People Easily Make False Confessions
Posted on22 Aug 2011
Tagsconfession, conscious, people, truth, The Economist, technology, subjective, subconscious, Saul Kassin, Robert Horselenberg, reason, process, Maastricht University, logic, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Jennifer Perillo, intuition, interrogations, Innocence Project, free will
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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
Tagsnurses, health, heirlooms, learn, maggot, Maggot Therapy, medical, memorabilia, men, Hang 'Em High, subjective, teach, Tom Sawyer, Tom Sawyer fence painting, Witness, women, gangrene, Beauty as Power Series, beauty, appreciation, antiques, amputation
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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
Tagssubconscious, subjective, symbolism, Talent, The Economist, Tilburg University, trust, status, clothes, art, content, flag, I've Got You Labelled, ideas, Influence, knockoffs, labels, manufacturers, Marijn Meijers, Netherlands, packaging, politics, presentation, Rob Nelissen, security
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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
Tagsassessments, emotional intelligence, emotions, empath, empathy, intelligence, leadership, objective, physical, subjective
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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
Tagsquantnik, certainty, clarity, emotions, knowledge, Malcolm Gladwell, quantify, 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
Tagsprice, product, quality, status, subjective, survey, The New Yorker, premium, assumptions, Are You Being Served, article, branding, business, buying habits, competition, customer service, customers, emotions, intuition, James Surowiecki, luxury, market
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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
Tagsthird, subjective, second, question, democracy, problem solving, perspective, Personality, numbers, knowledge, intuition, Influence, house, first, evalute, emotions, decisions, conditionality, build, assumptions, arbitrariness, absolute
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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
Tagsapproaches, collaboration, connotations, context, definitions, dominance, feelings, humanistic, impression, intuition, logic, Personality, perspective, phraseology, planning, quality, quantity, spectrum, subjective, Thoughts, understanding, word choice
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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
