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Power of Popularity in Decisions 26 Aug 2013 | 09:07 am
Popularity influences our decisions to the point that we often subjugate our desires to what is popular. It’s a form of peer pressure in which we resolve the cognitive dissonance by liking what others...
How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 4) – Preferred Cultures 22 Aug 2013 | 09:07 am
This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Psychopaths in Workplace Previously, the situations and trends psychopaths prefer. Now, we will discuss the cultures as summarized in the introductory post of ...
Why Problems Occur (Alert #5): Big over Small 19 Aug 2013 | 09:07 am
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Why Problems Occur Focusing on the big rather than small, is another alert I heed as a problem identifier. This occurs when people apply overarching solutions ...
Attack Statistics, Solve Problems 15 Aug 2013 | 09:07 am
If you don’t like the rules, change them. The article, “Boundary Problems” [The Economist, August 3, 2013 edition], reports that the United States “has changed the way it measures GDP.” More important...
How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 3) – Preferred Trends 12 Aug 2013 | 09:07 am
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Psychopaths in Workplace Psychopaths often become CEO’s because we ask them to do so. We usually do so unknowingly, but circumstances around events encourage u...
Optimism Genetically Determined 8 Aug 2013 | 09:07 am
We aren’t born blank slates; we come with personalities. These personalities, along with our bodies (more) and hormones influence our views, including views of optimism and pessimism. These are geneti...
Emotions vs Intuition (Pt 3): Examples of Differences 5 Aug 2013 | 09:07 am
This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Feelings, Emotions, Intuition - Difference Emotions serve important evaluative functions. Sorting through them can be difficult. Intuition helps by prioritizin...
Writer’s Block Breakthrough, Two Techniques 1 Aug 2013 | 09:07 am
As with the common cold, writer’s block infects many, attacking writers of every ilk, from creative to business to technical. Fear and comfortableness are the two overarching causes. All writing has a...
Top Seven Sun Tzu Quotes: #2 Integration, Holism 29 Jul 2013 | 09:07 am
This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Sun Tzu Top 7 1982 Reprint Oxford University Press 1963 At number two in my top-seven list of Sun Tzu quotes from The Art of War, I have: And therefore I say...
Personalities Lurk Behind Twitter Streams 25 Jul 2013 | 09:07 am
Increasingly, we are seeing the connection between all that we do and our personalities. Why is this “groundbreaking?” For centuries now, we’ve assumed people are products of their decisions. Educate...
