Glad I was able to offer some help.
Take care though to present it steadily. Don’t just give her the link to the playlist. Send her a couple at a time, spaced out. For one, she’s much more likely to watch them that way. (I guarantee, if you send a newbie you’re trying to convince a playlist of 50 videos, making up 8 hours of content, it’s too daunting. People like to be able to feel like they accomplished something, and they don’t always have a lot of time (or motivation) to do that. (And don’t forget, your whole goal is to get her motivated). This is part of the reason magazines are so popular. You don’t have to read it all together, all the way through, and all in order. You can just take one easily digestible piece at a time. This is how you need to present these ideas. I would say it’s like spoonfeeding, but that’s more for helpless, stationary infants. This is more like leaving a trail of Reese’s Pieces for someone to actively follow on their own.)
Two, it gives some time to sink in. Three, it allows you an opportunity to hear feedback and have some discussion. And four, at some point it may very well leave her wanting more. (As you could see, this was the case with Heather’s protege’s right away.) And that’s what you always want. But even more so with something like this, because you don’t want to be leading her forever. You can always be a mentor, but the goal is for her to get that spark of her own. She needs to have her own fire beneath her, and an interest in these things for herself…to at the very least start thinking about things in a slightly different way. Or even just be a bit more questioning.
This story provides one of the best illustrations of this I’ve ever heard. It’s what every libertarian needs to be doing.
The narrator is a great inspiration for anyone wishing to share these ideas (which should be everyone who’s familiar with them) and provides an excellent model for how these things can be approached. Think of your discussions in the terms with which he frames the conversation. See if you can achieve a similar dynamic. (This won’t always be possible. Your own abilities do play a role, but it is largely a function of the person you’re trying to reach. Obviously the more versatile you are and more attune to different personality types and interest levels, the easier it will be for you to adapt your strategy and discussion style to the person, so that you might communicate in the most affective (and therefore effective) way possible…i.e. a way that the person understands and is most impacted by. (But bear in mind, this won’t always be the way they are necessarily used to being spoken to…or possibly even how they want to be spoken to.) Often times a change of pace from what they’re familiar with can help make the message louder.)
So drop a few Pieces and let her follow. Then engage some discussion and see how it goes. This will help you understand where she’s at and what might be a good next step. The list is arranged in a helpful order that will provide one of the more smooth transitions to this area of thinking. So just start with the first 2 or 3 and wait for a response. Make sure she views them. When she’s ready, send a couple more. Pay attention to the video lengths to gauge how many should be sent in one package. Obviously the longer ones should be sent solo or maybe with one or two short ones. At the very most, two long ones, but you don’t want that to go often. But it will also depend on the person. There are some who it seems they have been waiting for this their whole lives, and they can’t get enough.
I’m sure there’s a few here who can relate to that.