226 - The World's Greatest Con - Brian Brushwood
You Are Not So Smart
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The Stage Hypnotist Says, Now You're Getting Cooler
A stage hypnotist asks, who here in this room would like to be hypnotized? This feels like a very small moment. It's the most important moment because you are self selecting for compliance. We hear directives and sleep; we know while we're up there on stage, what he means is, act as though you just went into slumber. The reliability of these reactions to fame and shame, that's what allows stage hypnotists to make a living doing this.
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