People Easily Make False Confessions
Posted on22 Aug 2011
Tagsconfession, conscious, free will, Innocence Project, interrogations, intuition, Jennifer Perillo, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, logic, Maastricht University, people, process, reason, Robert Horselenberg, Saul Kassin, subconscious, subjective, technology, The Economist, truth
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When we approach problems too logically and reasonably, we tend to place too much faith in the dominance of consciousness and to... Read More
Beauty as Power (Pt 3): Appreciation
Posted on19 May 2011
Tagsamputation, antiques, appreciation, beauty, Beauty as Power Series, gangrene, Hang 'Em High, health, heirlooms, learn, maggot, Maggot Therapy, medical, memorabilia, men, nurses, subjective, teach, Tom Sawyer, Tom Sawyer fence painting, Witness, women
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My Beauty as Power posts have generated emails regarding teaching what beauty is. Unfortunately, even though beauty is extremely subjective, we’re often... Read More
Labels Influence Our Evaluation of Content
Posted on25 Apr 2011
Tagssecurity, Influence, knockoffs, labels, manufacturers, Marijn Meijers, Netherlands, packaging, politics, presentation, Rob Nelissen, ideas, status, subconscious, subjective, symbolism, Talent, The Economist, Tilburg University, trust, art, clothes, content, flag, I've Got You Labelled
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Designer labels encourage us not only to believe that the wearer has status but also trustworthiness, talent and many other positive attributes.... Read More
Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part V)
In a comment about Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part III), the commenter described a situation in which she felt certain managers... Read More
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership
Posted on11 Apr 2011
Tagssubjective, physical, objective, leadership, intelligence, empathy, empath, emotions, emotional intelligence, assessments
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I received a question about Emotional Intelligence and Leadership in a comment about Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part III): What are... Read More
Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part IV)
I received two related questions in a comment about Leadership vs. Management: The Difference (Part III). They help us refine the difference... Read More
Statistical Subjectivity – The Essence of Rankings
Posted on14 Mar 2011
Tagsclarity, certainty, emotions, knowledge, Malcolm Gladwell, quantify, quantnik, rankings, statistical, subjective, The New Yorker, The Order of Things, emotional triggers
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I ran across a good article by Malcom Gladwell in the February 14 & 21 issue of The New Yorker titled, “The... Read More
Best Service or Best Price: Which Reigns Supreme?
Posted on04 Oct 2010
Tagscompetition, The New Yorker, survey, subjective, status, quality, product, price, premium, market, luxury, James Surowiecki, intuition, emotions, customers, customer service, buying habits, business, branding, assumptions, article, Are You Being Served
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In the article, “Are You Being Served?”, in the September 6, 2010 issue of The New Yorker, the author James Surowiecki cites... Read More
Arbitrariness: The Cornerstone of Conditions
Posted on23 Sep 2010
Tagsknowledge, decisions, democracy, emotions, evalute, first, house, Influence, intuition, conditionality, numbers, Personality, perspective, problem solving, question, second, subjective, third, absolute, arbitrariness, assumptions, build
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Arbitrariness & First, Second, Third Arbitrariness is vital to intuitive problem solving because it’s related to subjectivity which is related to personality... Read More
Definitions, Connotations and Personality Assessment
Posted on13 Sep 2010
TagsThoughts, impression, intuition, logic, Personality, perspective, phraseology, planning, quality, quantity, spectrum, subjective, humanistic, understanding, word choice, approaches, collaboration, connotations, context, definitions, dominance, feelings
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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
