Standardization: A Form of Thought Control
Posted on13 Dec 2010
TagsGeorge Orwell, Vanilla Words-Thinking Series, Vanilla Word Analogy, words, vocabulary, Thoughts, synonym, standardization, problem solving, expression, communication, 1984
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Expressing our thoughts is challenging especially when we don’t know the words to do so. Therefore, restricting our vocabulary will tend to... Read More
Changing the Message without Changing the Message
Posted on30 Sep 2010
Tagsrelationships, positive, negative, miscommunication, message, interpretation, instructions, impression, feelings, emotions, communication, commercial, change
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How do we change the impact of a message without changing anything about the message? In other words, as seen in the... Read More
Tips For Using Names in Conversation And Communications
Posted on25 May 2010
Tagsbusiness, communication, conversation, Influence, intuition, message, motivation, names, Techniques
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People enjoy hearing their names. We just don’t realize how much they like it. Rather than devote extra time to crafting the... Read More
Fear of Loss Versus Joy of Gain in Variable Compensation
Posted on19 May 2010
Tagsobjective, subjective, Tanjim Hossain, The Economist, University of Chicago, University of Toronto, money, application, approaches, cognition, communication, compensation, emotions, fear, gain, intuition, John List, joy, loss
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Since intuition is rooted in emotions and thus subjective, intuitive approaches allow us to see a single, objective situation as many. We... Read More
How Unaware Are People of Their Television Viewing?
Posted on16 May 2010
Tagsapproaches, assumptions, behavior, communication, emotions, television, The Economist, unawareness
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A special report on television viewing in the May 1, 2010 edition of the Economist stated “. . . people seem unaware... Read More
