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Ten supportive things I’m glad somebody said to me | purplepersuasion
depression  psychology 
7 weeks ago by epersonae
Ten things not to say to a depressed person | purplepersuasion
depression  psychology 
7 weeks ago by epersonae
SuperBetter
via email from Elizabeth. definitely intriguing.
psychology  health  webdev 
october 2011 by epersonae
GNS Theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"GNS Theory holds that participants in role-playing games reinforce each other's behaviour towards ends which can be divided into three categories: Gamist, Narrativist and Simulationist." rings true for me.
gaming  philosophizing  psychology 
october 2011 by epersonae
A List Apart: Articles: Banishing Your Inner Critic
lovely article from Denise Jacobs
psychology 
september 2011 by epersonae
The loss of ambient intimacy – Baldur Bjarnason
"Ten thoughts on the problem with Twitter and why my life improved by escaping planet Twitter." Damn good stuff from Baldur.
blogosphere  twitter  psychology  productivity 
september 2011 by epersonae
Web Surfing Makes You Work Better, Study Says - WSJ.com
"According to a new study, Web browsing can actually refresh tired workers and enhance their productivity, compared to other activities such as making personal calls, texts or emails, let alone working straight through with no rest at all." And given the examples, possibly even more important for people doing routine work. (Which are those most often blocked from browsing!)
work  socialmedia  society  psychology 
august 2011 by epersonae
NYT: Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue?
Fascinating. Sugar boosts willpower, which is part of what makes diet changes so difficult.
psychology  science  health  society 
august 2011 by epersonae
What Happened to Obama’s Passion? - NYTimes.com
"It was that there was a story the American people were waiting to hear — and needed to hear — but he didn’t tell it." sigh.
politics  history  psychology 
august 2011 by epersonae
Coding Horror: Nobody's Going to Help You, and That's Awesome
interesting perspective, turns out the book in the post is available as an ebook from the library.
ebook  productivity  psychology 
august 2011 by epersonae
If your website's full of assholes, it's your fault - Anil Dash
yay metafilter!
blogosphere  psychology  news 
july 2011 by epersonae
That’s enough, Robert Hoekman | Shall Make You Odd
"Why should anyone timid or afraid they’ll be publicly humiliated as an impostor speak in a world where Hoekman lurks?" this. I have a lot to say about Dylan's post (obvs) but can't (yet?!) put it together coherently.
psychology  personal  webdev  gender 
june 2011 by epersonae
Tom Morris - When did the tech community become such a big conduit for bullshit?
psychology  conspiracy  misctech 
june 2011 by epersonae
#40 – Why smart people defend bad ideas « Scott Berkun
six years old, but definitely worth reading.
psychology 
june 2011 by epersonae
Becoming better mind-readers – to work out how other people see you, use the right lens | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine
"Together, these four studies strongly support the idea that our failure as mind-readers stems from an inability to look at ourselves and other people with the level of detail that they would use."
psychology 
june 2011 by epersonae
Seth's Blog: Which of the four are getting in the way?
I need to frame this (cross-stitch?!) or something.
psychology 
june 2011 by epersonae
Time's Inverted Index (Ftrain.com)
Just lovely, is all.
writing  personal  psychology 
may 2011 by epersonae
Streetsblog Capitol Hill » How to Get People to Adopt More Climate-Friendly Behaviors
"some strategies, from the behavioral scientists to you"
eco  psychology 
may 2011 by epersonae
Prognosticate That! - NYTimes.com
"Perhaps most importantly, being a good prognosticator seems to be a product of choices, not birth. Anyone can be good; all they need to do is avoid law school and buy into liberalism as an overarching philosophy."
politics  psychology 
may 2011 by epersonae
3quarksdaily: Selfless behaviour brings success for all
or IOW, people will sacrifice for other members of their team, if the team is in competition with another.
psychology 
april 2011 by epersonae
Solarized - Ethan Schoonover
I like this idea, unfortunately I managed to completely mangle the color highlighting in Dreamweaver at work trying to get it working. :(
webdev  psychology 
april 2011 by epersonae
3quarksdaily: The Anti-Predictor
"Predictability is elusive because randomness holds much more sway than most of us would like to believe."
science  psychology 
march 2011 by epersonae
Why Last Chapters Disappoint - Essay - NYTimes.com
here's my take: it's really hard to read through hundreds of pages of OMG THIS SUCKS and then not know what to do next. "ok, now what?" Bomb Power was esp difficult that way, as was 13 Bankers. Have to respect The Big Sort, as one example, for not taking that route. (At least as far as I remember it.) And Half the Sky actually does it well, I think because he looks at things that make it better *throughout* the book.
writing  psychology  politics  philosophizing 
march 2011 by epersonae
Why Neuroscience SHOULD Change the Way We Manage People
about being real people at work, and recognizing actual psychological processes and needs.
psychology  business 
march 2011 by epersonae
Geek Friendships and Twitter « Jason Byrne’s Blog
THIS.
psychology  blogosphere  twitter 
march 2011 by epersonae
A 5-minute framework for fostering better conversations in comments sections | Poynter.
in which Metafilter continues to be awesome.
blogosphere  news  psychology 
march 2011 by epersonae
Pathfinder: Understanding Your Party Makeup - EN World: D&D / RPG News & Reviews
Playing with a mix of classes other than the assumed set. A small point, but interesting
gaming  psychology 
march 2011 by epersonae
10 Easy Ways to Show Your Employees You Love Them
not big on #5 (would rather not be "friended" by bosses) but otherwise some good suggestions
psychology  productivity 
february 2011 by epersonae
Petty Tyrant | This American Life
filed under "and you thought YOUR boss was crazy"
psychology  weird 
november 2010 by epersonae
"Bullying" Has Little Resonance with Teenagers | DMLcentral
"Teens are seeing drama everywhere - they're seeing it as a legitimate part of adult society that can often lead to notoriety."
society  psychology 
november 2010 by epersonae
Rands In Repose: An Unexpected Connection
humor & trivial pursuit. (also: reincorporation.)
funny  psychology  philosophizing 
october 2010 by epersonae
Monbiot.com » The Values of Everything
"Progressives [...] have been suckers for a myth of human cognition he labels the Enlightenment model."
politics  psychology 
october 2010 by epersonae
Yale Alumni Magazine: To an Aesthete Dying Young
"It is heartbreaking to give words to your pain only to find that pain unaffected by articulation."
psychology  depression 
september 2010 by epersonae
Scientists find area responsible for emotion in dead fish « Mind Hacks
this is the article I mentioned in my review of Delusions of Gender, and yes, it was @fakebaldur who linked to it. quite a while ago, apparently.
science  gender  psychology  weird 
september 2010 by epersonae
Feeling the Pain of Rejection? Try Taking a Tylenol: Scientific American
how bizarre. admittedly, early research, but fascinating idea.
weird  science  psychology 
september 2010 by epersonae
The death of ‘right brain thinking’ « Mind Hacks
"creative thinking does not appear to critically depend on any single mental process or brain region, and it is not especially associated with right brains [or a bunch of other stuff]" - meta-analysis of 70+ experiments.
science  psychology  writing  arts 
september 2010 by epersonae
Revenge of the Introvert | Psychology Today
psychology  personal 
september 2010 by epersonae
An idle brain may be the self's workshop - latimes.com
and from the related story mentioned near the end: "But in those with depression, he adds, the network is not so easily suppressed. There is no escape from the self." indeed. I wonder & worry about ongoing feedback mechanisms.
psychology  depression  science 
september 2010 by epersonae
Op-Ed Contributor - Google’s Earth - NYTimes.com
"We’re citizens, but without rights." An elegant expression of where we are now.
google  society  privacy  psychology 
september 2010 by epersonae
Dan Ariely » Blog Archive Back to School #1 «
"Even Skinner had a trick to counterbalance daily distractions" email = skinner box (and I've tried a variant of that trick, too. it helps a lot.)
psychology  blogosphere  productivity  misctech 
august 2010 by epersonae
My challenge to you: only speak like a human at work - Telegraph
"“We apologise for any inconvenience this might have caused.” Would you say that to your daughter when you were late picking her up from football practice?"
psychology  business  marketing 
august 2010 by epersonae
How to Write (Better): How to Write a Rant | BlogHer
strangely enough, this advice came in handy.
blogosphere  writing  psychology 
july 2010 by epersonae
Medieval Multitasking: Did We Ever Focus? | Culture | Religion Dispatches
"I have the advantage of not drinking a gallon of high-octane ale each day from a vessel infused with lead!"
history  philosophizing  psychology  blogosphere 
july 2010 by epersonae
So you want to hire a ninja, do you? | Mettaprogramming
"What if I told you that ninjas are just zombies with black bags over their heads?" (interesting little gender-tweak there in the middle, btw. blink & you might miss it.)
gender  psychology  productivity  misctech  webdev 
july 2010 by epersonae
Die young, live fast: The evolution of an underclass - life - 22 July 2010 - New Scientist
"Once you are in a situation where the expected healthy lifetime is short whatever you do, then there is less incentive to look after yourself." - and why reducing economic inequality is more important than education programs, etc.
society  politics  psychology  science 
july 2010 by epersonae
The Anosognosic’s Dilemma: Something’s Wrong but You’ll Never Know What It Is (Part 1) - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com
relieved to know that I'm not the only one who found the "unknown unknowns" line meaningful. (used it in a preso once.)
psychology 
july 2010 by epersonae
The Wrong Stuff
fascinating interviews about being wrong, making mistakes, etc. especially good one with guy overseeing reduction of medical mistakes at VA hospital...who also was almost on the Challenger.
society  politics  psychology 
july 2010 by epersonae
Pandas and Lobsters: Why Google Cannot Build Social Applications... - ...ifindkarma...
curiously enough, I would like Google to stick to "panda" -- "lobster traps" are why I am so damn wary about Facebook.
google  facebook  psychology  webdev 
july 2010 by epersonae
Experiments in Torture: Physicians group alleges US conducted illegal research on detainees - Boing Boing
"We have provided credible evidence of a crime. When that threshhold is crossed, it then becomes the responsibility of the responsible authorities to thoroughly investigate the allegations."
war  politics  psychology  science 
june 2010 by epersonae
The Shallows : The Frontal Cortex
"I was not entirely convinced by Carr's arguments" - intriguing reading.
blogosphere  psychology  science  writing  history 
june 2010 by epersonae
apophenia » Blog Archive » Facebook and “radical transparency” (a rant)
this 1000 times. (I need to delve into my blog archives to see if I've written anything about what it means to write about private things in public.)
facebook  privacy  psychology  personal 
may 2010 by epersonae
A List Apart: Articles: Habit Fields
surprisingly deep.
philosophizing  psychology  productivity 
may 2010 by epersonae
Pinboard Blog - What is Antisocial Bookmarking?
"I thought I'd explain my own motivation for setting up an 'antisocial' service, what exactly I mean by the term, and how it affects features that will or won't make it into Pinboard" fantastic micro-essay!
blogosphere  psychology  library  personal  webdev 
may 2010 by epersonae
The Happiness Project: Happiness Myth No. 3 -- Venting Anger Relieves It.
"Studies show that blowing up, punching a pillow, yelling, or slamming doors makes you feel worse, not better." so I guess the glass-throwing wall at the hell house was a bad idea?
psychology  depression 
may 2010 by epersonae
Introverts Make Better Networkers
"Simply put they are more deliberate. Introverts are more likely to look for relationships that are mutually beneficial."
psychology  business  productivity 
april 2010 by epersonae
chillout song :: zefrank.com
soothing
arts  psychology 
april 2010 by epersonae
sliced - The Solutionist
I think this might be me.
personal  psychology  philosophizing 
april 2010 by epersonae
Hallucinogens Have Doctors Tuning In Again - NYTimes.com
"Dr. Martin credits that six-hour experience with helping him overcome his depression and profoundly transforming his relationships with his daughter and friends"
psychology  depression  science 
april 2010 by epersonae
Should You Be An Entrepreneur? Take This Test - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review
(quite possibly not.)
business  psychology 
march 2010 by epersonae
The role for vigilantes: A little duct tape and plastic sheeting and all's right with the world | Psychology Today
"We want order and we want it badly. So badly, in fact, that we are willing to be a morally flexible and embrace Dexter's methods of achieving it."
security  politics  psychology 
march 2010 by epersonae
inessential.com: Advice to new developers on networking
funny, and a good read for anyone heading to sxsw. also, "But if someone ever seems stand-off-ish or awkward — take it as shyness. That’s all it is." is pretty good advice for people in general.
psychology  sxsw 
march 2010 by epersonae
t r u t h o u t | Obama, Tea Parties and the Battle for Our Brains
"The proper response is to start with your own ideas, framed to fit what you really believe."
psychology  politics 
march 2010 by epersonae
Poet's Musings: Different Isn't Stupid
another good poem from Ostrom.
writing  personal  psychology 
march 2010 by epersonae
Depression’s Upside - NYTimes.com
"There is nothing profound about depressive rumination. There is just a recursive loop of woe."
science  depression  psychology 
march 2010 by epersonae
Drugs World | Information Is Beautiful
good to know, I guess.
health  science  psychology  depression 
february 2010 by epersonae
The Washington Monthly
good grief. "Respondents were asked what they think about the Democratic plan, and opponents outnumbered supporters. Those respondents were then given information about what's actually in the plan, at which point supporters outnumbered opponents."
politics  psychology  health 
february 2010 by epersonae
Poynter Online - Writing Tools
"Orwell was not analyzing, I realize, the writing of a crazed man bearing a hundred grudges, but his essential thesis may be relevant to this case."
politics  writing  psychology 
february 2010 by epersonae
How a New Jobless Era Will Transform America - The Atlantic (March 2010)
"The worst effects of pervasive joblessness—on family, politics, society—take time to incubate, and they show themselves only slowly. But ultimately, they leave deep marks that endure long after boom times have returned."
politics  finance  gender  psychology 
february 2010 by epersonae
The Secret To Being A Great Manager « Marketing Tea Party by Ron Shevlin
"Leveraging people’s strengths instead of obsessing over trying to get them to overcome their weaknesses." (I've learned this in managing myself as a volunteer, too.)
psychology  business  personal 
february 2010 by epersonae
Stay - The Boston Globe
"So I want to say this, and forgive me the strangeness of it."
psychology  depression  writing 
february 2010 by epersonae
Terrorism Derangement Syndrome: The GOP's scare tactics work so well because the public is already so afraid. - By Dahlia Lithwick - Slate Magazine
I believe it's called "moving the overton window"
politics  security  psychology 
february 2010 by epersonae
Google Buzz and contacts silos (and privacy and spam) | rare pattern
I have the same sense of hesitation. (Facebook has been problematic for me for many of the same reasons.)
blogosphere  google  facebook  society  psychology 
february 2010 by epersonae
Radiolab: Why Is It So Hard To Do The Right Thing? : NPR
you can either remember stuff or choose fruit salad. this explains a lot.
psychology 
january 2010 by epersonae
plasticbag.org: Should we encourage self-promotion and lies?
very thoughtful response.
gender  marketing  psychology  philosophizing 
january 2010 by epersonae
Schneier on Security: Post-Underwear-Bomber Airport Security
"The real security failure on Christmas Day was in our reaction. We're reacting out of fear, wasting money on the story rather than securing ourselves against the threat." Bruce Schneier is full of AWESOME. (even if I can't remember how to spell his name.)
psychology  security  politics 
january 2010 by epersonae
A negative phys ed teacher can cause a lifetime of inactivity
not a surprising finding to me. (of all the PE teachers I had over the years, only two ever stood out as NOT being horrible.)
exercise  personal  psychology  academia  health 
january 2010 by epersonae
Big things I’ve learned 2000-2009 | Information Wants To Be Free
"While I may not have one specific teacher, the whole Internet has become my teacher." great things to think about.
library  philosophizing  psychology  personal 
january 2010 by epersonae
ongoing · After Branding
this one gives me a glimmer of hope. "Use a spell-checker, I mean. I’m serious. And do the things that people who use spell-checkers do: Take care to be present and accurate and orderly and coherent."
marketing  society  blogosphere  psychology 
december 2009 by epersonae
HOW MARKETING HAS GOT UNDER OUR SKIN | More Intelligent Life
can I admit that this one makes me want to slit my wrists? or do something entirely radically different with my life.
marketing  society  psychology  blogosphere 
december 2009 by epersonae
Musings of an Inappropriate Woman
"Why should we adopt personas at work that are different to the people we are outside it? And it’s great and it’s beautiful, but it’s also still something of a luxury." Indeed.
psychology 
december 2009 by epersonae
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