Totally agree, and that advantage of the information is an edge, or a crime, depending on how you use it, fro “Humans are very emotional creatures, and we make a lot of big decisions based on our emotions. A lot of those decisions usually have to do with money.”
Humans vs. Stock Market, the greatest battle that never ends. Market cycles bring a lot of emotions to investing. Let’s breakdown why avoiding emotions while investing will benefit you.
Social media is about connecting you to other “like-minded” individuals worldwide, which fosters groupthink. This is made worse by the instant mass sharing of information, which most people don’t even bother to verify.
Mental health issues can occur, but due to external factors such as forced abortion, abortion of wanted pregnancies, lack of support during the process, and stigma from society, and not abortion itself.
There are possible mental health issues that can occur after an abortion, but they are not widespread to every woman who gets an abortion. Check out this research article on the issue. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6207970/
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weird idea that the earth could have forced an instinct for appreciating motherly love on a grand scale – remindes me of the clip from a while back https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AipdIH5TzH8
Nice Idea, Not possible – here’s why “Intelligence is the ability of an entity to perform tasks, while consciousness refers to the presence of a subjective phenomenon.”
Comedy has long been the medium of choice for people to broach otherwise taboo or polarizing topics. Viral comedy sketch “I Want to Quit ISIS” creator Priyank Mathur thinks it’s time to employ comedy to fight terror — and international groups are taking notice.
The way to beat al Qaeda and stop Islamist groups gaining recruits to violent causes is to remove their “cool” image and make fun of terrorists instead, according to a major international study published on Friday.
There is a popular notion that anger should be expressed rather than repressed. Encouraging people to express anger is a surprisingly old idea. Anger was promoted by some medieval and early modern societies as a means to kick-start or revive a flagging, exhausted body, with physicians purposefully g
Pills that contain no active ingredients appear to reduce exam anxiety in students even when they know they are taking a placebo, research suggests.The study was the first to use healthy participants
The Positive Psychology of Martin Seligman. A Pioneer Of The Psychology Of Happiness And Human Flourishing. The Background Of Martin Seligman & His Views.
I feel for religious folks who will never get to ponder some of the more profound questions in life. Having all the answers in one place, on a plate is such a curse. Life is such a mystery, not a plan.
Ask yourself if you are a Dualist (see the video in the article I have linked to) and in the process, you will have just proved there is more to it, than materialism and Phenomenalism. It takes two baby!
Mind Body Debate - Dualism vs Monism | Simply Psychology
There may be a major reason why we have never come across a consciousness without a body to reside in. And that may be, because mind is just a useful adaption that benefited many lifeforms during their evolution. Jury is still out though.
Descartes and the Discovery of the Mind-Body Problem
The French philosopher René Descartes is often credited with discovering the mind-body problem, a mystery that haunts philosophers to this day. The reality is more complicated than that.
Posting this link becuase it’s good read. “Current ideas about memories are far from watertight – for example, that they are stored in the architecture of neuron networks or in the junctions between neurons. “My gut instinct is that neuroscience has lots of things that remain puzzling,” says Fisher. So why not see if there are better quantum explanations?”
Is quantum physics behind your brain's ability to think?
In one sense it’s obvious our brains work on quantum physics: they are made of atoms, after all. But the idea that the human brain is just a massive quantum computer is hugely controversial
Never heard of this idea before but yeah… since quantum theory is the most fundamental theory of matter that is currently available, it is a legitimate question to ask whether quantum theory can help us to understand consciousness. Relativity didn’t help with that.
A new theory explains how fragile quantum states may be able to exist for hours or even days in our warm, wet brain. Experiments should soon test the idea.
“According to a study from the University of Notre Dame published in the Journal of Business Ethics, psychopaths have a natural advantage in workplaces overrun by abusive supervision, and are more likely to thrive under abusive bosses, being more resistant to stress, including interpersonal abuse, etc etc”
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Could be good if you had math folk that wanna be like Jordan Peterson, Derren Brown, Bill Nye types who want to get a name for themselves. This is a thing already. Never seen anyone do it in the street though. Closest thing I saw was magicians.
It’s a thing. I watched some students do some math tricks in the street. I found this on it, there are activities for math activists to do. People passionate about any subject should get out there and do it. We need more maths teachers anyways.
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Jon Ronson covers some interesting points on this in his book The Psychopath Test. Here he says many psychos are “very high-functioning people who excel in politics and business.” I reckon we could all name a few individuals who fit the bill.
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Maintain team harmony and productivity by understanding and dealing with the disruptive Dark Triad traits of narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy.
So what is real? This is blowing my mind a bit, love the idea of icons hiding the inner workings of the universe, so we don’t get tempted to tinker, or to urr, blow our minds further.
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You may have heard of the “placebo effect,” in which people taking an inactive drug as part of a study actually experience an improvement in their symptoms. As it turns out, the placebo effect ...
Check out this story: A patient died from cardiac arrest after being given (unknowingly) a placebo instead of an adrenaline shot by paramedics. Such actions are unethical and borderline criminal! https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-43516136
How many bombs have gone off in busses? And how many times do we have to think about the prospect whilst using public transport? Disproportional to say the least. Blair was Thatcher’s fault.
Some brands have also been using adverts to alleviate anxiety over elections in the US
It’s encouraging to see some brands like Etsy using commercials to address consumer anxiety.
Check out this relaxing TV commercial. We need more ads like this!
Nowadays, some commercials are so bad that they end up causing anxiety and a host of other mental health issues in consumers.
Could go either way though. An often repeated mistake is PAYING TOO MUCH attention to new information. According to WealthDesk
Totally agree, and that advantage of the information is an edge, or a crime, depending on how you use it, fro “Humans are very emotional creatures, and we make a lot of big decisions based on our emotions. A lot of those decisions usually have to do with money.”
And “lack of information”, as discussed here https://youtu.be/2q1M1H8a9FA?t=290
cool video, love khan – “when your neighbor loses his job it’s a recession – when you lose your job, it’s a depression.”
Sure, social media has pretty concerning some negative aspects, but it has so much potential for advancing society if used correctly.
Take a look at cancel culture if you want evidence of how harmful social media groupthink is.
Social media is about connecting you to other “like-minded” individuals worldwide, which fosters groupthink. This is made worse by the instant mass sharing of information, which most people don’t even bother to verify.
It is a very complex topic with a deep divide. We nee more research and open conversation on the matter.
There are new studies that show that restricting abortion can actually cause mental health issues.
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/09/news-facts-abortion-mental-health
Mental health issues can occur, but due to external factors such as forced abortion, abortion of wanted pregnancies, lack of support during the process, and stigma from society, and not abortion itself.
There are possible mental health issues that can occur after an abortion, but they are not widespread to every woman who gets an abortion. Check out this research article on the issue.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6207970/
the idea that it shifts awareness isn’t a surprise but there may be more to it than that according to Ivan De Luce, writer for the Insider.
Hmm, great idea, but is overrated by entrepreneurs according to some at https://www.themonthly.com
agreed – even the captain felt it…
weird idea that the earth could have forced an instinct for appreciating motherly love on a grand scale – remindes me of the clip from a while back https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AipdIH5TzH8
I agree. Simple idea, Big concequences. Watch this one too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlAIuv31YKs
This idea, then thing is going to be a real moral conundrum. Robot rights and all of that. Very interesting to be alive while it pans out.
Nice Idea, Not possible – here’s why “Intelligence is the ability of an entity to perform tasks, while consciousness refers to the presence of a subjective phenomenon.”
Watch this if you haven’t already seen it. Its quite an intriguing idea, though is it a thing? Not sure.
Chuckle.
“I want to quit ISIS” lol. Read this https://www.devex.com/news/why-more-groups-are-calling-on-comedy-to-counter-violent-extremism-91155
this idea may be the one that defeats the problem in the end.
More here. its a thing.
Not sure who this is supposed to fool. The idea has been around for a while, though the evidence says don’t bother. Cheer up or get professional help.
Placebos work even if you know they are placebos. Go for it.
No medication needed, go take a walk. This article gives some ideas for those who can’t control their moods effectively.
Fool yourself, for a price. Crazy you can buy placebo pills online. What type of person would buy these?
“Use your signature strengths and virtues in the service of something much larger than you are.” ~ Martin Seligman
This is better than any self-help book. Watch the man himself at a TED Talk
Lots of people seem to make themselves happy and wealthy explaining obvious things into book format. Being happy does make you happy, yes. Next.
I feel for religious folks who will never get to ponder some of the more profound questions in life. Having all the answers in one place, on a plate is such a curse. Life is such a mystery, not a plan.
Ask yourself if you are a Dualist (see the video in the article I have linked to) and in the process, you will have just proved there is more to it, than materialism and Phenomenalism. It takes two baby!
There may be a major reason why we have never come across a consciousness without a body to reside in. And that may be, because mind is just a useful adaption that benefited many lifeforms during their evolution. Jury is still out though.
Posting this link becuase it’s good read. “Current ideas about memories are far from watertight – for example, that they are stored in the architecture of neuron networks or in the junctions between neurons. “My gut instinct is that neuroscience has lots of things that remain puzzling,” says Fisher. So why not see if there are better quantum explanations?”
Lol, because we understand neither, we put them together so that’s one less thing to worry about. The double-slit experiment has lots to answer for!
Read this, if you can get through it. It’s worth it – probably 😉
Never heard of this idea before but yeah… since quantum theory is the most fundamental theory of matter that is currently available, it is a legitimate question to ask whether quantum theory can help us to understand consciousness. Relativity didn’t help with that.
I found the video.
“According to a study from the University of Notre Dame published in the Journal of Business Ethics, psychopaths have a natural advantage in workplaces overrun by abusive supervision, and are more likely to thrive under abusive bosses, being more resistant to stress, including interpersonal abuse, etc etc”
2020 interview with KAT, a maths busker in London. Hope this takes off. Can’t see the literacy mob do what the numeracy guys are doing though. Boring.
This is the guys in the site you linked to. Looks like fun.
Could be good if you had math folk that wanna be like Jordan Peterson, Derren Brown, Bill Nye types who want to get a name for themselves. This is a thing already. Never seen anyone do it in the street though. Closest thing I saw was magicians.
It’s a thing. I watched some students do some math tricks in the street. I found this on it, there are activities for math activists to do. People passionate about any subject should get out there and do it. We need more maths teachers anyways.
Good idea – bad ideas can wreck lives and waste time.
Jon Ronson covers some interesting points on this in his book The Psychopath Test. Here he says many psychos are “very high-functioning people who excel in politics and business.” I reckon we could all name a few individuals who fit the bill.
Bully for you! Interesting read here https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/08/12/successful-psychopaths-learn-to-control-their-antisocial-impulses/
Hopefully, nobody will need to know about this stuff unless they have to deal with a nutter at work. But it’s a thing
Calling those who claimed to have known all along that Trump would triumph despite such bad odds.
So what is real? This is blowing my mind a bit, love the idea of icons hiding the inner workings of the universe, so we don’t get tempted to tinker, or to urr, blow our minds further.
Interesting idea, and to be honest, hard to disprove.
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Hindsight bias can kill you – and worse, others.
Some studies have proven that placebos can work even when patients are aware they are taking a placebo drug.
Check out this story: A patient died from cardiac arrest after being given (unknowingly) a placebo instead of an adrenaline shot by paramedics. Such actions are unethical and borderline criminal!
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-43516136
Placebos are a common practice among many doctors. Unfortunately, most patients are not aware of this.
HMMMM ?
How many bombs have gone off in busses? And how many times do we have to think about the prospect whilst using public transport? Disproportional to say the least. Blair was Thatcher’s fault.
I concur. Even scientists agree that our reality is an illusion created by our minds.
That is nearly impossible, given that all reality is a figment of our imagination.