Oz Pearlman
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The deck fell down and then the card was on the ceiling. So I go, why did that guy misremember it? Right. Maybe he's just drunk, maybe whatever. But I'm trying to understand why did he have a different memory of the same event? And what I realized is that people observe what you have them focus on. Tony Robbins has a great bit where he goes, right now, close your eyes.
The deck fell down and then the card was on the ceiling. So I go, why did that guy misremember it? Right. Maybe he's just drunk, maybe whatever. But I'm trying to understand why did he have a different memory of the same event? And what I realized is that people observe what you have them focus on. Tony Robbins has a great bit where he goes, right now, close your eyes.
The deck fell down and then the card was on the ceiling. So I go, why did that guy misremember it? Right. Maybe he's just drunk, maybe whatever. But I'm trying to understand why did he have a different memory of the same event? And what I realized is that people observe what you have them focus on. Tony Robbins has a great bit where he goes, right now, close your eyes.
Tell me everything that's green in this room. And you're like, green? I don't know. But then when you open your eyes, I see that the UFO lights are green instantly. But I say, close your eyes again. What's purple in this room? I'm like, I didn't look for purple. You find what you're looking for. So if I... Didn't say it took me a while to like iterate and figured out.
Tell me everything that's green in this room. And you're like, green? I don't know. But then when you open your eyes, I see that the UFO lights are green instantly. But I say, close your eyes again. What's purple in this room? I'm like, I didn't look for purple. You find what you're looking for. So if I... Didn't say it took me a while to like iterate and figured out.
Tell me everything that's green in this room. And you're like, green? I don't know. But then when you open your eyes, I see that the UFO lights are green instantly. But I say, close your eyes again. What's purple in this room? I'm like, I didn't look for purple. You find what you're looking for. So if I... Didn't say it took me a while to like iterate and figured out.
But if I don't look up when I throw the cards, when I would throw the cards up and let them fall back down in my hand and not look up, the percentage would go 80, 90 percent that afterwards people, when they told the story, they edited, they clipped out the part of me throwing the deck. And now it becomes a miracle. How the hell is that card on the ceiling stuck? You mean you shuffled it?
But if I don't look up when I throw the cards, when I would throw the cards up and let them fall back down in my hand and not look up, the percentage would go 80, 90 percent that afterwards people, when they told the story, they edited, they clipped out the part of me throwing the deck. And now it becomes a miracle. How the hell is that card on the ceiling stuck? You mean you shuffled it?
But if I don't look up when I throw the cards, when I would throw the cards up and let them fall back down in my hand and not look up, the percentage would go 80, 90 percent that afterwards people, when they told the story, they edited, they clipped out the part of me throwing the deck. And now it becomes a miracle. How the hell is that card on the ceiling stuck? You mean you shuffled it?
It was signed. It's on the ceiling. That went from being a good trick to a miracle. And I kind of learned that at about age 15. And I started to realize, how do I do that with everything I do? Because that's a life hack for everything you do. That's not magic. That's life. How do you get people to remember what you want and forget the things you don't want? Wow. That's how you achieve success.
It was signed. It's on the ceiling. That went from being a good trick to a miracle. And I kind of learned that at about age 15. And I started to realize, how do I do that with everything I do? Because that's a life hack for everything you do. That's not magic. That's life. How do you get people to remember what you want and forget the things you don't want? Wow. That's how you achieve success.
It was signed. It's on the ceiling. That went from being a good trick to a miracle. And I kind of learned that at about age 15. And I started to realize, how do I do that with everything I do? Because that's a life hack for everything you do. That's not magic. That's life. How do you get people to remember what you want and forget the things you don't want? Wow. That's how you achieve success.
You start to highlight your strengths. You find ways. And that's a learnable skill. That's not something for magic. That's something in all of life.
You start to highlight your strengths. You find ways. And that's a learnable skill. That's not something for magic. That's something in all of life.
You start to highlight your strengths. You find ways. And that's a learnable skill. That's not something for magic. That's something in all of life.
Well, I guess my intention, at the end of the day, I'm a competitive SOB. I want to be the best in the world at what I do. I'm driven by that. It's like Olympic gold medalists. I want to do the best things possible. Most people don't know what a mentalist is. You go on the street, 100 people, how many people are going to say yeah?
Well, I guess my intention, at the end of the day, I'm a competitive SOB. I want to be the best in the world at what I do. I'm driven by that. It's like Olympic gold medalists. I want to do the best things possible. Most people don't know what a mentalist is. You go on the street, 100 people, how many people are going to say yeah?
Well, I guess my intention, at the end of the day, I'm a competitive SOB. I want to be the best in the world at what I do. I'm driven by that. It's like Olympic gold medalists. I want to do the best things possible. Most people don't know what a mentalist is. You go on the street, 100 people, how many people are going to say yeah?
Leave that for the end, huh? You want to try it again? Not yet. I don't like to do the same thing. I got to do better stuff.
Leave that for the end, huh? You want to try it again? Not yet. I don't like to do the same thing. I got to do better stuff.