Guided Thought | William Batten
Mental Tools for Greater Living
Year: 2019
Elevate your life to base hedonism
Hedonism sure gets a bad rap. It conjures up images of too much women, wine and song. Sure, those things are fun. But it’s hardly a fulfilling life if it revolves around those. Purpose, duty, discipline – these are what they tell us are… Continue Reading “Elevate your life to base hedonism”
The Rudolf Protocol
The standard approach to self-improvement is take a weakness of yours and improve it. If you’re skinny, lift weights. If you can’t draw, practice it. Maybe take a class. It’s a great strategy. And you might wonder – what else could you possibly do… Continue Reading “The Rudolf Protocol”
Silly season, serious strength
Christmas is barely a week out. The season of parties, overindulgence and drama is now in full bloom. I hope you’re enjoying yourself. If not…? Well, you wouldn’t be the first, now would you? So that’s okay. A little downtime ain’t gonna wreck you.… Continue Reading “Silly season, serious strength”
60 New Year’s Resolutions that won’t fizzle
Soon, the time-honoured tradition is upon us: Millions of folk around the world will make promises to themselves. Eat better. Exercise more. Start a business. Be bold and brave. And by mid-February, the gyms will be empty and the buffet lines full again. New… Continue Reading “60 New Year’s Resolutions that won’t fizzle”
30 minutes left on how to be memorable, even if you’re boring
Conversation Hacker’s launch is drawing to a close 30 minutes from when I sent this. (So less time from when you’re reading this.) If you want 15 practical exercises that enhance your conversations, now’s the best time to buy. Grab these before the deadline… Continue Reading “30 minutes left on how to be memorable, even if you’re boring”
Use your clumsiness to turn folk from secretive to honest
Everyone has embarrassing little things they don’t like to admit. Maybe you’re so addicted to superhero stories, you bingewatch cartoons aimed at children. Perhaps you can eat your body weight in fried potato. It might be that paperwork or forms bug you far more… Continue Reading “Use your clumsiness to turn folk from secretive to honest”
Train dopamine addicts to pay attention to you
I’ve been rattling on about the earth-shattering power of great conversations. But in some way, they’re harder than ever. You know what I mean if you’ve ever wanted to catch up with someone, but they check their phone every 20 minutes. It kind of… Continue Reading “Train dopamine addicts to pay attention to you”
How to be unique but not crazy
I bet you have some strange views, experiences and hobbies. And I also bet most folk don’t see that side of you. They ask the typical questions about the weather and your job and how everything is going. Sure, you can force the conversation… Continue Reading “How to be unique but not crazy”
Unfortunate side effect: spotting your fake friends
In Conversation Hacker, I teach you how to push the friendship button in other folk’s minds. Whether they’re a stranger or soulmate, this simple gesture – especially when combined with everything else – easily builds a stronger sense of rapport. It’s something most folk… Continue Reading “Unfortunate side effect: spotting your fake friends”
Better service, better tips, better living
One of the curious things about the architecture of conversations – a model that’s at the heart of Conversation Hacker – is how widely applicable it is. Think buying or serving coffee isn’t a ‘real conversation’? Well, you might be right. And yet human… Continue Reading “Better service, better tips, better living”
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