Relax, Be Creative
Posted on31 May 2012
TagsAlbion College, brain, creativity, experience, fear, Mareike Wieth, Performance, pressure, quantify, Scientific American, The Medici Effect, Thoughts, Tori Rodriguez, urgency
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A good idea can come at any time. This was one of the key things I learned to be creative. I do... Read More
Regression Analysis: Visualizing Intuition
Posted on01 Mar 2012
Tagscognition, conscious, emotions, feelings, intuition, Intuition White Paper, regression analysis, schematics, subconscious, tendencies
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People often have unrealistic expectations for intuition, sometimes thinking it’s a crystal ball, magic lamp or answer giver. This usually stems from... Read More
Consumer Psychology & Freud’s Rebirth
Posted on29 Dec 2011
Tagsdecisions, emotions, Ernest Dichter, Sigmund Freud, intuition, irrational, judges, names, online dating, Retail Therapy, retailing, subconscious, The Atlantic, The Economist
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There is no place that the revisiting of our unconscious urges are taken more seriously than in retailing. The Economist article “Retail... Read More
Entering the Golden Age of Women in Business
Posted on01 Dec 2011
Tagsattributes, Chief Executive Officer, Feminine Influence in Business, Fortune 500, humans, intuition, men, relationships, skills, Talent, technology, The Atlantic, Virginia Rometty, women, workplace
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If you have a son and a daughter both under college age, odds are greater that she will become CEO of a... Read More
Illusion of Free Will Revisited
Posted on22 Sep 2011
Tagsbehavior, biology, David Eagleman, decisions, evolution, free will, genetic code, nature/nurture, Personality, psychology, rational actor theory, rationale, subconscious, technology, The Atlantic, The Economist
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I decided to revisit the illusion of free will after running across two other articles reinforcing it. As technology and research methodologies... Read More
People Easily Make False Confessions
Posted on22 Aug 2011
Tagsconfession, conscious, free will, Innocence Project, interrogations, intuition, Jennifer Perillo, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, logic, Maastricht University, people, process, reason, Robert Horselenberg, Saul Kassin, subconscious, subjective, technology, The Economist, truth
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When we approach problems too logically and reasonably, we tend to place too much faith in the dominance of consciousness and to... Read More
Two Aspects of Interpersonal Interactions: Tapping Their Power
Posted on04 Aug 2011
Tagsboss, cognition, communication, emotions, feelings, impression, intangibles, interpersonal, interpretation, intuition, logic, reason, relationships, subconscious, tangibles, Thoughts
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The two aspects of every interpersonal interaction are thoughts and feelings. You can change people’s views of your ideas by changing how... Read More
Emotional Self-defense for Sensitive People (Pt 5): Intimidation
One aspect of sensitivity that I find challenging to explain to sensitive people is their natural intimidation of other people. As we... Read More
Osama bin Laden’s Death: Intuitive Problem-solving Lesson
Posted on05 May 2011
TagsAl-Qaida, consistency, organizational culture, deviation, emotions, humans, intelligence, intuition, logic, military, Osama bin Laden, PBS NewsHour, problem solving, technology
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After watching PBS NewsHour’s analysis, “What’s Next for U.S. Military in Fight Against Al-Qaida?” which aired on Monday, May 2, 2011, I... Read More
People Believe Their Perceptions Over Facts
Posted on28 Apr 2011
Tagsbehavior, California State University, change, education, facts, H.L. Mencken, Kimberly Nalder, leadership, logic, people, perception, Sacramento, statistics, The Economist
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We often hear, “People will believe what they want to believe,” the Henry Louis Mencken quote. We also find that people will... Read More