Agreeableness Personality Trait Aligned And Affirmed
Posted on01 May 2017
Tagscooperation, sycophant, disagreeable, uniqueness, individual, innovation, harmony, George Orwell, diversity, dissent, big five personality traits, China, agreeableness, Big Five Personality Traits Series
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The agreeableness personality trait of the Big Five is almost exclusively defined in sociable terms. Few, if any, sources, discuss it in... 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
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
