Optimism Genetically Determined
Posted on08 Aug 2013
TagsThe Economist, complacency, glass half full-half empty metaphor, Oxford Centre for Emotions and Affective Neuroscience, Elaine Fox, YinYang, problem solving, Pollyannaism, pessimism, Personality, optimism, 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
Tagsmerchandising, advertising, behavioral economics, business, computers, decisions, education, free will, Google, logic, marketing, neoclassical economics, Personality, politics, rational actor theory, relationships, The Economist, Twitter, Bloomberg Businessweek, Joshua Green, Eric Schmidt, Barack Obama, seed planting analogy, personality as software analogy
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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
TagsInfluence, intoxication, alcohol, Texas Tech University, Andrew Goudie, Alice Young, McMaster University, Shepard Siegal, Pavlovian conditioning, University of Liverpool, psychology, positioning, pigeonholing, Personality, objective, management, emotions, context, conditionality, change management, body
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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, word choice, who we think we are, who we are, The Economist, social media, Real-time personality assessment, phraseology, Personality
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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
Tagspower, Psychopath in Workplace Series, The Bad Sleep Well, rules, relationships, psychopaths, procedure, policies, Personality, objectivity, emotions, control
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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
Tagsgroup, simplification, Fast Food Knowledge Analogy, individual, unique, Talent, problem solving, Personality, people's differences, knowledge, illusion, complexity
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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
TagsUniversity of Virginia, Peter Hatemi, Rose McDermott, Pennsylvania State University, Brown University, New York University, ideas, facts, Influence, innate, leadership, people, Personality, Real-time personality assessment, The Economist, University of Texas, John Jost
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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, decisions, ego, feelings, introspection, introvert, Personality, process, self-interest, Thoughts, Twitter, Delphine Szwarg, passive-aggressive behavior, over thinking
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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
