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
Post No.: 0826 Fluffystealthkitten says: Post No.: 0808 discussed how panic is often the instinctive response to stress, but a quick way to calm down is to take some deep breaths by inhaling through the nostrils for 4 … Read More
Post No.: 0825 Furrywisepuppy says: During negotiations, people often descend into a pattern of ‘I’ll take this option off the table if you take that option off the table’ and so forth until they meet at the middle … Read More
Post No.: 0824 Furrywisepuppy says: Despite the health and happiness benefits of generosity – including the ‘helper’s high’ felt by the giver and the disproportionate level of joy felt by the recipient of even a quick, simple and … Read More
Post No.: 0823 Furrywisepuppy says: Voluntary food labelling standards have resulted in confusing, non-standardised labels that can make it difficult for consumers to compare products from different manufacturers in a like-for-like way at a glance. The ‘traffic … Read More
Post No.: 0822 Furrywisepuppy says: Hidden or invisible disabilities, diseases or disorders include learning difficulties; visual, hearing, speech or motor impairments; mental health conditions like schizophrenia, anxiety, depression or gambling addiction; chronic pain or fatigue; cancer; endometriosis; scoliosis; … Read More
Post No.: 0821 Furrywisepuppy says: If we want to ask if a certain drug is more effective than a placebo for relieving joint pain, we should at least ask what’s the population (who’s being studied e.g. elderly people … Read More
Post No.: 0820 Fluffystealthkitten says: ‘Past’ and ‘future’ aren’t aspects of the real world – there’s only really now… then now… then now… From our own experiences of reality anyway – there’s only one slice of time that’s … Read More
Post No.: 0819 Furrywisepuppy says: Racial discrimination and/or being born penurious may first lead to receiving sub-optimal nutrition as a child, and an increased risk of parental maltreatment due one’s parents’ own stresses as a result of the … Read More
Post No.: 0818 Furrywisepuppy says: An example of the ‘prosecutor’s fallacy’ is when – given a 1-in-100 chance that the defendant’s blood sample would match the sample found at the scene of a crime by mere coincidence alone … Read More
Post No.: 0817 Fluffystealthkitten says: If you like someone – don’t hesitate to approach them and introduce yourself! Introverts also need to make the first moves otherwise no one might to discover if each other is single and … Read More
