “You always/You never” and instead saying, “I feel like you don’t do X;”

11313.  Constructive fighting is taking responsibility for your opinions and feelings and not blaming the other person, but making more of a statement for yourself: “When you don’t wash the dishes, I feel hurt because I enjoy a clean kitchen.  It is important for me to share tasks in order to feel respected.  If I cook, I would like you to wash the dishes.”  Compared to: “You haven’t done the dishes yet again, you’re useless.”  Basically, the blame game just makes us defensive and that is not productive;

11314.  When having an argument, it comes down to priorities.  Constructive fighting is about problem solving and sharing feelings, not making the other person feel like shit about themselves.  Real intimacy isn’t the absence of conflict; it’s the recognition of conflict and the willingness to address it as a team when it arises.  It is important to address the ongoing issues in the relationship, but focus on resolving the problem instead of proving your partner wrong;

11315.  Even in the midst of a heated fight, you need to remind yourself that this is a person you love and respect and work to find the grain of truth (there is always one) in what s/he is saying;

11316.  Once you’re finished with the blowout, it’s important to then find a post-combat, neutral place.  You should take some time, regroup and calm down before you attempt to reconnect.  Next, both parties need to take responsibility for their actions and be willing to apologize.  Apologize properly if you raised your voice and said something hurtful and then start the conversation again in a calmer state.  This is a great time for physical affection – in whatever form works for you.  Hugs, kisses, cuddles, etc. all help to get the oxytocin flowing and recreate intimate connection with those we love.  Then, you can choose what’s next together – a walk, a movie, time alone, sex.  There is no right or wrong – whatever works for the both of you, individually and as a couple;

11317.  The best way to safeguard for future conflicts is to first set “absolute limits.”  You make an agreement with each other when you’re both connected of what is absolutely off-limits when you are fighting, such as hurling anything at your partner that you know will hurt them or hit a pain point, because this can cause real damage to your relationship and you may not be able to rebuild trust;

11318.  4 unhealthy fight red flags: 1.  Criticism – It’s perfectly fine to tell your partner if something they did upset you, but don’t point the finger (of blame) and try to tear them down.  Instead, focus on the impact their behaviors or thoughts have on you instead; 2.  Defensiveness – If you’re on the opposite side of this and you’re receiving feedback, don’t jump on the defense straight away as it encourages more conflicts.  Instead, take a deep breath, try to understand her/his point of view and invite her/him for brainstorming to resolve the issue together; 3.  Contempt – Contempt arises when you genuinely believe that you are superior to your partner.  You might be better at some things than your partner, but s/he has her/his strengths too.  If you have contempt for your partner, this builds resentment over time and this is very toxic for a relationship; and 4.  Stonewalling – If your partner does something that pisses you off, don’t shut down or blow her/him off.  These kinds of counterproductive reactions only fuel anger and resentment.  If it is not the right time for you to have an argument, just tell your partner that you’re not ready for it and that you commit to address the issues later, when it’s more convenient;

11319.  At the end of the day, everyone fights.  We just need to have the emotional maturity to understand why we’re fighting and to be able to apologize and take responsibility where it’s needed.  We all want beautiful, healthy and happy relationships and they start with taking steps to engage in conflict in a positive way;

11320.  Emotion isn’t changed by logic; it’s changed by action;

11321.  I can say I was at Matt Duchene’s 1,000^th (career, regular season) game and Evgeny Kuznetsov’s 700^th (career, regular season) game;

11322.  I can say I saw Dylan Strome’s 100^th (career, regular season) goal and Alexander Ovechkin’s 1,500^th (career, regular season) point;

11323.  Alexander Ovechkin is the 16^th player in NHL history to score 1,500 (regular season) points;

11324.  You can do anything you want; you just might not be able to do it on the timeline you want.  It may happen faster than expected and it may take longer than expected;

11325.  The number 1 rule in likeability is to make people feel that you are like them.  Regardless of skin color, religious, ethnic and other differences, we prefer people who are similar to us at some level;

11326.  There are 4 components to fallback stories: 1.  The bridging sentence; 2.  The story itself; 3.  Your opinion of the story; and 4.  Asking for the other person’s opinion in a few different ways;

11327.  The first component is the bridging sentence and while it is short, it provides a simple, plausible transition from whatever the previous topic was into your fallback story;

11328.  “You know what I heard recently?” is a fairly flexible option, while others you can use include “Want to know something interesting that happened recently?” and “You won’t believe what happened the other day.”  All 3 of these evoke some curiosity, giving you the perfect segue into your story;

11329.  The second component is the actual story itself.  Now, notice that it’s not long and the story details don’t even matter that much here;

11330.  Introduce the premise, try to focus on the 1 or 2 primary emotions that you want to evoke and move on from there;

11331.  If you tell the story right, the reaction isn’t about the story itself, it’s about the questions it poses (and that you pose);

11332.  “What is the primary emotion and point of the story you are trying to tell?” and distill that into 1 sentence.  If you can’t, your stories are probably rambling messes that make people scream internally;

11333.  The third component is your opinion (as the speaker) on the matter.  For most of these fallback stories, you want to provide a positive opinion; otherwise people may not feel comfortable opening up and sharing if they happen to disagree with you;

11334.  Just share how you feel about it and try to place yourself in the context.  This component is key to opening the other person up because you’ve shared first and made yourself vulnerable.  The other person will feel safer after you’ve disclosed your position first; that’s just a facet of human psychology;

11335.  The fourth and final component seems like a series of inane questions, but there is logic to the chaos.  When you ask someone to generally comment on a situation, most people have a tough time with this request because it is so open-ended and broad;

11336.  Fallback stories are best when concluded with a series of questions;

11337.  When you are thinking of what fallback stories to put up your sleeve, interpersonal situations tend to work for that reason.  Other prompts that make good fallback stories include asking people what they would do in certain hypothetical situations and asking for opinions on moral dilemmas (as long as they aren’t dark and depressing);

11338.  One of the best ways to break out of interview mode is to engage in role play.  Taking on a character, leaving yourself behind and engaging in the ultimate type of conversational play;

11339.  “Archer Oh” reminds me of The Smiths/Morrissey;

11340.  Dogstar is (actually) decent;

11341.  John Wick/Keanu Reeves/Neo is a decent bass player;

11342.  Apparently, Robert Mailhouse (the drummer for Dogstar) grew up in the (Washington,) D.C. area;

11343.  Apparently, John Wick/Keanu Reeves/Neo grew up in Toronto(, Canada);

11344.  John Wick/Keanu Reeves/Neo seems to be enjoying himself playing bass for Dogstar;

11345.  Whitlow’s DC (Whitlows.com) automatically adds a gratuity to your bill;

11346.  Role playing: 1.  Make a “judgement” statement about someone; 2.  Give them a label based on the statement that you made; and 3.  Start playing the roles;

11347.  All of conversation is an opportunity for playful interaction.  It just takes a shift in mindset to see that and the world will open up;

11348.  Breaking the 4^th wall is a simple, yet effective move to make any conversation more interesting.  Often used in movies, this technique essentially involves commenting about the conversation you’re having in some positive way.  This is generally something that both parties are thinking, but has gone unacknowledged;

11349.  The “Us Against the World” technique entails forming an in-group with the person you’re talking to based on some common experience or emotion that both of you share;

11350.  If a conversation seems to be dying out or droning along, you might want to have some fallback stories to reinvigorate your interaction;

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11251.  It’s cheaper (and more convenient) to order takeout( from restaurants), groceries and stuff from pharmacies through Rappi (Rappi.com) than it is to take a taxi or Uber to their stores;

11252.  If you have Rappi Prime, deliveries are free;

11253.  There are a lot of bars and clubs in the Barrio Provenza area of El Poblado in Medellin;

11254.  Going out in Medellin is very casual.  Wearing a t-shirt, jeans/pants and sneakers is perfectly acceptable;

11255.  I’m actually taller than most Colombians;

11256.  The most criminal thing about Criminal Taqueria (Instagram.com/CriminalTaqueria) in Medellin is the (speed of) service;

11257.  Security at music festivals in Colombia seem more concerned with finding weapons than they are with finding drugs;

11258.  I can say (that) I’ve been to an EDM festival in South America( specifically Ritvales 2023 in Medellin, Colombia);

11259.  Apparently, they’ll test your drugs at music festivals in Colombia;

11260.  Apparently, tusi is a mix of MDMA and ketamine;

11261.  Latin American EDM is a thing;

11262.  Medellin Papas has really crispy, crunchy, French fries;

11263.  Amber Heard’s birthday is on April 22(, 1986);

11264.  There doesn’t seem to be “turn on red” in Medellin;

11265.  There are wild dogs in Medellin;

11266.  Apparently, the wild dogs in Medellin like chicken bones;

11267.  The Medellin Metrocable gondolas are considered to be the first urban cable propelled transit system in South America;

11268.  Apparently, the Santo Domingo Metrocable station (in Medellin) is closed on Mondays unless Monday is a public holiday then the station is closed on Tuesday;

11269.  I can say I’ve ridden in a Metrocable gondola;

11270.  Real City Tours (RealCityTours.com) has a really good, free walking tour of downtown Medellin (i.e., El Centro Medellin);

11271.  Colombians like to skirt the line between legal and illegal;

11272.  Colombians don’t talk about Pablo Escobar;

11273.  Pablo Escobar built homes for the poor to curry favor in Medellin, but he also set off 400 or so bombs killing 4,000 people;

11274.  Apparently, Colombians have selective memories and only remember the good and forget the bad;

11275.  Apparently, Colombia today produces 25 times the amount of cocaine it did in the 1980s;

11276.  Medellin is (actually) a pretty safe city.  There are more murders per capita in New Orleans.  There was a 98% drop in crime when the distribution of cocaine/drugs moved from Colombia to Mexico;

11277.  Pre-COVID(-19), there were 3,000 or so homeless in Medellin.  Since COVID(-19), there are now more than 10,000 homeless in Medellin;

11278.  Apparently, a third of the population in Medellin doesn’t have a job;

11279.  Colombians are friendly and curious people.  Don’t worry if they stare at you (i.e., a foreigner);

11280.  Locals in Medellin call themselves “paisa;”

11281.  Locals in Medellin call foreigners and tourists/visitors “gringo;”

11282.  Apparently, Colombia produces a lot of knock off apparel. . . . They have Mike( shoe)s instead of Nike( shoe)s;

11283.  Apparently, the (Colombian) Supreme Court ruled that people have the right to control their own bodies.  In doing so, the ruling made prostitution legal as long as it is among/between adults (i.e., at least 18);

11284.  Pimping, however, is not legal in Colombia as it amounts/equates to slavery;

11285.  The (court) ruling also made abortion legal.  So Colombians can get an abortion any time after 5 days and up until 24 weeks of conception/pregnancy.  Afterwards, it is only allowed in case of risk of death to the mother, fetal malformation or rape;

11286.  The (court) ruling also made euthanasia legal in Colombia;

11287.  Drugs are illegal in Colombia, but the use of drugs is not (i.e., the right to control one’s own body);

11288.  Apparently, the paisa of Medellin take great pride in the Medellín Metro (i.e., Metro de Medellín).  They keep the stations very clean and pick up any garbage.  They also don’t scratch the windows or damage the train cars;

11289.  Apparently, there’s nothing to do in downtown Medellin (i.e., El Centro Medellin) at night.  It’s mainly an industrial area;

11290.  The Paisa platter (i.e., Bandeja Paisa) is a traditional Colombian dish in Medellin.  It includes Colombian style beans, white rice, chicharrón, carne en polvo, chorizo, a fried egg, ripe plantain, avocado and arepa;

11291.  Apparently, you shouldn’t be afraid of the homeless in Medellin.  You should be more wary about pulling your phone out at night and walking around alone at night in a deserted area;

11292.  Apparently, you shouldn’t walk around Medellin with your passport or a lot of cash.  Most places take credit card;

11293.  If you want to take a walking tour of the Comuna 13 Medellin area, Zippy Tour Comuna 13 (ZippyTourComuna13.com) is supposed to be a good one;

11294.  Apparently, you shouldn’t walk to the Medellin Botanical Gardens (i.e., Jardín Botánico de Medellín).  You should either use the (Medellin) Metro or take a taxi(cab) or Uber;

11295.  Apparently, you shouldn’t go to Botero Square (i.e., Plaza Botero) at night;

11296.  There’s no reason to cancel your plans because of weather in Medellin.  Most storms will pass within 30 minutes;

11297.  Apparently, Uber is illegal in Colombia;

11298.  They have green and red (traffic) lights in Colombia, but no yellow ones.  However, the green (traffic) lights count down showing you how much time is left for the (traffic) light;

11299.  There are not a lot of Asians in Medellin.  In a week, I saw 5 and 2 were in the airport;

11300.  I didn’t see any Indians in Medellin;

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11201.  Your engaging conversations shouldn’t be a mere replica of someone else’s style.  Embrace your unique personality, quirks and perspectives.  Inject your own flair into every interaction and watch as people are drawn to your authentic self;

11202.  Whenever you make a mistake, own up to it;

11203.  The more you heal, the less you see attention as affection, attachment as connection, codependency as support, disagreement as an attack, enmeshment as intimacy, lack of boundaries as empathy, external validation as internal self-love and trauma bonding as healing;

11204.  There’s no advantage in college sports or minor league sports that don’t have a draft to lose/tank;

11205.  Erectile dysfunction can be an early sign/warning of current or future heart disease/problems;

11206.  Perfectionism is the response of anyone who’s had to work to be loved;

11207.  How do you tell what has special meaning to a person?  Focus on how much time and effort are normally involved in these decisions;

11208.  When you compliment things that reflect individual choices, your compliment can have quite an impact;

11209.  Other characteristics you can compliment people about are their manners, the way they phrase certain ideas, their opinions, their worldview and their perspective;

11210.  The converse would be complimenting someone on something they have zero control over, such as their height;

11211.  Your compliments have to zero in on something that provides a measure of validation.  For instance, an unusual hairstyle that makes them feel special and unique.  By directing your compliment there, you highlight their own self-perceived sense of how special they truly are;

11212.  If you truly want to maximize the effect and impact of your compliment, it all starts with being observant about other people.  Pay attention to how you think they want to be perceived because that will give you some insight into their insecurities and you can use your compliments to build their confidence in those areas.  If someone constantly goes to the gym and makes fitness a large part of their lifestyle, it’s pretty certain they want to be perceived as fit, active and invested in health.  Call that out with a compliment;

11213.  Compliments that target things the person has put great effort into will pay huge dividends;

11214.  Pay attention to other people and ask yourself what emotion they want to evoke.  Then give it to them.  Don’t take too long to reply, but being too quick isn’t advisable either.  This is all to make others feel that you are present and engaged;

11215.  If your mind goes blank, use a technique called free association to generate a response.  These are words that immediately come to mind upon hearing something;

11216.  Owen (Cook) said he helped get a (U.S.) president elected;

11217.  Apparently, Tony Hsieh (the former CEO of Zappos.com) was a friend and former client of Owen Cook;

11218.  Apparently, word free association/vomiting sounds like rapping;

11219.  Apparently, Owen (Cook) has friends in the State Department that told/warned him to take his (video) content down;

11220.  Owen (Cook) thinks A(rtificial )I(ntelligence) will be the “mark of the beast;”

11221.  Ken Burns (the documentarian) has ditched the beard;

11222.  Ken Burns’ idea of dressing up is still a blazer with jeans;

11223.  In the early 1800s, (it has been estimated that) there were about 30 million (American) buffalo roaming from the east coast to the Great Plains;

11224.  The (American) buffalo is the national mammal of the U.S.;

11225.  I can say that I’ve chatted with W. Richard West, Jr., (the founding director of the “National Museum of the American Indian”) and his wife, Mary.  I ran into them, after a(n) (WETA) event in Washington, D.C., as they were about to cross the street.  They were very kind and gracious;

11226.  Ken Burns is 70;

11227.  What you’re drawn to tells you who you are;

11228.  The truth is that things don’t really get solved.  They come together and fall apart.  They come together again and fall apart again.  It’s just like that.  The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for mystery, for joy;

11229.  U.S. citizens don’t need a visa to enter Colombia for a tourist or business stay of 90 days or less or cumulatively for stays of 180 days or less per calendar year.  Before your 90-day stay expires, you can request an extension of up to 90 additional days from the Colombian immigration authority (i.e., Migración Colombia);

11230.  When looking for (airline) flights, try Capital One Travel (CapitalOneTravel.com).  I found the same flight for a $110.00 less than what I found it for on Google Flights;

11231.  Kung Fu Tea (KungFuTea.com) uses Lactaid (lactose-free) milk;

11232.  Coca-Cola (Zero Sugar) Y3000 does have a (fake) tropical fruit flavor to it . . . (it) maybe coconut;

11233.  The “Hot Wawa Gobbler with stuffing & cranberry” is tasty, but, it’s not as good as Starbucks’ “holiday turkey and stuffing panini;”

11234.  I find it sad, the number of companies/people, who try to prey on/scam you, when you buy real estate( with home warrantees, insurance and up-charging for property deeds);

11235.  Fill out your immigration registration at CheckMig (apps.migracioncolombia.gov.co/pre-registro/en) anytime between 72 hours to an hour before you get to Colombia.  It’ll (significantly) speed up the immigration control process;

11236.  The taxi(cab) and Uber pickup is upstairs on the departure level at José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) in Medellin(, Colombia);

11237.  The Túnel de Oriente connecting Medellin with the José María Córdova International Airport is the second longest vehicular tunnel in Latin America.  It cuts the commute/travel time to the airport from 1 ½ hours to 30-45 minutes;

11238.  Medellin is very mountainous.  It sits in a valley;

11239.  Most of the roads in Medellin are two lanes with one lane going in each direction;

11240.  Residential buildings in Medellin have (metal) fences with barbed/razor wire or electrified fencing on top.  Most storefronts have garage doors;

11241.  You can drink the water in Colombia;

11242.  Most of the buildings in Medellin are made from red(, clay) bricks;

11243.  McDonald’s has (bone-in) fried chicken in Colombia;

11244.  Apparently, Colombia has very little coffee culture;

11245.  Colombians seem to like avocado, beans, (ham)burgers, fried chicken, fried potatoes, grilled meat, hot dogs/sausages, plantain and rice;

11246.  There is Burger King, Domino’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, Hooters, KFC, McDonald’s, Papa John’s, Pizza Hut and Starbucks in Medellin;

11247.  Apparently, only foreigners and people working out wear shorts in Medellin;

11248.  Colombians start decorating for Christmas in November;

11249.  Davivienda (Davivienda.com) (in Colombia) doesn’t charge a fee for taking out money from their ATMs;

11250.  Apparently, they’ll deliver party favors to your door in Medellin;

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11151.  Montreal has a nice mix of old and new architecture;

11152.  I can say I’ve been in an Olympic venue(, specifically the Montreal Olympic Pool);

11153.  You can live in the Olympic Village.  The (1976) Olympic Village in Montreal has been converted/turned into apartments;

11154.  One of the fundamental rules of likability and charisma is the concept of reciprocity.  Put simply, we are kind to people who are kind to us first.  Rarely do you see somebody who reacts very negatively when somebody gives them a gift or dresses their wounds or otherwise helps them;

11155.  You have to choose things to praise others for that will have the greatest impact.  In other words, it has to be something that they actually care about.  Otherwise, your compliment will come off as less than genuine and you will give the impression that you’re fake or manipulative;

11156.  Massaging/working on one place on the body can affect a different area of the body;

11157.  Apparently, I’ve got a lot of tightness in the pelvic region of my body especially in the buttocks/glutes;

11158.  Apparently, I have a shy scrotum;

11159.  Apparently, the circumcision scar on the underside of my penis towards the tip is very sensitive;

11160.  Apparently, I should try relaxing when I climax/orgasm;

11161.  Comfort is the worst addiction and a cheap ticket to depression;

11162.  Don’t tell people more than they need to know; respect your privacy;

11163.  The family you create is more important than the family you come from;

11164.  Train yourself to take nothing personally to save yourself from 99% of mental problems;

11165.  There can be knots and tight spots inside the body;

11166.  An internal massage is a thing;

11167.  It’s possible to stroke/touch a woman’s cervix;

11168.  The keys to giving an internal massage are communication (i.e., what feels good and what doesn’t), going slowly and being present and really paying attention to the other person;

11169.  The cutlet sandwich (i.e., breaded chicken cutlet, provolone, coleslaw, hot peppers, marinated eggplant & mayonnaise) at “BOSSA Pret a manger” (Bossa.ca) (in Montreal) is tasty;

11170.  Apparently, a Montreal(-style) bagel is smaller, thinner, sweeter, denser and with a bigger hole than a New York-style bagel and it’s always baked in a wood-fired oven;

11171.  The view from the Mount Royal Chalet in Montreal reminds me of the view from Victoria Peak in Hong Kong;

11172.  The smoked meat sandwich on rye (bread) with (yellow) mustard from Schwartz’s (SchwartzsDeli.com) (in Montreal) is so good. . . . It’s tender, flavorful, a little salty, but so good. . . . Their (French) fries are good too;

11173.  The (French) fries at Le Darling (instagram.com/Bar.Darling) (in Montreal) are great.  They have a slight sweetness to them;

11174.  Plattsburgh(, New York,) is known for the Michigan hot dog/red hot.  It’s a steamed all-beef hot dog on a steamed bun topped with a meaty, bean-less chili;

11175.  I can say I’ve had a Michigan hot dog/red hot( from Clare & Carl’s Hot Dog Stand in Plattsburgh, New York);

11176.  Abundance is not impressive when you have a lot of whatever it is you want to have a lot of.  Abundance is impressive when you don’t have what you want and you choose to believe the opposite of what reality is showing you at this exact moment.  If you can stay abundant in the face of scarcity then it shows your beliefs are immovable;

11177.  Scarcity and abundance aren’t based on numbers.  They’re based on beliefs;

11178.  According to Blake, I have a sweet nature about me . . . not exactly the vibe I’m looking to project to women/the ladies;

11179.  The lu rao fan (i.e., slow braised, 5-spice pork belly bits on rice, soy egg, scallions, ginger & arugula salad) at Bar Chinois (BarChinoisDC.com) in D.C. is tasty;

11180.  Here are the 2 key areas that are important as far as the focus of your compliments goes: things people have control over and things people have made conscious and specific choices about;

11181.  If you have to choose from many things to compliment someone about, pick the one that is least obvious;

11182.  Appreciating the things that go unnoticed makes people feel extra special because it tells them that you took the time and effort to pay close attention to them;

11183.  The iced pumpkin cream chai tea latte at Starbucks is tasty;

11184.  An Odesza concert is a spectacle.  It’s like a Vegas show.  There’s a good use of visuals, flame mortars, fireworks and lasers;

11185.  Odesza (sure does) love(s) a drumline;

11186.  Feelings drive action.  Feelings drive change.  Feelings drive connection;

11187.  People often claim to buy things because of logical decisions, but, most of the time, they buy based on feelings and then justify their decision with logic;

11188.  Logic doesn’t build deep connections.  Feelings do;

11189.  If you write in a way that doesn’t make people feel things, they won’t bond with you.  They won’t buy as much from you.  And they’ll likely stop paying attention to you overall at some point;

11190.  Don’t be afraid of upsetting people.  Don’t set out to piss people off, but don’t let someone else’s anger stop you from saying what you believe in.  Or stop you from having fun or doing things your way;

11191.  Marcello Hernandez (from “Saturday Night Live”) is pretty funny;

11192.  Not surprisingly, Michael Che is dirtier doing stand-up( comedy);

11193.  Colin Jost went to Harvard( University). . . . Michael Che didn’t go to college. . . . They ended up with the same job;

11194.  Identify your problems, but give your power and energy to solutions;

11195.  In life, lots of people know what to do, but few actually do what they know.  Knowing is not enough!  You must take action;

11196.  If you talk about it, it’s a dream, if you envision it, it’s possible, but, if you schedule it, it’s real;

11197.  The path to success is to take massive, determined action;

11198.  Persistence overshadows even talent as the most valuable resource shaping the quality of life;

11199.  Engaging conversations require active listening, the kind that makes the other person feel heard and understood.  It’s about giving your undivided attention, maintaining eye contact and genuinely empathizing with their words.

11200.  One of the most powerful tools in your conversational arsenal is the art of asking thought-provoking questions.  These are the kinds of questions that dig deep, spark curiosity and invite the other person to open up on a whole new level.  It’s through these questions that you’ll unlock hidden stories, passions and insights, forging a connection that goes far beyond surface-level chitchat;