“Kitne aadmi the” is one of the most memorable lines of the Indian movie industry. Gabbar Singh, the evil villain from the classic movie Sholay, rolls it off his tongue when his 3 men return empty handed from a loot campaign.
Let’s take another one – Veni, Vidi, Vici or I came, I saw, I conquered. I am quite sure that you have come across this one too. This was Julius Caesar.
Do you see anything common in the two statements? I dropped a hint very early, if you noticed.
Well, both are ‘memorable‘ and both have ‘3 words‘. Isn’t that interesting?
Can you recall any other which has a structure of ‘three‘ – 3 words, 3 parts, 3 rules?
It’s not difficult. I would say, it’s as simple as ABC or 123.
You get the direction, right? See, if you can think of a couple of them.
What power does 3 have?
Somehow 3 is that magic number that our brain can focus attention on and absorb in. Not 2, not 4 but 3.
Come to think of it, it’s been there, forever. The most memorable and actionable ideas are no more than 3 words long. I would say 3 is the ultimate brain hack. And we will know why?