Sports and The Power of Assumption
This post isn’t about what’s going to happen (as of right now no one knows) or what should happen, but rather the nature of assumptions
Tagged: psychology
The Enneagram Broke Me
If they design a test that determines where bad metaphors come from, I’ll definitely need to take that one. But otherwise, no more tests. Because the enneagram broke me.
Thursday Throughput: Nuclear Explosion Edition
So if you are standing next to a nuclear bomb, you will experience conditions similar to the core of the Sun. But…don’t worry. You won’t experience them for very long.
Things With Acronyms
I don’t drink. I don’t drink coffee. The only drugs I’ve ever taken are… powerful stimulants. Funny how that happened.
Thursday Throughput for February 7
The only thing Malthusian predictions have had in common is being completely wrong
Dr. John Sarno, RIP
A pioneer in mind-body medicine has just passed away. What he could purportedly do is both fascinating and amazing.
Morning Ed: Person and Beyond Person
This week: Body, Mind, Education, Science, Gender, and Religion!
Linky Friday #176: Eggheadery
Since the world outside of the mind sucks, let us explore the life of the mind.
Linky Friday #171: The Benevolent Text
This Week: Education, Family, Healthcare, Psychology, and Technology!
An Admirable Attempt: Theodore Dalrymple’s Admirable Evasions
The problem with psychology, and the seductive fallacy of “studies have shown.”
Stressed? Take a hike!
A new study confirms what you probably already assumed: going for a walk relieves stress.
The Santa Barbara Shooting
A horrific event at Burt Likko’s alma mater leaves him meditating on whether the modern age has somehow magnified and distorted the difficult-enough trials of youthful sexual frustration.
Sleep!
An old friend of mine, who I knew as a guy whose career was just taking off, is now everywhere in Austin. I mean, there are pictures of him on the scrolling advertising screens...
