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Carmine Gallo
Episode 316
Vocabulary
ignite (verb)
- Definition:
- Definition: to cause something to start quickly, like a fire or strong feeling
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “Those go viral because it ignites the threat response.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “Her speech ignited excitement in the crowd.””
premise (noun)
- Definition:
- Definition: an idea or statement that is the main reason for a story or argument
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “Your new audiobook is based on the premise that the brain does not pay attention to boring things.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “Their plan began with one simple premise.””
inciting (adjective)
- Definition:
- Definition: causing something to start, especially an important event in a story
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “For example, in every rom-com ever made, there's the inciting incident, the catalyst, as some people call it, the catalyst.””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “Writers look for an inciting idea.””
attention economy (idiom)
- Definition:
- Definition: the idea that people's attention is limited and many things compete for it
- Example from the episode:
- “Example from the episode: “In today's hyper-distracted attention economy, what is the first thing a communicator must do to bypass the cognitive spam filters that come up?””
- Example sentence:
- “Example sentence: “In the attention economy, short videos win.””