"The Forer Effect is a trick used by astrologers, psychics, and social psychologists...What statements show a Forer effect? Wikipedia just says they should be vague and somewhat positive. Can we do better?......Or you could phrase them as affirmations, or arguments for self-compassion...- Scott Alexander, "Forer Statements As Updates And Affirmations." astralcodexten.substack.com. July 26, 2022 I found the concept … Continue reading Forer Statements As Updates And Affirmations
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Doubting Uncle
"“The dead don’t stay where they are buried. . . . You may meet the dead anywhere.” ......Treated (as some adults do treat children) as if he is older than his years...Here is a grievous portrait, grievous most of all in its unforgetting attention; grievous most of all in its kindness. This is what a … Continue reading Doubting Uncle
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