Post No.: 0640 Fluffystealthkitten says: The increase in the rate of clinical diagnoses of ADHD in recent decades is more likely due to an increased awareness and recognition of ADHD over this time, rather than an increased prevalence … Read More
Post No.: 0639 Furrywisepuppy says: Adolescents can be extremely overconfident in their own abilities and put themselves across as know-it-alls. Not all but too many (males in particular) will braggadociously believe they can beat anyone in a fight. … Read More
Post No.: 0638 Fluffystealthkitten says: You’d probably assume that all businesses, at the forefront of their minds, care deeply about their customers staying healthy and alive for as long as possible so that they’ll consume more of their … Read More
Post No.: 0637 Furrywisepuppy says: All else being equal, if an independent party divides a pot of something desirable for two other parties to share, and divides it 50:50 – both of these parties will normally be happy. … Read More
Post No.: 0636 Furrywisepuppy says: There are a multitude of cognitive reasons for the denial, or dismissal, of empirical evidence. One is that intentional, directly immoral, instantaneous or imminent threats are perceived to be greater – so … Read More
Post No.: 0635 Furrywisepuppy says: All evidence that will be relied upon in court by the prosecution should be disclosed to the defence in advance of the trial so that they can prepare their arguments and counter-evidence for … Read More
Post No.: 0634 Fluffystealthkitten says: Population surveys suggest that ~5% of children, and ~2.5% of adults, worldwide meet the diagnostic criteria for ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). It is considered a neurodevelopmental condition. It isn’t a new … Read More
Post No.: 0633 Furrywisepuppy says: ‘Body positivity’ appears to be a healthy attitude to take. It’s great for one’s mental health to feel great about one’s body, whatever its size, shape, colour, etc.. We should love all our … Read More
Post No.: 0632 Furrywisepuppy says: Is justice ever absolute or is it bound within the relative and particular values that happen to prevail in a particular society at a particular time and place? One view is that … Read More
Post No.: 0631 Furrywisepuppy says: Philosophers believe that there’s sentience (being receptive to one’s surroundings and acting in an intelligent way), wakefulness (being neither asleep nor incapacitated), access consciousness (having thoughts that guide our actions), and phenomenal consciousness … Read More
Post No.: 0630 Furrywisepuppy says: The ‘planning fallacy’ occurs when one estimates unrealistically close to the best-case scenario thus ends up being overoptimistic about a task. It’s an extremely frequent and widespread fallacy committed by individuals, businesses, governments … Read More
Post No.: 0629 Fluffystealthkitten says: It doesn’t need to be said that one wants to win in a competition… because it’s a competition! People should naturally give their very best if they’ve bothered to enter themselves into and … Read More
Post No.: 0628 Furrywisepuppy says: Some parents treat other children way better than their own because they believe that being harsher on their own children will shape them better. But this risks harming their mental health. You want … Read More
Post No.: 0627 Furrywisepuppy says: If you feel stuck in life, then first of all ask yourself what success means to you? Success can be defined in a multitude of different ways and there’s no objective answer. You … Read More
Post No.: 0626 Furrywisepuppy says: Fluffystealthkitten wrote about how astronomical the CEO-to-average-worker compensation ratio is in Post No.: 0604. I found it so intriguing that I wanted to know how CEO compensation packages are usually ultimately determined… … Read More
Post No.: 0625 Furrywisepuppy says: No time to exercise? Surely you can spare just a few minutes?.. High-intensity training (HIT) or high-intensity interval training (HIIT) could be for you? ‘High intensity’ means going at ~80-90% of your … Read More
