Allegedly, if you have an earworm, your brain is looking for closure, basically the ending of the song. So a cure could be to find the song and listen to it in its entirety. Sucks if it is Schubert's Unfinished Symphony... 🤪

"It's the economy, stupid!" But why? How can someone's concerns about the economy outweigh things like decency, human rights and intelligence?

If you are not sure on how to behave in any given situation: "Be a mensch!" #compassion #humility #Humanity

Many people are good at taking everything personally, but they never go: "Oh, what a beautiful rainbow. Is that for me? Thank you!"

When you hear someone use simple yes/no answers to issues like death penalty or climate change, are they more likely to be conservatives? They use simplistic soundbites, as many people fall for certitude bias in that if someone shouts loudly, they must know what they are doing...

"Evil is treating people like things." - Granny Weatherwax (Terry Pratchett)

It's easy to forget that just because people agree with our opinions on certain matters does not automatically make them decent human beings. Affinity bias wants us to believe that if someone shares a viewpoint, it means that they must be smart and nice, just because we are.

“The authoritarian character worships the past. What has been, will eternally be. To wish or to work for something that has not yet been before is crime or madness. The miracle of creation is outside of his range of emotional experience.” (Erich Fromm)

I think that like Cato with his "Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam", Democrats should have a snappy ending to all their speeches. How about "And to conclude, I think that Donald Trump and his whole cabinet should be imprisoned!" ?

Just looked for a few interesting museums in Berlin, as I will be spending a few days there and I found the Déjà Vu museum. And yes, it is listed twice!

Trump is honestly one of the best manifesters in the world. His ability to deny consensus reality and create a different reality that serves him is unparalleled. Scary.

1/ A major human need is certainty. Change is happening faster and faster, so we want to follow or believe in someone who exudes certainty. Most important issues don't have easy answers, so they are fair game for a psychopath like Trump who has no problem spouting lies.

Bias isn’t a character flaw. It’s a shortcut your brain uses to survive information overload. That does not mean that we should not do our best to overcome our biases, though.

"You have to work hard at being happy, just like you have to work hard at being miserable. I wake up every day expecting all to be good and right. And if it's not, I set my mind to making it so by the end of the day" (Dolly Parton)

The moment Kellyanne Conway uttered the phrase “alternative facts,” every media outlet should have immediately banned her from appearing.

In times like these, it is always satisfying to remember that in Latin "I learn through suffering" can be translated as "Disco Inferno"!

In 1916, a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution called for all declarations of war to be decided by national referendum and anyone voting in favor would be required to enlist. I love the idea! If you want war, you fight it, instead of sending other people to die for your beliefs.

"If people can't control their own emotions, they will start trying to control other people's behaviours." (Robin Skynner)

Eigentlich hatte ich ja gehofft, diesen alten Cartoon nie mehr posten zu können. Nun ja. #trump #uswahl

I just had the honor of leading two very promising coaches through the EQ-i 2.0 certification. It's great to see people who are already great in the field of coaching and training to want to develop even further. The EQ-i 2.0 is a leading, scientifically validated Emotional Intelligence assessment.

Here is an idea for a new US National Anthem: "No one likes us, I don't know why We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try And all around, even our old friends put us down Let's drop the big one and see what happens" (Randy Newman - Political Science)

Solution aversion is the idea that if you don’t like a proposed solution for a problem, it’s a lot easier to deny that the problem is really a problem than it is to discuss the solution. This explains a lot of really weird responses to real problems.

Doubt increases with intelligence. Awareness of complexity is not incompetence.

Quiz question: What physical characteristic do humans have that apes do not?

Trump has a pathological need to impress those who are richer than him. That's why he is so easily manipulated by Putin, as he allegedly thinks that Putin is richer than Musk. #trump #putin #fascism #resist

Anytime you hear "Draw your own conclusions", it's an appeal to go down the rabbit hole and search for info that confirms your prejudices. Why? Because any silly thing can be found online. And then we act as if a single data point is as valid as hundreds of responsible sources.

Why so many capable people feel like frauds: open.substack.com/pub/mindskil...

"Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity." (Hanlon's Razor) Well, unless you are a Republican, I guess...

I have written this really good (according to people who have read it) booklet about imposter syndrome. It's about 40 pages, but a publisher I talked to told me I would need to fluff it up to at least 180 pages. Why isn't there a market for short, but information-dense booklets?

"Does it need to be said? Does it need to be said in this way? Does it need to be said in this way now? Does it need to be said in this way now by me?" If not, maybe we should keep it to ourselves?

Here is an idea for a new US National Anthem: "No one likes us, I don't know why We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try And all around, even our old friends put us down Let's drop the big one and see what happens" (Randy Newman - Political Science)

“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

I was in Munich last weekend and went to a café at around 11am. Sat down and a waiter rushed over to explain that I couldn't sit there, as that area was reserved for people who order food. When I asked why he thought I would not be ordering food, his answer was: "We don't serve food before 12!".

Interesting that some of the email addresses in the Epstein files are not redacted, especially if the email chain is longer than a page. I wonder how many of them will be used to sign up people to Tinder and Grindr... www.justice.gov/epstein #epstein #epsteinfiles

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” (H.L. Mencken, 1920)

I used to have a neighbour I did not know well, but we used to greet each other. I still see her from time to time and sometimes she greets me, sometimes she totally ignores me and I was wondering what was wrong with her. Today I saw her in town with her twin sister...

The top 5 natural predators of moose are Grizzlies Black Bears Wolves Humans and? #TIL #InterestingRandomFacts

I have written this really good (according to people who have read it) booklet about imposter syndrome. It's about 40 pages, but a publisher I talked to told me I would need to fluff it up to at least 180 pages. Why isn't there a market for short, but information-dense booklets?

“A man who doesn't know the truth is just an idiot, but a man who knows the truth and calls it a lie is a crook.” (Bertolt Brecht)

"You do your worst – and we will do our best." (Winston Churchill, 1941)

This is Pretti impressive and really Good!

After watching "Best of Enemies" about Gore Vidal and William Buckley, I thought it would actually be quite nice to listen to a current intelligent and articulate conservative. But I really can't think of anyone.

“If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.” (Plato)