Category Archives: Psychology

How To Make A Good First Impression

From ReadySetPsych: Practice self-awareness Take care of your appearance Use your social skills Learn to read a room Understand situations Really listen Practice confidence Have a good attitude And always be yourself

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How To Get To Know Someone

From ReadySetPsych: Do things with them Pay attention Don’t make assumptions Ask them questions Watch what they do Make them comfortable Talk to their loved ones Build a genuine friendship Give it time

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Spite: The Upside of Your Dark Side

Here are some highlights from this 2021 book: * What exactly is spite? According to the American psychologist David Marcus, a spiteful act is one where you harm another person and harm yourself in the process. 2 This is a … Continue reading

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Turning to content creators for mental health support (4-20-21)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/04/19/streamers-mental-health/ https://nypost.com/2021/01/08/rioters-left-feces-urine-in-hallways-and-offices-during-mobbing-of-us-capitol/ https://fakenous.net/?p=2154 https://fakenous.net/?p=2134 “The first thing to understand about humanity is that most human beings have very little character. They have minimal moral motivation (https://fakenous.net/?p=272), and weak internal motivations in general. They are easily swayed by circumstances, especially by … Continue reading

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The Rorschach Test

Frederick Crews wrote in 2004: Both dreams and Rorschach responses can be “explored” with disastrous effect; think of the role played by dream analysis in recovered memory therapy, and think of Robert Lindner’s suggestion that shock treatment may be indicated … Continue reading

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