Derren Brown is an NLP Phenomenon. Check out these videos where he predicts exactly what three women are thinking, takes someone’s wallet just by asking, and convinces someone to completely forget the thing they wanted most not 30 seconds before. He uses a combination of techniques, including NLP, to convince, predict, and amaze.

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It turns out, smiling DOES help you feel better.
According to two research studies, one in 1988 and one in 2002, just smiling can help accentuate a positive experience.
And since it’s Monday, we thought you should know.
Read the full article on Cognitive Daily

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Location: 953 Mission Street, san FranciscoWhat it is: Learn to dance with fire while engaging in a developmentally focused community. The classes are just as much about a non-judgemental learning philosophy, getting in touch with your body, self-expression, and relaxation (being in flow) as they are about dance.
Description: Extraordinary curriculum includes classes and workshops for [...]

Location: 2323 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA
What it is: Gosh…InterPlay is one of those experiences that defies description. But I’ll try anyway, if you promise to do your best to imagine what I’m talking about! By definition, InterPlay is a community-based, improvisational arts practice. Gather a bunch of regular-ish people in a dance [...]

What it is: The 4 Hour Workweek is a book about designing your lifestyle to inform your job as opposed to your job informing your lifestyle. It outlines strategies for delegating, streamling and outsourcing tasks (yes to India or China) to free up time and stress so that you can do the things you [...]

What it is: At GrowthPop we think it’s important to try new things and have fun doing it. We found this video of a new therapy technique that we thought was fun…don’t try this at home, it’s for professionals only.
Growth Potential: Fix all your problems in 5 minutes? I’m in.
Pop Potential: Not so sure about [...]

What it is: ‘The Game’ chronicles 2 years of the life of Rolling Stone columnist, Neil Strauss, as he infiltrates a society of Pick Up Artists and transforms his skills with women. Strauss goes from a self-described “chick repellant”‘ to, well, the self-described “best pickup artist in the world.” Through his tales, readers learn [...]

What it is: The Secret is based on a concept called, “the law of attraction” and teaches its principles through interviews with various authors and experts in the fields of psychology, metaphysics, finance, and personal development. The Secret’s basic tenet is that by changing the way you think and focusing on what you really want, [...]

What it is: Tiny Gigantic reviews various cultural phenomena, and generates their own memes, most notably Replate.org, and Written On The City.
Growth Potential: Lifehacks with attitude. They’re idea men, and reading their site just might make you an independent thinker.
Pop Potential: These guys are still small, so you’ll look smart when you can spout off [...]