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Category Archives: Psychology
Redirect: The Surprising New Science of Psychological Change (2011)
Here are some highlights from this 2011 book: * Police officers Gary Felice and Prince Jones were the first to respond to a house fire on De Leon Street in Tampa, Florida. When they arrived, they heard what every emergency … Continue reading
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Jewish Conversion And Assimilation (1-19-23)
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Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking
Jon Acuff writes in this 2021 book: * Roy F. Baumeister, Rozin’s collaborator, explained why in his book The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It : “There is no opposite of … Continue reading
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The Cynical Genius Illusion: Exploring and Debunking Lay Beliefs About Cynicism and Competence
From this 2019 paper: * Cross-cultural analyses showed that competent individuals held contingent attitudes and endorsed cynicism only if it was warranted in a given sociocultural environment. Less competent individuals embraced cynicism unconditionally, suggesting that—at low levels of competence—holding a … Continue reading
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Mind, Modernity, Madness: The Impact of Culture on Human Experience
Here are some highlights from this 2013 book by sociologist Liah Greenfeld: * finding oneself bombarded by contradictory cultural messages and overwhelmed with choices is an exceedingly and increasingly common modern experience. It is, therefore, not surprising that the period … Continue reading
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