Bucket List: 225 Things to Do Before You Die. How To Prepare When You Only Get One Shot At Persuasion. If you’ve seen Eminem’s movie 8 Mile, you surely remember the scene of an industrial basement packed with hip-hop fans assembled for the battle between rival rappers.
Will they cheer you or boo you off the stage? The refrain repeats, “You’ve got one shot.” It’s the pivotal moment in which you must persuade them to join your movement or slouch off stage in humiliation. Much of what is written about persuasion addresses the challenge of building influence over time. But when you have only one shot, you need to prepare differently. This week I had to prepare for such a “one shot” moment.
The Definition of Love & Thought Catalog. You can stop taking quizzes in Cosmo.
Here’s what love really is. Love is still wanting to hold someone after you climax. After the initial euphoria from the orgasm wears off, you’re replaced with a sense of calm rather than a panic. You don’t want to search for your clothes, scramble to find your keys and figure out the best way to tell them, “See ya later forever!” You’re fine with chilling out in bed with the person and maybe ordering pad thai later. Love is unattractive. Love is not afraid to be schmaltzy. Love is an all-consuming drug.
Love is not what our parents had. Love is getting drunk with your significant other at a party and taking a cab home with your bodies intertwined. Love is fucking stupid. Love is your significant other telling you about their favorite album and then making a point to fall in love with it on your own. Love is wanting your partner to cum. Love isn’t always marriage. When love leaves you, you should be lying on your bathroom floor with no resolve. The Best Kind of Love. If You Don't Know Me By Now The Best Kind of Love By Annette Paxman Bowen I have a friend who is falling in love.
She honestly claims the sky is bluer. Mozart moves her to tears. "I'm young again! " As my friend raves on about her new love, I've taken a good look at my old one. When my friend asked me "What will make this love last? " And there are surprises. There is understanding. 15 Ways to Say I love You. &Welcome to this world&... Points out the absurdity of religion in just over 4 minutes.