Optimism Genetically Determined
Posted on08 Aug 2013
Tagsoptimism, complacency, glass half full-half empty metaphor, Oxford Centre for Emotions and Affective Neuroscience, Elaine Fox, YinYang, The Economist, problem solving, Pollyannaism, pessimism, Personality, nature/nurture, innovation, glass, genetic code, free will, dissent
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We aren’t born blank slates; we come with personalities. These personalities, along with our bodies (more) and hormones influence our views, including... Read More
Personalities Lurk Behind Twitter Streams
Posted on25 Jul 2013
TagsThe Economist, Google, logic, marketing, merchandising, neoclassical economics, Personality, politics, rational actor theory, relationships, free will, Twitter, Bloomberg Businessweek, Joshua Green, Eric Schmidt, Barack Obama, seed planting analogy, personality as software analogy, advertising, behavioral economics, business, computers, decisions, education
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Increasingly, we are seeing the connection between all that we do and our personalities. Why is this “groundbreaking?” For centuries now, we’ve... Read More
Power of Context on Intoxication
Posted on22 Jul 2013
Tagsbody, change management, conditionality, context, emotions, Influence, management, objective, Personality, pigeonholing, positioning, psychology, University of Liverpool, Pavlovian conditioning, Shepard Siegal, McMaster University, Alice Young, Andrew Goudie, Texas Tech University, alcohol, intoxication
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Context dramatically influences us. As the article, “Various Ways You Might Accidentally Get Drunk” (The Atlantic, May 2013 edition) by James Hamblin,... Read More
Online Connections as Your Personality Indicators
Posted on16 May 2013
Tagsadvertising, marketing, Personality, phraseology, Real-time personality assessment, social media, The Economist, who we are, who we think we are, word choice
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We can assess personalities through everyday discussions. Everything we think, do and say are personality indicators. Friend selection works this way too.... Read More
Identifying Psychopaths in the Workplace
Posted on06 May 2013
Tagscontrol, emotions, objectivity, Personality, policies, power, procedure, psychopaths, relationships, rules, The Bad Sleep Well, Psychopath in Workplace Series
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Psychopaths work to amass their power. Emotions are not in the equation. They are immune to those of others, including their own.... Read More
Natural Mistake of Grouping
Posted on15 Apr 2013
Tagscomplexity, group, illusion, knowledge, people's differences, Personality, problem solving, Talent, unique, individual, Fast Food Knowledge Analogy, simplification
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Look at the figure to the right. The top is a multicolored square, the bottom a gray one. Yet, only one single... Read More
Personality is our Politics
Posted on28 Feb 2013
Tagsinnate, Brown University, Pennsylvania State University, Rose McDermott, Peter Hatemi, University of Virginia, New York University, John Jost, University of Texas, The Economist, Real-time personality assessment, Personality, people, leadership, Influence, ideas, facts
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People often believe that political views are a battle of ideas. In reality, they are more a battle of personality types. People... Read More
Word Power: Pronouns, Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions
Word choice tells much about people. James Pennebaker of The University of Texas explores this in his article, “Your Use of Pronouns... Read More
Creators vs. Pruners: Personality Typing
Posted on28 Jan 2013
Tagsbusiness, content, creativity, innovation, Personality, problem solving, process, Creator vs Pruner Analogy, content creators, content aggregators
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In the development of ideas, we generally see two types of people: creators and pruners. While people often display both types, usually... Read More
Egocentric, Reserved People (ERP’s)
Posted on21 Jan 2013
Tagsdecision-making process, over thinking, passive-aggressive behavior, Delphine Szwarg, Twitter, Thoughts, self-interest, process, Personality, introvert, introspection, feelings, ego, decisions
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Delphine Szwarc asked the following of me on twitter: Can one be egocentric and reserved at the same time? More specifically, she... Read More
