Sometimes to sell things, you need to switch the context of the sale. For example, in Toby’s experience of selling furnaces, he made sure the customer felt like they were the ones that had to convince Toby to sell them something. He did this by giving the illusion of exclusivity or limited seller time.
Tag: Waterloo
Baseball: Understanding the Game via Stats
How to read post-game statistics in baseball to keep up with the progression of your favourite teams, without spending time to watch the actual game.
Life Lessons from Dance Dance Revolution (DDR)
How and why to keep a growth mindset, as demonstrated via becoming better at Dance Dance Revolution.
Soylent: 75% Hype, 25% Awesome
Soylent is a powdered food replacement, that’s been getting a lot of hype. Although there are some real benefits (it’s kind of cheap, it is nutritionally complete) and food is actually problematic, there’s still a long ways to go until Soylent’s mission of cooking only being for the rich is achieved.
Prepping for the Travelings
You’re planning on going backpacking. What do you pack? What apps will help make my traveling easier? Other such practical tips.
Ultra Basic Guide to Photography
Things to help with getting started with photography – understanding terminology like exposure, shutter speed, ISO.
Confidence: Can I Has?!
Advice on how to be more self assured
How to Build a Brain
The world’s largest functional brain model, Spaun, recently came out of a laboratory in Waterloo. But how was it made and why is it important? This presentation describes the tools (the Neural Engineering Framework and Nengo) that allowed for the creation of Spaun and what lies in the future of brain modelling.
Walking Through Wireframing
Live demonstration of the wireframing process, from conceiving the idea to prototyping it in different forms.
Basic Knowledge on MDMA
A pharmacist’s look at the effects and dangers of MDMA
