by Bill Martin | Apr 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
Think about the last milestone celebration you attended—a 50th birthday, a wedding, a retirement party. The entire event is ostensibly for the guest of honor. Yet, paradoxically, that person often spends the entire time playing the role of host, rushing from group to...
by Bill Martin | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
What do you find more engaging: watching a movie, or playing a video game? While both can tell incredible stories, there’s a fundamental difference. A movie is a passive experience; you are watching someone else’s story unfold. A video game is an active...
by Bill Martin | Apr 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
You’ve likely heard of the “uncanny valley,” that unsettling feeling we get when an android or animation looks almost human, but something is just slightly off. The effect is strangely creepy. But this feeling extends far beyond robots. It’s...
by Bill Martin | Apr 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
A great film isn’t just a random collection of scenes. A great novel isn’t just a series of chapters. They are journeys, carefully constructed with a beginning, a middle, and an end that takes the audience from a place of questioning to a place of...
by Bill Martin | Apr 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
You’ve likely heard the terms: magician, mentalist, illusionist. They conjure specific images, often of top hats, trick cards, or uncanny “mind-reading” feats. And while these labels contain elements of truth, they don’t quite capture the full...
by Bill Martin | Mar 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Just as actors in a play follow a script, we all navigate our daily lives by following powerful “unseen scripts.” These are the unconscious social and personal narratives that tell us how to behave in any given situation. Think about it. You have a script...
by Bill Martin | Mar 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
“Do. Or do not. There is no try.” It’s one of the most famous lines in cinema, and it points to a profound truth about the human mind. Have you ever noticed the difference in your own commitment when you say, “I’ll try to go to the gym...
by Bill Martin | Mar 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Picture the classic magician. He’s on a stage, under a spotlight, perhaps with a deck of cards or a top hat. “Look at me,” his posture says. “Look at what I can do.” For a long time, this was the unquestioned model of a performer. But...
by Bill Martin | Mar 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Think back to a moment of collective awe. Perhaps it was watching a solar eclipse, the sky going dark in the middle of the day. Maybe it was being in a theater when a piece of music reached a stunning crescendo, or in a stadium when your team scored a last-second...
by Bill Martin | Feb 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s start by celebrating the skeptic. In a world saturated with misinformation, pseudoscience, and endless streams of questionable data, skepticism isn’t just a personality trait; it’s a vital survival tool. The ability to think critically, to ask...
