Post No.: 0844 Fluffystealthkitten says: ‘Tiger parenting’ is about pushing one’s children to be the best, as if there’s no point existing unless you’re number one(!) It’s therefore a strict and demanding approach to parenting. Tiger parents are … Read More
Post No.: 0843 Furrywisepuppy says: The technique of ‘one cuts the cake, the other chooses which slice’ is fine for things that can be split into two. But not everything can be. In these cases, ‘one should … Read More
Post No.: 0842 Furrywisepuppy says: International sporting competitions are always political because countries and borders are themselves political rather than are natural constructs. Countries don’t arise from nature but as a result of groups of people forming separate … Read More
Post No.: 0841 Furrywisepuppy says: Stressing about stress isn’t helpful(!) This logically creates a vicious cycle. So we’ve firstly got to accept that a situation is or will be stressful if it is or will be. And we’ve … Read More
Post No.: 0840 Fluffystealthkitten says: Many human rights treaties can be invoked by any affected individual who is under the ‘jurisdiction’ or ‘competence’ of any of the member States of those treaties. Jurisdiction in International Human Rights Law … Read More
Post No.: 0839 Furrywisepuppy says: The comparative method in political science involves picking an independent variable(s) (e.g. GDP) then comparing two or more groups (e.g. countries) against each other to see how they fare according to some dependent … Read More
Post No.: 0838 Fluffystealthkitten says: Apart from general intelligence, there are considered to be many other forms of intelligence that cannot be measured via traditional IQ tests… Emotional intelligence is the aptitude to motivate yourself, persist in … Read More
Post No.: 0837 Furrywisepuppy says: Although religions often promote the highest ethical ideals, they’re also frequently implicated in violence. Even Buddhist monks have sometimes supported violence. Being religiously literate involves taking into consideration the fact that within any … Read More
Post No.: 0836 Furrywisepuppy says: Seeking efficiency always seems like a sensible goal. But we’ve got to be careful about specifically what conditions we’re trying to be most efficient for? For instance, just-in-time (JIT) in supply chain … Read More
Post No.: 0835 Fluffystealthkitten says: Businesses often overstate or even concoct problems just so they can market to us the ‘solutions’ that we ‘need’ for them. Pharmaceutical companies, in particular, have been struggling to find new treatments … Read More
Post No.: 0834 Furrywisepuppy says: Munchausen syndrome or factitious disorder imposed on self is where one feigns illness or trauma in order to draw attention, sympathy or support from others onto oneself. It’s not always due to malingering, … Read More
Post No.: 0833 Furrywisepuppy says: You’ll struggle to reason people out of views they didn’t reason themselves into, and this includes yourself and your own views too. We aren’t purely rational creatures so it can at times … Read More
Post No.: 0832 Furrywisepuppy says: Doing business inevitably involves taking risks. But it’s not about taking risks – it’s about reducing them, whilst achieving the same aims, where possible. Above all – never risk what you’re not willing … Read More
Post No.: 0831 Furrywisepuppy says: If you like someone and the signals are good and the time is right – then ask them out! Make the move… Take the lead. Take the initiative to come up with … Read More
Post No.: 0830 Furrywisepuppy says: Economics is mainly about maximising utility, which is a consequentialist, utilitarian philosophy. An action or choice is good or bad depending on its net outcome. Law also generally serves society as a whole. … Read More
Post No.: 0829 Fluffystealthkitten says: The prohibition of discrimination and the guarantee of equality of treatment is a central provision in International Human Rights Law (IHRL) when it comes to everybody’s civil and political rights. It’s one of … Read More
Post No.: 0828 Furrywisepuppy says: Time to broach another contentious topic together kitten. Fluffystealthkitten says: Yes puppy. It’s about homosexuality. And we’re going to be grown-up about it. Furrywisepuppy says: Indeed! Let’s commence … Read More
Post No.: 0827 Furrywisepuppy says: Personality is often considered far more important than academic performance when it comes to post-academic success – it’s arguably about assertiveness or dominance balanced with tolerance, sociability (it’s ‘who you know, not what … Read More
