Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44 Billion, Trump Forgets Name of His Social Media

         Well,  everyone's talking about this.

   
 Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion.

Yep, he now owns SpaceX and Twitter. It's like Musk is thinking, "I've seen the heavens. Now on to hell." Twitter's an odd thing to buy. You know, it's like buying YouTube and saying,

     "Forget the videos. I'm just here for the mean comments."

That's right -- the richest man in the world bought Twitter.

Right now, Bernie Sanders is so mad, he just turned into the Hulk. Yeah, Musk has said that he's pro-free speech, so a lot of people think that he'll let former president Trump back on the platform. Yeah, not exactly what we meant when we asked for a return to pre-pandemic vibes.

But when it heard, the caps-lock key on Trump's phone was like, "I'm back, baby!" But listen to this. Today, Trump told Fox News that he will not return to Twitter and will instead join his own platform, Truth Social.. So not even Trump is on Truth Social yet? That is -- It's his app.

He's not on his own app? If you're keeping track, Twitter and Truth Social are like the Four Seasons and Four Seasons Total Landscaping. That's right -- Trump's not giving up on Truth Social, but at a rally this weekend, he somehow managed to mess up the name of his own platform. Take a look at this. -Because of this digital tyranny, we had to give the American people their voice back by building something called Troth --  Truth Social. Sadly, even Trout Central has more users than Truth Social. It's interesting.

Let's switch gears. Over the past couple weeks, there's been a rise in COVID cases, and The White House is calling for caution but not overreacting.

Even the CDC was like, "What the hell does that mean?" You know it's really bad when Elon Musk tries to buy Clorox Wipes. Some more news from The White House. Today, the Tampa Bay Lightning visited President Biden to celebrate their last two Stanley Cup championships. Yep. Sure.

That's good. Biden said he's not a big Lightning fan, but his childhood friend Ben Franklin is. Yeah, and... Well, hey, get this. Chippendales has hired a lobbyist to help them get federal COVID aid. Yeah, they'll receive their money, but they're just going to get it like this.

Some more business news. I read that the owners of JCP Enney have offered to buy Kohl's for $8.6 billion. Meanwhile, Best Buy is calling up RadioShack like, "You up?" And, finally, a hiker in Washington had to call the fire department to rescue her after she dropped her phone in an outhouse toilet and got stuck headfirst trying to get it out. It's actually hard for her to get in touch with the fire department because she had such crappy service. And... Firefighters were like, "There's no fire but you'd better bring the hose."

 I know a lot of people find math boring. Well, that's why we've updated math to make equations be about stuff that you can relate to. It's time for "Popular Mathematics."-Let's take a look at our first equation here. If you take a check mark plus a dad bod, it equals the Nike logo. See what I'm saying?  So, then if you take a streaming service plus the movie "Gone in 60 Seconds," it equals CNN+.

It makes you like math again. Here's another one. Mexican culture plus Italian culture plus a middle finger equals Taco Bell's Mexican pizza. I'm still going to try it. I'm still going to try it and I'll probably like it. If you take an old-school camera plus shooting the whole roll of film plus forgetting to take off the lens cap, it equals Kodak Black. You understand? And, finally, if you take positive vibes plus positive COVID test, it equals Coachella.

That's all the time we have for "Popular Mathematics."

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 A study was conducted in 1998 at Columbia University by a professor

Claudia M Mueller, she took a large group of fifth graders and had them work on numerous puzzles by themselves now these were very challenging puzzles but regardless of how well each child did he or she was told that they scored very well that they did better than most of the other kids afterward half of these students were told that they scored high because they worked hard while the other half were told that it was all because they were smart and gifted then they presented each student with three more types of puzzles to work on easy one's medium difficulty ones and extremely challenging ones and what they found was very interesting the students who were told that they did well because they were smart spent the majority of their time on the easy puzzles they spent almost no time on the extremely challenging puzzles and spent much less time overall trying to solve any of the puzzles which was a sign of lower levels of motivation and to top it all off when asked whether or not they enjoyed the experiment they said that it wasn't that fun for them on the other hand the students who were told that they did well because they worked hard spent the majority of their time focused on the harder puzzles they also spent a lot more time overall attempting to solve any of the puzzles which was a sign of an increase in levels of motivation and to top it all off after the experiment they said that they actually enjoyed the entire experience so what can we learn from this study well there's a concept called the locus of control which is essentially the degree to which you believe you have control over your life the kids who were told that they did well because they were smart and gifted were led to believe in what's called an external locus of control they were led to believe that factors outside of what they could control where the reason they did well right you can't control whether or not you're born smart on the other hand the kids were told they did well because they worked hard started to believe in what's called an internal locus of control they believed that it was factors they controlled that led to their outcomes it was their hard work and their extra effort that allowed them to do well on the puzzles right because how much work you put into something is something that you have complete control over now studies on the locus of control like this one have found time and time again that having an internal locus of control is the key to m staying motivated you must feel like you have control over your life and that you are responsible for the things that happen to you if you want to feel motivated all of the time I saw this happen with my own eyes back in the day when I was in charge of a sales team this wasn't retail sales or car sales this was old-school door-to-door sales which has one of the highest turnover rates most people only last a week before quitting see you need to be an extremely motivated individual to be able to face hundreds and hundreds of rejections every single day before someone even considers buying something from you now over time I was able to develop a keen eye for who would actually, last who I should spend more time and energy training all I had to do asked was  a simple question when a new salesperson on my team was confronted on their first bad day a day in which they made no sales,, I would ask him why do you think you made no sales today and I would see how they would respond if they blame things like the weather the fact that it's a weekend and nobody wants to be bothered on the weekends or because it was the neighborhood I would instantly know that they wouldn't last because they had an external locus of control they believed that the reason they couldn't make any sales was because of factors outside of their control and because of this they spent less time knocking on doors which was ultimately the real reason why they weren't making any sales that's the curse of having an external locus of control when you feel like nothing you do matters you stop working you stop trying cuz what's the point of trying when the worlds conspiring against you right so how do we adopt an internal locus of control so that we can start feeling motivated all of the time well they found that the best way to do so is by simply solving problems in your own life and then taking some time in appreciating the fact that it was your actions that solve this problem I'll give you an example just to make things more clear let's say you're someone who struggles with falling asleep so you go do some research and you find out if you get some more sunlight in the morning if you only use your bed for sleeping and if you install a blue light filter on your phone that should drastically increase your to sleep faster when bedtime comes around you do all of those things and lo and behold you find yourself sleeping 15 minutes faster than before when you notice this improvement you need to say to yourself wow it was because of the changes I made because of the effort I put in that I am now able to sleep better it's that simple build up that belief that you are in control of your destiny that you have an internal locus of control and you will never have issues with motivation in your life again this episode's brought so you have to help the guys at Skill share , Skill share is an online learning community for creators with more than 25,000 classes in design business and much much more if there's something you want to learn and improve on chances are there's a class on that exact subject on Skill share to get a 2 month free trial after which it will only cost $10 a month to remain a member I suggest you guys to check out the productivity today course which essentially teaches you ways to increase and improve your attention span which we all know needs to be worked on taking this course will allow you to focus and get more things done which is a great way to develop that internal locus of control so 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Mind Power Techniques To Attract What You Desire to have ...

  

IT'S almost as though the universe is listening to everything you say and everything you think and saying oh that's what they want but most of the time we are talking very negatively about ourselves we talk about how awful we are we're not good enough we can't get this we can't get that ho can the universe bring you anything good if that's the way you're talking today is a new da today is a day for you to begin creating a joyous fulfilling life today is the day to begin to release all your limitations today is the day for you to learn the secrets of life you can change your life for the better you already have the tools within you to do this these tools are your thoughts and your beliefs i will teach you how to use these tools to improve the quality of your life for those of you who are not familiar with the benefits of positive affirmations i would like to explain a little about them an affirmation is really anything you say or think a lot of what we normally say and think is quite negative and does not create good experiences for us we have to retrain our thinking and speaking into positive patterns if we want to change our lives an affirmation opens the way  it is a beginning point of change in essence you are saying to your subconscious mind I am taking responsibility.

 I am aware that there is something I can do to change when I talk about doing affirmations i mean to consciously choose words that will either help to eliminate something from your life or help to create something new in your life every thought you think and every word you speak is an affirmation all our self-talk is a stream of affirmations you are using affirmations every moment whether you know it or not you are affirming and creating your life experiences with every word and every thought your beliefs are merely habitual thinking patterns that you learned as a child many of them work very well for you other beliefs may be limiting your ability to create 

The very things you may say you want what you want and what you believe you deserve may be very different you need to pay attention to your thoughts so you can begin to eliminate the ones that are creating experiences that you do not want in your life please realize that every complaint is an affirmation of something you think you don't want in your life every time you get angry you are affirming that you want more anger in your life every time you feel like a victim you are affirming that you want to continue to feel like a victim if you feel that life does not give you what you want in your world then it is certain you will never have the goodies that life gives to others until you change the way you think and talk you are not a bad person for thinking the way you do you have just never learned.

 how to think and talk the world is just now beginning to learn that our thoughts create our experiences your parents probably didn't know this so they could not possibly teach it to you they taught you how to look at life in the way that their parents taught them so nobody is the wrong however you however, it is time for all of us to wake up and to begin to consciously create our lives in a way that pleases and supports us yo you can do it saying our affirmations is only part of the procedure what we do for the rest of the day and night are even more important the secrets to having your affirmations work quickly and consistently is to prepare the atmosphere for them to grow in affirmations are like seeds planted in soil soil soil soil soil soil poor soil poor growth rich soil abundant growth the more you can choose to think thoughts that make you feel good the quicker the affirmations work think happy thoughts it's that simple and it is doable the way you choose to think right now is it just that a choice you may not realize it because you have thought this way for so long but it really is a choice.

 Now today this moment you can choose to change your thinking it won't turn around overnight but if you are consistent and daily make the choice to think thoughts that make you feel good you will definitely make positive changes in every area of your life the only moment you ever live is this moment this moment is the only time you have any control over if we won't choose to feel good at this moment then how can we create future moments? that are abundant and fun how do you feel right now? do you feel good do you feel bad what are your current emotions? what is your gut feeling? would you like to feel better then reach for a better feeling thought if you feel bad in any way sad grumpy bitter resentful angry fearful guilty depressed jealous critical etcetera then you have temporarily lost your connection to the flow of good experiences that the universe has to wait for you don't waste your thoughts on blame no person place or thing has any control over your feelings because they do not think in your mind it is also why you really have no control over others because you cannot control their thoughts no one can control another unless that person gives permission so you want to be aware of this powerful mind you have you can take total control over your own thinking it is the only thing you will ever have total control of what you choose to think is what you will get in life.

 I have decided to choose to think thoughts of joy and appreciation and you can too what kind of thoughts make you feel good thoughts of love appreciation gratitude remembering joyful experiences thinking of good things you would like to have happen in the future rejoicing that you are alive blessing your body with love and enjoying this moment and looking forward to tomorrow thinking these kinds of thoughts is an act of loving yourself and loving yourself creates miracles in your life it is a focal point to begin changing your thinking affirmative statements are going beyond the reality of the present into the creation of the future by the words you use in the now when you choose to say I am very prosperous you may have very little money in the bank at the moment what you are doing is planting seeds for future prosperity each time you repeat it you are affirming the seeds you have planted in the atmosphere of your mind that is why you want it to be a happy atmosphere things grow much quicker in fertile rich soil it is important for you to always say your affirmations in the present tense i have or I am if you say i'm going to or I will have then it stays out there in the future the universe takes your thoughts and words very literally and gives you what you say you want always this is another reason to keep a happy mental atmosphere it is easier to think in positive affirmations when you feel good think of it this way every thought you think counts so don't waste your precious thoughts every positive thought brings good into your life every negative thought pushes good away it keeps it just out of your reach how many times in your life have you almost gotten something good and it seemed to be just snatched away at the last moment if you could remember your mental atmosphere at those times you would have the answer is too many negative thoughts create the barrier against positive affirmations some people say life sucks which are a a terrible affirmation can you imagine what experiences that will bring you but it isn't life that sucks it's your thinking that sucks that thought will help you to feel terrible and when you feel terrible no good can come into your life don't waste time arguing for your limitations poor relationships problems illnesses poverty etc the more you talk about the problem the more you anchor it in place don't blame others for your problems it's just another waste of time we are all under the law of our own consciousness of our own thoughts and only we attract specific experiences to us by the way we think when you change your thinking process then everything in your life will also change you will be amazed and delighted to see how people places things and circumstances can change blame is just another negative affirmation and you do not want to waste your precious thoughts on it instead, learn to turn your negative affirmations around into positive ones for instance,

 I hate my body becomes i love and appreciate my body I never have enough money or money flows into my life in an abundant way I'm tired of being sick or I allow my body to return to its natural vibrant health i'm too fat or i honor my body and take good care of it nobody loves me i radiate love and love fills my life i'm not creative to i'm discovering talents i did not know i had i'm stuck in a lousy job can become wonderful new doors are opening for me all the time i'm not good enough or i'm in the process of positive changes and i deserve the best this does not mean for you to be frightened of every thought you think because when you first begin to make the change over and really pay attention to your thoughts you will be horrified to realize how negative much of your  thinking has been so when you catch a negative thought just think to yourself this is an old thought i no longer choose to think that way then find a positive thought to substitute for it as quickly as you can remember you want to feel good as much as possible thoughts of bitterness resentment blame and guilt make you feel miserable and that is a habit you really want to release go over this section several times until you really get the principles and can live them also zero in on the sections that may have the most meaning to you and practice the affirmations

  Remember to make up affirmations of your own the first affirmations for you to use right now are i can do it i can feel good about myself i can make positive changes in my life.