Tag Archives: psychology
Meritocracy: A Fine, But Mythological, Idea
I love the idea of a meritocracy! It’s a glorious myth that makes a wonderful story. But if you look at how resources, wealth, prestige, etc. get distributed, it’s very hard to make a case for meritocracy. It’s no surprise … Continue reading
Physics used to justify wishful thinking
The Copenhagen interpretation of physics is used to justify wish-and-it’s-yours principles of some new age thinking. In this article, I suggest that other unexplored physics phenomena can be equally useful. Continue reading
An NLP hint on writing and emotion
Using emotion in writing depends on your words and the emotions those words bring up. Choose your words to create the emotion you want. Continue reading
Establishing a new habit
Today’s Get-it-Done Guy episode deals with how to form a new habit. Becoming more productive, setting new years resolutions, brushing your teeth differently … any sort of behavior change involves, well, changing behavior. Unfortunately, humans aren’t very good at changing … Continue reading
Learning to sing parts—unconsciously?
Learning doesn’t necessarily happen the same for all tasks. I’m in the middle of extreme auditory learning right now, and it’s a completely unconscious learning process. Continue reading
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