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...
by Bill Martin | Feb 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
Take a moment and think about your day so far. Now, if you had to give it a title, what would the “story of your day” be? Is it a drama, full of unexpected challenges? A comedy of errors? A quiet, reflective piece? The very fact that you can answer this...
by Bill Martin | Feb 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Where does meaning come from? Is it something we stumble upon, fully formed, like a diamond in a mine? Or is it something we actively create, spinning it from the raw, chaotic data of our own experience? We are, all of us, constantly telling ourselves stories to make...
by Bill Martin | Feb 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Are you sure you remember your first day of school exactly as it happened? The color of your shoes, the name of your teacher, the feeling in your stomach? Most of us feel a sense of certainty about our core memories. They are the bedrock of who we are. But modern...
