Post No.: 0192 Furrywisepuppy says: One state of happiness during our waking hours is when we’re in a state of flow. Flow was briefly mentioned in Post No.: 0135 in the context of play and exercise. ‘Flow’ is … Read More
Post No.: 0191 Fluffystealthkitten says: Countries that are economically open and tied with each other reduce the likelihood of those countries going to war with each other. Countries that are open-bordered, are trading freely and internationally, with foreign … Read More
Post No.: 0190 Furrywisepuppy says: If you suffer from chronic back pain or osteoarthritis then you should definitely do at least some regular exercise – ‘if you don’t use it then you’ll lose it!’ The cure for a … Read More
Post No.: 0189 Furrywisepuppy says: People (and other animals) can learn fast through the perception or recognition of ‘cause and effect’ i.e. if A co-occurred with or occurred just before B, then it is usually assumed that A … Read More
Post No.: 0188 Furrywisepuppy says: All experimental research in science should be reported and published in academic journals to have all of their details peer-reviewed by experts – not have their results kept concealed or just reported in … Read More
Post No.: 0187 Furrywisepuppy says: Some people with mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety, don’t want to take pharmaceutical medications – as in drugs – for various reasons, including fears that they could be addictive, they … Read More
Post No.: 0186 Furrywisepuppy says: Fluffystealthkitten and I personally believe that it’s great to be fascinated by a wide variety of different things! Even if you have a well-defined field of expertise – understanding other subjects may help … Read More
Post No.: 0185 Fluffystealthkitten says: Technology is overall a wonderful thing and I love checking out and looking forwards to all sorts of new gadgets (I want a grapple gun like Batman!) Indeed, without a whole myriad of … Read More
Post No.: 0184 Furrywisepuppy says: Many blogs on the Internet promote pseudoscientific remedies and health fads but I hope you realise by now that this is no ordinary blog because Fluffystealthkitten and I care about the hard science … Read More
Post No.: 0183 Furrywisepuppy says: Just about every person has told lies before, at least small lies, and if you deny that you have then you’re lying right now or you’re extremely good at deceiving even yourself! Sometimes … Read More
Post No.: 0182 Fluffystealthkitten says: It’s my turn to present some of my pet hates and other puzzlers! Just for a little light-hearted fun also. Furrywisepuppy says: Go ahead Fluffs. I’m ready and listening. Fluffystealthkitten … Read More
Post No.: 0181 Furrywisepuppy says: Something as arbitrary or random as a coin toss to determine who goes into which group/team/class can be alone enough to create strong ingroup biases (i.e. the ‘heads’ members favouring other ‘heads’ members … Read More
Post No.: 0180 Furrywisepuppy says: Post No.: 0088 hopefully clarified what mindfulness is about and what it isn’t about. The following are a few different types of meditations you can try. To make it easier, you might … Read More
Post No.: 0179 Fluffystealthkitten says: I personally cannot find many satisfying horror movies – they’re generally full of protagonists doing things I think normal people in real life wouldn’t do if they were in the same situations, hence … Read More
Post No.: 0178 Furrywisepuppy says: ‘Dehumanisation’ is when someone/a group of people is/are intentionally (via propaganda, such as by using debasing labels for people from outgroups) or unintentionally (via unconscious implicit biases) presented as less than human (e.g. … Read More
Post No.: 0177 Furrywisepuppy says: This post expands on Post No.: 0057 regarding our fast, automatic and effortless ‘system one’ or intuitions, and our slow, deliberate and effortful ‘system two’ or conscious analyses… Systems one and two … Read More
