Recognizing Thinking And Feeling Words To Assess People Better
Posted on10 Jun 2019
Tagsconnotations, Real-time personality assessment, words, emotional triggers, personality differences
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We can assess people’s personalities by the words they use. It’s but one way. We can use it with other ways. At... Read More
Importance Of Connotation In Word Choice To Influence Others
The importance of connotation in word choice to influence others is hard to see. When people hear and read words, the message... Read More
Train Brain to See Smaller Parts, Solve Problems Better
Posted on03 May 2012
Tags12 Most, Battle of Pydna, connotations, definitions, intelligence, Macedonian, problem solving, Roman, Techniques, Thoughts, training
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A common way to tackle problems is to break them down into small parts. How do we train brain to see smaller... Read More
People Eat Escargot, Not Snails
Posted on05 Apr 2012
TagsThe Economist, behavioral economics, connotations, decisions, emotions, food, phraseology, problem solving, rational actor theory, Roget's Thesaurus, taste, word choice, words, analogy collection
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The research behind behavioral economics is full of emotional solutions to everyday problems. By tapping into the emotional biases behind our decisions,... Read More
Most Influential Book: Roget’s Thesaurus
Someone once asked me, “What are the twenty most influential books in your life?” I listed Roget’s Thesaurus as one. It helps... Read More
Euphemisms: Preferring Illusions to Reality
Posted on02 Feb 2012
Tagsword choice, words, vanilla words, Tom Cruise, The Economist, sensitivity, reality, phraseology, Making Murder Respectable, labels, Jack Nicholson, illusion, glass, George Orwell, food, euphemisms, definitions, connotations, compensation, cognitive dissonance, A Few Good Men, 1984
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Words have power, not only in their definitions but also, more importantly, in their connotations. The article, “Making Murder Respectable,” from the... Read More
Real-time Personality Assessment (Pt 3): Word Themes
Posted on13 Oct 2011
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The words people use tell you much about their personalities. The challenge is trying to see a theme. While not every word... Read More
Names and Our Unconscious Biases
Posted on29 Aug 2011
TagsNew York Times, Donna Ginther, emotions, feelings, Influence, intuition, Marianne Bertrand, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, names, connotations, peer review, race, Sendhil Mullainathan, subconscious, The Economist, University of Chicago, University of Kansas, advertising, branding
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Our names unconsciously influence people. We humorously smile at actors who change their names making them more appealing. Yet, some people relate... Read More
Definitions, Connotations and Personality Assessment
Posted on13 Sep 2010
Tagsphraseology, definitions, dominance, feelings, humanistic, impression, intuition, logic, Personality, perspective, context, planning, quality, quantity, spectrum, subjective, Thoughts, understanding, word choice, approaches, collaboration, connotations
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Word choice and phrasing (phraseology) are simple ways we can assess personalities. As I’ve said in previous postings, everything we think, do... Read More
“Which Box Do You Want to be In?” Personality Assessment Case Study
Posted on29 Jul 2010
Tagsconnotations, definitions, emotions, feelings, function, insight, motivation, Personality, team building, word choice, Real-time Personality Assessment Series
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Word choice tells much about personality. This personality assessment case study shows how this works. It can help identify personality types according... Read More
