Law Of Attraction And Manifestation Of Lies In The Information Age
Simply, the law of attraction says that one can make real whatever he imagines. He does this by taking action on a... Read More
Memorable Pictures: Unconscious Attractions
Allison Bond’s article, “Haunting Scenes” (Scientific American Mind, November/December 2011 edition), discusses the research of Phillip Isola (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) as... Read More
Cruise Ship Analogy: Quantification as an Illness
Posted on09 Aug 2012
Tagsanalogy, quantnik, quantify, numbers, intuition, decisions, decision-making process, Cruise Ship Analogy, attraction, assumptions
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Imagine preparing to board a cruise ship, and a Quantnik stops you. He asks, “What is your suitcase’s volume?” You are puzzled... Read More
Style Trumps Content Once Again
Posted on15 Dec 2011
Tagsassessments, attraction, attractiveness, beauty, confidence, content, effectiveness, Harvard Business Review, Influence, intuition, labels, Midwestern State University, outcome, perception, style, subconscious, Talent, Timothy DeGroot, voice
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My August 15, 2011 post, “Eloquence Trumps Honesty in Trust & Likeability Wars,” discussed how style affects our assessment of talent. Now,... Read More
Beauty as Power (Pt 2): Attraction vs. Beauty
Posted on18 Apr 2011
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My post, “Beauty as Power”, resulted in a commenter questioning, “Is beauty the same as attraction?” The short answer is, “No.” However,... Read More
Is Confidence an Indicator of Incompetence?
Posted on15 Nov 2010
TagsDavid Dunning, attraction, Betrand Russell, CEO, competence, confidence, Dunning-Kruger Effect, Justin Kruger, lies, measure, military, security, The Triumph of Stupidity
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“In the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” –Bertrand Russell, from his essay ‘The Triumph... Read More
