Ep 22: Chase Hughes: Influence isn't magic - it's FATE. The Deep Psychology Behind Every Decision

Ever wondered why you said “yes” when you meant “no”? Or bought something you didn’t need — but felt compelled to get?

Welcome to the Flintonian Podcast, where we crack open the deep psychology of influence—no fluff, no gimmicks, just raw behavioral truths.

This episode is a deep dive into Chase Hughes’ FATE Model - Focus, Authority, Tribe, and Emotion, from his magnum opus in behavior and influence, The Behavior Ops Manual.

We’re unpacking:
• Why people confess to things they didn’t do
• How primal instincts still steer modern behavior
• The real reason fear and scarcity hijack your decision-making
• The ancient scripts running beneath your conscious awareness

If you care about persuasion, influence, or just understanding the “why” behind human behavior—this is the one to watch.

Tap in now. Your ancestral brain is already listening.


The Behavior Ops Manual by Chase Hughes isn’t just a book—it’s a classified blueprint for behavior control, influence engineering, and human decision-making. Originally designed for elite operatives, interrogators, and behavioral units, this manual dissects the psychological mechanics behind compliance, persuasion, and identity transformation.

Inside, you’ll find field-tested models like FATE, the Six-Minute X-Ray, and the Six-Axis Influence framework—tools so precise they’ve been used to extract confessions, reshape belief systems, and guide high-stakes negotiations.

It’s not motivational fluff. It’s surgical influence.

If psychology books are compasses, this manual is a scalpel—crafted for those who don’t just want to understand behavior, but command it.

Use it ethically. Use it wisely. But once you open it, you’ll never see human behavior the same way again.

You can get your copy of the Behavior Ops Manual from Chase's website, here:
https://nci.university/ops-manual

Or from Amazon, here:
https://amzn.to/3Xv7RJw


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