The Complete Litany I shall not pretend to be free. Constraint binds — I will not deny it. Constraint is the double helix of the world, the lattice of life, of the possible. I will navigate the unchangeable — my North Star on a voyage of becoming. Reality flows — unyielding, yet fluid; shifting like … Continue reading The Litany of the Real: Line-by-Line Explanation
Tag: psychology
Evil: Between Circumstance and Disposition
https://twitter.com/DiabolicalSpuds/status/1970837235907035151 Evil: Between Circumstance and Disposition The claim that "evil does not exist" offers seductive comfort in our contemporary moment. It suggests that all human harm can be explained away through trauma, ideology, or circumstance—that beneath every atrocity lies a victim of forces beyond their control. Yet this denial, however psychologically appealing, fails to account … Continue reading Evil: Between Circumstance and Disposition
Sociology/Psychology of the Last Five Minutes
I used this in conversation, and I had forgotten where I had seen it. I think this might be the original source for me: Of all the prejudices of pundits, presentism is the strongest. It is the assumption that what is happening now is going to keep on happening, without anything happening to stop it. … Continue reading Sociology/Psychology of the Last Five Minutes
Let the Wild Rumpus Begin
"This time last year it looked like we might have a standard bubble with resulting standard pain for the economy. But during the year, the bubble advanced to the category of superbubble, one of only three in modern times in U.S. equities, and the potential pain has increased accordingly. Even more dangerously for all of … Continue reading Let the Wild Rumpus Begin
People Mistake the Internet’s Knowledge For Their Own
"In the current digital age, people are constantly connected to online information. The present research provides evidence that on-demand access to external information, enabled by the internet and search engines like Google, blurs the boundaries between internal and external knowledge, causing people to believe they could—or did—remember what they actually just found. Using Google to … Continue reading People Mistake the Internet’s Knowledge For Their Own
Stanford’s Sapolsky On Depression in U.S.
The P-Factor
"'One of the most interesting origins for much of this aberrant thought comes out of harsh and inconsistent and unpredictable early environments,' Caspi tells me. 'Those kinds of experiences that set up the anticipation of bad things happening, or they set up the anticipation of being rejected, they set up the anticipation of being violated, … Continue reading The P-Factor
The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real
"For an effect of human psychology to be real, it cannot be rigorously replicated using random noise. If the human brain was predisposed to choose heads when a coin is flipped, you could compare this to random predictions (heads or tails) made by a computer and see the bias. A human would call more heads … Continue reading The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real
Trauma & Transformation
Psychologists like to talk about trauma. If you have experienced X, then it must have been a traumatic experience. But, this is a function of the lens with which they view the world. Our experience of the world tends to form a lens of interpretation. An emergency room physician — who, by definition, sees emergencies … Continue reading Trauma & Transformation
The School of Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q28W7N6Th58 "The School of Life is dedicated to exploring the great questions of emotional and psychological life. We believe in developing emotional well-being through ideas and discussion."-The School of Life
Masks are the Pandemic Marshmallow Test
"The Stanford marshmallow experiment was a study on delayed gratification in 1972 led by psychologist Walter Mischel, a professor at Stanford University.[1] In this study, a child was offered a choice between one small but immediate reward, or two small rewards if they waited for a period of time. During this time, the researcher left … Continue reading Masks are the Pandemic Marshmallow Test
Cults: Dissociation, Group Psychology, and Cognitive Dissonance
""How does cult psychology work? How is it possible to persuade human adults to enter a weird cognitive landscapewith no basis in reality? To enter a fantasy realm so profound that they’ll willingly die for whomever has been selected as the local Messiah?"--Matthew J Sharps Ph.D, "Cults and Cognition: Programming the True Believer." Psychology Today. … Continue reading Cults: Dissociation, Group Psychology, and Cognitive Dissonance
Happiness Curve / U-Curve
For some reason, I believe I've posted the idea that happiness and perception of well-being follows a predictable curve that hits its low-point in one's late 40's for people in developed countries. However, looking for it right now, I was not able to find it. So, here's a link to an overview article, a book … Continue reading Happiness Curve / U-Curve
Noba
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