Post No.: 0392 Furrywisepuppy says: The wisdom of a diverse crowd usually leads to better solutions in certain contexts (check out Post No.: 0090). But when that diversity is absent or when people just mindlessly follow each other … Read More
Post No.: 0391 Furrywisepuppy says: Morality doesn’t just differ between different cultures but can differ between different individuals within the same country – often to suit individual people’s own particular worldviews, lifestyles and aspirations! There seems to be … Read More
Post No.: 0390 Furrywisepuppy says: Ever wondered what’s actually happening when you’re sleeping? It’s a more active process than you may realise… When we sleep, we go through roughly 90-minute (60-100-minute) sleep cycles. The stages of sleep … Read More
Post No.: 0389 Fluffystealthkitten says: People can behave quite irrationally, particularly when money is involved! Since money was invented rather than is something that’s innately natural – hence the human species didn’t exactly evolve with it in their … Read More
Post No.: 0388 Furrywisepuppy says: The more you know, the more humble you actually become because the more you will know how much the entire human species in total yet understands so far, never mind any single person … Read More
Post No.: 0387 Furrywisepuppy says: Religiosity or spirituality is, generally, correlated with better health outcomes, such as lower levels of heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, hypertension, emphysema, some cancers, chronic pain and premature death overall. This may be … Read More
Post No.: 0386 Fluffystealthkitten says: A little bit of stress is beneficial for optimum performance but too much at once, or any amount for too long, will have a drastic negative effect, not just on one’s performance but … Read More
Post No.: 0385 Furrywisepuppy says: A child’s self-discipline is formed early in life and continues into adulthood. Neither a ‘softly-softly’ nor a ‘stern and threatening’ approach tends to work to get a child to resist temptation in the … Read More
Post No.: 0384 Furrywisepuppy says: Brands set up expectations in our minds as consumers, plus we remember past experiences with those brands, which shape how we feel with subsequent experiences with those brands. Brands imbue values and affect … Read More
Post No.: 0383 Fluffystealthkitten says: In any kind of context, people tend to call any person whom they don’t quite understand or isn’t following the current social norm as ‘crazy’ or similar, even when a person isn’t genuinely … Read More
Post No.: 0382 Furrywisepuppy says: It’s utterly crucial to read the articles – not just the headlines or summaries presented in news feeds or social media posts – and to read them carefully to the very end. News … Read More
Post No.: 0381 Furrywisepuppy says: Most Christians didn’t see slavery as something that was immoral at one time. A minority of Muslims don’t consider suicide bombings immoral today. Murder can be seen as immoral, yet the extra-judicial killing … Read More
Post No.: 0380 Furrywisepuppy says: For many here in the UK, it took a highly visual documentary (Blue Planet II) on plastic pollution gathering around innocent islands across the world, and being able to directly trace some of … Read More
Post No.: 0379 Fluffystealthkitten says: The ‘bystander effect’ suggests that the likelihood of a particular individual helping a stranger under certain conditions, such as when amongst a large crowd and the situation is ambiguous, is low. But the … Read More
Post No.: 0378 Furrywisepuppy says: Conformity to social norms as a result of social pressures, or feeling embarrassed if one is not following one’s group, is largely important because humans are social animals and need to socially coexist. … Read More
Post No.: 0377 Furrywisepuppy says: Mental toughness or strength is arguably about having the ability to stay focused despite feeling a million other emotions and physiological symptoms. It’s the ability to own any feelings and thoughts you have … Read More
Post No.: 0376 Fluffystealthkitten says: Let’s talk about cats and why we love to hunt! Furrywisepuppy says: We’ve hopefully now debunked the existence of linear dominance hierarchies in dogs in Post No.: 0360, so sure thing … Read More
Post No.: 0375 Furrywisepuppy says: So you were acquainted with added value and how this relates to power in negotiations in Post No.: 0319. Now if an ultimatum is given to you, such as, “Do you accept a … Read More
