Dance

To me from Publius, a few weeks ago:

To me from Luke:

You can say anything and completely mean it - while carrying all the weight of the initial statement, iif you do one thing to the statement.

Either A.) make it funny. B.) immediately laugh after saying it. This makes it almost completely impossible to argue with it. So, whatever you need to say to somebody - do it that way and the charisma will carry you over that hurdle your afraid of jumping.

If you say, "I'm 20 years old?" then people won't believe you.
If you say, "I'm 80 years old, hahahaha," then they will.

Everything is a dance. Truth, lies, facts, logic, statistics, evidence; nothing matters unless you incorporate it into a dance. What actually rolls out of your mouth is almost completely useless because humans do not make decisions based on logic. They make it based on emotion and then JUSTIFY it with logic. That's why confidence will carry people over just about anything. That's why funny people can get just about anything.


You're naturally funny and charismatic. Play that riff.


Scott always spoke with conviction and people ate out of his hands. But from what I know now, as I approach his age, I can see through his eyes - and yes, the world is a fucking wasteland. He got caught chasing rabbits when there was nothing left to interest him. Don't make that mistake. you must dance.


- Publius, 10 August 2009.