Money
This is the word for things you absolutely must have to survive or keep safe, compared to things that are just fun to want.
What are needs?
This is the attention-grabbing trick used at the very start of a speech to hook the audience's brains and get them thinking.
What is Ask a Question?
This trick is used to force your brain to hurry up and stop thinking by claiming, "Time is running out!" or "There are only a few left!"
What is Scarcity?
What you should do with your original plan the exact second it stops working.
What is Change it?
This is the bad habit of delaying a major task or chore that you need to do, usually by distracting yourself with easier, fun things until the last minute.
What is Procrastination?
This is the mistake of buying something the very second you see it, just because it looks cool in the moment, without checking your budget first.
What is Impulse Buying?
To make an audience truly believe your message, you must state this core piece of your argument with total clarity right up front.
What is an Opinion?
This is a major warning sign in a message: if a headline or image is designed to make you instantly furious, shocked, or terrified, it's using this trick.
What is an Emotional Trigger?
The best thing to do when you get stuck on a hard problem instead of getting mad or quitting.
What is Try a different way?
This is the hard cutoff date or time when an assignment, game, or project must be absolutely finished.
What is a Deadline?
The type of spending decision triggered when you want a cool energy drink or neon bracelet just because your friends are buying them.
What is Social Pressure (or Trend / Hype Buying)?
For a solid, basic argument, a speaker should always back up their main opinion with at least this many clear reasons.
What is Two Reasons?
This action changes the "feeling" or the "hype" surrounding an everyday item to make it look special, even though the physical item hasn't changed at all.
What is Advertising?
The bad habit of refusing to listen to anyone else because you think you are 100% right.
What is Being stubborn?
When a project or goal feels completely massive and overwhelming, you should break it down into these smaller, manageable pieces to get started.
What are Steps?
This event happens in the game when prices across the entire store suddenly increase by $2 or $4 because of a "strike" or "market crash."
What is Inflation?
This is the structural step where you paint a picture for your audience by sharing a real-life scenario or personal narrative to prove your point.
What is an Example or a Story?
This is the crucial detective habit of checking multiple different places or reading an official text to see if a wild rumor is actually a fact.
What is Cross-Referencing?
What a team should focus on finding instead of wasting time arguing about whose fault a mistake was.
What is A solution (or how to fix it)?
This basic planning skill involves deciding exactly which tasks are the most critical to finish today, and which ones can safely wait until tomorrow.
What is Prioritizing?
This is the act of setting a piece of your money aside for later, which saves you from going broke when an unexpected emergency pops up.
What is Saving?
Instead of rushing your words or staring at your shoes, doing these two physical actions with your voice and eyes instantly projects high confidence.
What is Talking slower and making eye contact?
This is a distracting clue or a fake problem put in your path on purpose just to keep you busy while the real truth stays hidden.
What is a Red Herring?
What you can learn from a bad choice or a failed attempt so you do better the next time.
What is A lesson (or how to improve)?
This is the practice of protecting your daily schedule by choosing to say "no" to minor distractions so you can finish your main goals on time.
What is Time Management?