Tag: psychology
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Toggling
When he's on autopilot, Dan's been known to "toggle" things when he means to "set" them. And he can't even blame it on being sleepy or concussed, it turns out...
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Ask for What You Want
There's a psychological concept called the anchoring effect. If you apply it to successful polyamorous relationship strategies, you get an unpleasant result. Dan justifies how he ignores that result.
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Economnomnomics
Here's an idea: what if bills came with a sweet treat, like a lollipop or something. Or perhaps if the bill itself was printed on editle paper, like ricepaper, using a food dye-based ink. Aside from the improved biodegradability of the paper, it'd also make you look forward to opening your bills and nibbling at …
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Talking About Suicide - A Revelation
"Asking about suicidal feelings cannot 'put the idea into a caller's head.'" If you've ever worked in a listening organisation that will openly talk about suicidal feelings, like a branch of Samaritans or a university Nightline, you're likely to have heard this said. In virtually every training group to which talking about suicide is first …
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Avatar Diary
Maths in the morning. How is it that the first lesson in a new module always makes so much more sense than any other one? Went home for lunch in my three-hour break, returning for Psychology. Watched a video on "Eyewitness Testimony". We've seen the same one three times now. Alecia took the second half …