What if you could turn any awkward silence into a conversation people actually enjoy?The panic sets in the moment you have to talk to someone new. Your mind goes blank, the small talk fizzles, and thirty seconds later you are both looking for an exit. Afterward you replay every clumsy line, telling yourself you're just "too shy" or "socially awkward."Left unchecked, that quiet dread costs you friendships, dates, opportunities, and the easy connection you ...

How to confidently talk to people who don't know you well — even if you've always called yourself "too shy" to connect.Are you frustrated finding yourself in awkward, embarrassing social moments? Do you feel like you're drowning when you talk to people because of social anxiety? Are you tired of using "I'm just too shy" as your go-to excuse?The panic that sets in when you try to talk to someone new is real — and it can quietly cost you friendships, dates,...

How to uncover the inner workings of the human mind to expand your influence, all while learning the art of subtle manipulation.Our brains are incredible. They weigh around 3 pounds, contain 86 billion neurons, and at any given time the majority of the inner workings are active and functioning. Despite all of this, our brains are very easily tricked. They may be complex, but they’re rather like machines that, given certain input, will produce an expected output. Do you want to know...

To raise awareness of how frightening AI is, I am publishing an entire book of poetry written by artificial intelligence.The shocking part is that these poems are pretty good, fun to listen to, and AI has some crazy opinions.In this book, I provide AI 1) topics for poetry 2) analysis and commentary of the poetry.Behold the entertaining terror of poetry by GPT-3, an OpenAI large-scale language-generation model.About me, the author: I am a worker in th...

To bring issues to light of how startling computer based intelligence is, I'm distributing a whole book of verse composed by fake intelligence.The stunning part is that these sonnets are very great, enjoyable to pay attention to, and man-made intelligence has some insane opinions.In this book, I give simulated intelligence 1) points for verse 2) examination and critique of the poetry.Behold the engaging dread of verse by GPT-3, an OpenAI enormous scope language-age model.About me, ...

The Prince is a classic work of political philosophy by famous political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. A phrase often associated with this work is “the ends justify the means.” In other words, Machiavelli believed that acts of cruelty or lawbreaking were justifiable if the purpose of such acts was to advance one’s own power and chances of survival. The adjective “Machiavellian” refers to behaving in a way that aligns with Machiavelli’s philosophy. To this day, Machiavelli’s philosophy is c...