psychology
‘In every work of genius we recognise our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.’
Dale Carnegie • How to Win Friends and Influence People
Martin Luther King was asked how, as a pacifist, he could be an admirer of Air Force General Daniel ‘Chappie’ James, then the nation’s highest-ranking black officer, Dr King replied, ‘I judge people by their own principles—not by my own.’
Dale Carnegie • How to Win Friends and Influence People
I can’t actually stop him from buying holey, bleached jeans himself and wearing them around town but when I design the pressures with intent, I can change the likelihood of getting the behavior I want.
Matt Wallaert • Start at the End: How to Build Products That Create Change
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We’re all, for the most part, pretty average people. But it’s the extremes that get all of the publicity. We kind of know this already, but we rarely think and/or talk about it, and we certainly never discuss why this could be a problem.
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
.psychology why do extremes get all the publicity? I think just as suffering is necessary for petsonal evolution. Extremes are necessary for progress and survival of species. Extremes ensures a new way to survive and grow for species as a whole. This is contrdictory to.individual benfit where is beneficial to be process oriented and above average
One of the most awe-inducing rituals on the planet, the hajj, stirs millions if not billions of people into a psychological whorl of synchrony, coordination, and sacrifice, creating a strong sense of unity and shared purpose. The Muslim community has, for its size, an incredible level of solidarity, in part because Islam has mastered the use of
... See moreKevin Simler • Modern Rituals of Solidarity
This is a major reason that women after they become emotionally attached to a man will begin to imitate his philosophies and personal tastes.
Bruno De Campos • Love Is a Hunt
The place to begin is with motivation, which is what starts us down the path of peak performance. Yet, motivation, as psychologists use the term, is actually a catch-all for three subsets of skills: drive, grit, and goals. Drive, the subject of the next two chapters, refers to powerful emotional motivators such as curiosity, passion, and purpose.
... See moreSteven Kotler • The Art of Impossible
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even deeper level of the self-awareness onion. And that one is full of fucking tears. The third level is our personal values: Why do I consider this to be success/failure? How am I choosing to measure myself? By what standard am I judging myself and everyone around me? This level, which takes constant questioning and effort, is incredibly difficult
... See moreMark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
.psychology this third layer of awareness is about our values. What i consider to be important . What the values that i have built processes for.very interesting proposition that values determine the nature of our problems and nature of our problems determine the quality of our life. How does nature ofour problem determine the quality of our life? Maybe dealing with emotions in a better way for value based problems helps improve mental wellbeing and consequently quality of life
Doesn’t matter if you’re actually guilty or not: it’ll get a confession out of most people.