Jason Fowler

I study why ideas work.
Storytelling, creativity, business & children's books.
Learning in public.

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Hey everybody, big news.

My next children's book is out!

This one is Max and The Search for Munky Mondo. It's an epic adventure of imagination that all begins when Max is outside feeling bored, and his dad tells him to go find the golden statue of Munky Mondo.

"What's that?" Max asked.
"You're a kid. Use your imagination!"

Which is what Max, joined by his sister Libby, does.

I love this book, and I'd love for you to check it out. Here are 3 reasons why you might enjoy it:

1) If you've read Max and The No Good, Rotten, Worst Birthday Party of All Time, this book is the next in the series. Follow young Max's adventures in this book and the many more to come.

2) It's fun. A children's book has to be fun above all. This one is filled with action, adventure and the kind of wild stuff that 2 kids playing outside would imagine—crazy forest creatures, a golden talking cloud, superhero potion, lava boots, a twist ending, and more!

3) It has a message vital for kids today. I'm concerned that kids are forgetting how to play. I love phones, tablets and TV as much as anyone else, but when kids turn to those things every time they're bored, they miss out on an essential element of childhood—creative play. My hope is that this book will help with that problem.

It's up on Amazon, and if you're a Prime member you'll get FREE shipping.

Check it out and let me know what you think!

https://t.co/mi2adMk9s0

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...that the instinct works perfectly most of the time and WE are subject to similar manipulation.

That means if you know how human behavior works, you can make your writing so much more persuasive, not to take advantage of people's weaknesses, but to strengthen our strengths.

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Robert Cialdini write that a turkey's maternal instinct are activated by the cheep sound a normal, healthy baby turkey makes.

If the baby doesn't make that sound, the mother totally ignores it.

That's funny because it makes animal look stupid, but Cialdini points out...

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@landofthe80s This is the original Dragon Quest.

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@AndrewWriteCopy I'm a big fan of Ben Settle. Super interesting. His podcasts were great. His books are no filler.

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@waronweakness We used to like celebrities. It was wild!

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@AndrewWriteCopy 🔥

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@AgrivarDragon @ultimadragons It was a time and a place.

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@noahkagan Give water to a man in the desert.

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@ItsKieranDrew AI is best used as a springboard and everything should be verified. Can't trust it.

That said, I've gotten some genuinely good insights from it.

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@AndrewWriteCopy @waronweakness Some piercings would set it off perfectly.

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@TaylinSimmonds It's humbling but way more efficient to find someone who thinks your huge problem is simple.

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@torreydawley @waronweakness I'm curious to see the unintended results of fully AI workers.

AI goes off the rails in weird ways, and they don't care at all if they trash a company and get busted. It's all the same to them.

Trusting an AI is like eating a bag of cookies, but one is filled with poison.

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@david_perell Just like vanilla is a flavor, too, this is also an aesthetic.

No shade from me.

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@AndrewWriteCopy AI is incredible, but also clumsy and awkward in particular ways. I certainly wouldn't let an AI write for me.

I like to let AI function as an art director or editor to get new insights, but even then you can't just do everything an AI says. Human judgment is still important.

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@AndrewWriteCopy Can't be!

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Chat GPT just told me I'm not unclear, I'm just over-permissive with my own options. Now I'm laughing out loud.

When did AI become hilarious?

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Are books quickly becoming packaging for AI research?

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@Jimburgess At the end of the day, mysticism is the most fascinating religious expression, IMHO. People with no access to spiritual experience drink it like water.

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@theWellRedMage Best wishes.