Reality is easier to hack than expected

Oz Pearlman is a mentalist, magician, endurance athlete, and keynote speaker.

Can someone actually read your mind? Oz has built a 30-year career on making you believe the answer is yes, but what's really happening when he guesses your PIN code, your card, or a memory you've never shared with anyone? Is it psychology, body language, or something science can barely explain?

Expect to learn how mentalism actually works, the psychological principles behind building instant trust, how to make someone remember you forever in under 10 seconds, what it's really like to perform for the most powerful people on the planet, and much more…

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Is Oz’s Career is Built On a Lie? (1:56) Who is the Greatest Mentalist of All Time? (3:22) What Are the Core Principles of Mentalism? (4:23) Does Body Language Give People Away? (5:16) How Did He Do This Trick?! (15:08) Why Storytelling Makes the Trick Work (22:26) The Secret to Telling a Gripping Story (30:03) Memory Hacks From a Mentalist (38:36) The Best Ways to Detect Deception (41:59) How to Become Indispensable to People (48:44) Why You Should Try to Boost Your Confidence (54:06) Is Everyone Susceptible to Manipulation? (01:00:13) How Similar Are Comedians and Mentalists? (01:02:23) Can We Train Ourselves to Lucid Dream? (01:09:27) How to Recover When a Trick Goes Wrong (01:14:26) Will Oz Be Able to Trick Donald Trump? (01:25:44) How Oz Hacks Your Sense of Reality (01:29:43) Why Endurance Training Builds Mental Toughness (01:36:10) The Hidden Impacts of Being a Mentalist (01:47:27) What's Next For Oz? (01:47:41) Oz Breaks into Chris’ Mind

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