Post No.: 0608 Furrywisepuppy says: Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People is one of the biggest selling self-help books of all time so I decided to check it out to see if it’s stacked with … Read More
Post No.: 0607 Furrywisepuppy says: Neuroscientific and general evidence from clinical psychology continues to reveal what increases the likelihood of developing mental health difficulties, that they can stem from events that happened many years ago (especially during the … Read More
Post No.: 0606 Furrywisepuppy says: Another contributing reason why people endlessly chase money and status (if we continue on from Post No.: 0561) is that these things increase one’s power over others, and power has no limit. And … Read More
Post No.: 0605 Furrywisepuppy says: ‘Joint attention’ is the shared focus of two individuals on an object. One way this can be achieved is by one person gazing at another person, pointing to an object and then returning … Read More
Post No.: 0604 Fluffystealthkitten says: In surveys repeated in the US and UK, ~9/10 of us accept some wealth inequality in order to incentivise work – but not this existing gross level and rate of ever-widening inequality. Many … Read More
Post No.: 0603 Furrywisepuppy says: The basis of all persuasive techniques and ‘mind control’ effects recreated in the performing art of mentalism is (said to be) rapport. This concept has been blown out of all proportion by self-proclaimed … Read More
Post No.: 0602 Fluffystealthkitten says: We should continue on our noble quest to learn more about logical fallacies, which we started in Post No.: 0596. Furrywisepuppy says: I’ve grabbed my doppelhänder and my gleaming spangenhelm can … Read More
Post No.: 0601 Fluffystealthkitten says: Any technology that can be utilised for admirable objectives can probably be utilised for nefarious objectives too. And the more potentially powerful the benefits then the even more potentially powerful the harms that … Read More
Post No.: 0600 Furrywisepuppy says: ‘Mentalisation’ refers to the ability to perceive and interpret our own and other people’s behaviours in terms of mental states – in other words, thinking about and understanding what’s going on in our … Read More
Post No.: 0599 Fluffystealthkitten says: Gossip is a form of social currency and may be used to socially coordinate with other members of our group or clique. It is also used as a way of elevating our status … Read More
Post No.: 0598 Furrywisepuppy says: Why is anything the way it is? The ultimate level explanation will come from the fundamental laws of physics and raw mathematical descriptions of the universe. But that level of explanation or … Read More
Post No.: 0597 Furrywisepuppy says: Many athletes think and worry so much about an upcoming big game in the days leading up to it that, by the time that game arrives, they’re mentally exhausted from playing and replaying … Read More
Post No.: 0596 Furrywisepuppy says: Logical validity is critical if we wish to make sound, reasoned arguments. An introduction to logic was written in Post No.: 0066. Fluffystealthkitten says: We now want to run through some … Read More
Post No.: 0595 Furrywisepuppy says: Regarding our friends, colleagues, acquaintances and other relationships, strong ties are the ties we have with those we strongly trust and whom make us feel less lonely and more socially supported. But a … Read More
Post No.: 0594 Fluffystealthkitten says: According to the markets at least, it isn’t so much about judging artistic creations according to what they’re depicting or portraying, or their intrinsic quality of execution – but more about the stories … Read More
Post No.: 0593 Furrywisepuppy says: For a nation, people living longer presents both pros and cons. This is because the elderly and retired don’t work yet generally require more healthcare – thus if the current generation of elderly … Read More
