L. C. D.

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Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades. 

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Transcript

L.C.D.

It’s the thing that makes most advertising work — the LCD. It's that math term we all forgot . . . until we suddenly remember it — the LCD. It's the thing that lets most people get led around without realizing it — yeah, the LCD.

A few questions here:

Why does Joe Rogan have such a massive following? LCD. Why do those tired old sitcoms with cardboard characters still rake in the ratings? LCD. Is Kevin Hart the funniest comedian alive? Maybe, maybe not . . . but he is the highest paid. LCD.

LCD — the Lowest Common Denominator.

It reminds me of a story. There was a TV general manager in Rhode Island who got himself in some hot water after he spoke to a college journalism class. He told them point-blank that TV — especially TV news — is programmed for the lowest common denominator.

When the news got out, the public didn’t like hearing that. Why? Because nobody wants to think they’re part of that group.

But here’s a stone cold fact: we all are. No matter how “above it” we think we are.

The lowest common denominator isn’t about intelligence. It’s about being human — imperfect, distracted, and easily led.

And what are they trying to lead us to? To the part of us that thinks we're missing something.

That’s why we buy things we don’t need. It’s why we latch onto influencers and brands. It’s rarely about necessity; it’s about desire. That old slogan: “Be all you can be.”

I don’t blame the marketers. If there’s a gold mine, somebody’s gonna mine it.

But here’s the secret the LCD manipulators don’t want you to know: Nothing’s missing. Not a thing. Nada.

You came in as a complete package. The only issue is that you’ve forgotten.

Forgetting your completeness is like waking from a dream — the details just fade with every eye blink.

Completeness isn’t about how smart you are or what skills you’ve picked up. It’s that deep-down sense that things are handled. Not the thought “everything will be okay,” but the gut-level knowing that you’ll be able to respond to whatever shows up.

You don’t need anyone’s 7-step program to do that. You already have the ability. It came standard.

Ever have someone show you some feature on your computer that’s been there the whole time? Completeness is like that. Always there. Just unnoticed.

And no, you’ll never feel complete in your head, because the head is convinced something’s always missing. It will argue with you right up to the end.

But what if you just stopped participating in the argument?

Every time you choose not to engage, you make room for that sense of completeness to show up. And it does. Every single time.

Discovering that you’re already whole — already able to meet life as it comes — that’s the H.C.D.

You guessed it – The Highest Common Denominator.

All the best,

John