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Déjame sin trabajo, psicodelia y pedofilia

Dr. Mario's patchwork • 0 implied HN points • 28 May 23
🎭️ Culture Psychology
  1. The content covers diverse topics like work dissatisfaction, psychedelics, and controversial themes like pedophilia.
  2. The author shared insights on their job dissatisfaction and mid-life crisis in a tech company.
  3. The newsletter also included summaries of book club readings, one on 'Ubik' and another on 'Lolita'.

The repulsive crust

Numb at the Lodge • 0 implied HN points • 04 Jun 23
🎭️ Culture Psychology
  1. Prestige entertainment often portrays overly explainable characters, lacking the depth and mystery of real human behavior
  2. Therapeutic realism in media sometimes overshadows the more potent aspects of storytelling like symbolism and psychological subtlety
  3. Adaptations and modern retellings may lose the original depth and meaning of classic works by focusing too much on literal interpretations

Your Future Self

Intentional Wisdom • 0 implied HN points • 16 Jul 23
🎙 Podcasts Psychology
  1. Dr. Hershfield discusses connecting with your future self and how it impacts behavior today.
  2. Identity is constantly changing, and it's important to embrace the idea of evolving over time.
  3. Engaging in activities like writing letters to your future self can help make future goals more tangible.
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Wrapping Up My 2023 Reading Journey Of 106 Books

Harmony • 0 implied HN points • 17 Jan 24
📚 Literature Psychology
  1. In 2023, the author read 106 books over nine months, reflecting on them and sharing their top picks and statistics.
  2. The top 3 books that stood out were about family relationships, leadership and management, and challenging common work beliefs.
  3. The author plans to read 10 or more books in 2024, reread favorites from 2023, and include at least one paperback book.

Attachment Style in Relationships

Psych • 0 implied HN points • 03 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Psychology
  1. Early maladaptive schemas are negative beliefs from childhood affecting adult relationships.
  2. Insecure attachment styles are linked to more negative beliefs about oneself and relationships.
  3. Secure attachment styles lead to fewer negative beliefs about oneself and relationships.

Updates #2

Pav writes • 0 implied HN points • 11 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Psychology
  1. Game theory in poker underwent a scientific revolution with the advent of data analytics software
  2. Different legal systems utilize unique methods to enforce compliance and maintain order
  3. Creating a self-wiki can be an effective and enjoyable method for memorizing information

Carnage (Roman Polanski, 2011)

RUINS • 0 implied HN points • 29 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Psychology
  1. In the film Carnage, the story revolves around the human quest for justice and the concept of blame.
  2. The movie portrays how people often struggle to assign blame in a quest for justice, especially in the face of terrible events.
  3. Carnage highlights dysfunctional relationships among adults while children show the capacity for reconciliation, reflecting on the breakdown of human relations in modern culture.

From Rights to Pride to OnlyFans

martymac • 0 implied HN points • 19 Mar 23
🎭️ Culture Psychology
  1. Gay rights evolved from legal battles to encompass sexual identity and pride, influencing societal concepts of sexuality.
  2. The concept of 'gay' shifted from behaviors to internal desires, leading to external manifestations through events like Pride but not necessarily involving sexual actions.
  3. The evolution of sexual identity towards a subjective, internal experience has influenced trends like higher porn use and the concept of sexual identity without the physical act of sex.

Monday Curiosity Links

Grist Potentia • 0 implied HN points • 29 Jan 24
🔬 Science Psychology
  1. Oprah Winfrey overcame a tough childhood to become a successful talk show host and media mogul.
  2. Antarctic fungi survived Martian conditions on the International Space Station.
  3. Gravity helped demonstrate the strength of the strong force in the proton.

Links for Fall 2023

Perambulations • 0 implied HN points • 20 Nov 23
🔬 Science Psychology
  1. Cats are evolutionarily perfect due to their extreme specialization for hunting.
  2. Data visualization can lead to cognitive errors and should be carefully considered.
  3. Polygenic risk scores have marginal benefits in disease screening and may not be effective for population-wide risk stratification.

Peak Performance Newsletter #7 | Receiving Feedback, Playing your Game, and Resolving Conceptual Opposites

The Leadership Lab • 0 implied HN points • 03 Oct 21
🏥 Health & Wellness Psychology
  1. Gracefully receiving feedback is crucial for growth and development. It's important to not take feedback personally and see it as an opportunity to improve.
  2. Playing your own game means aligning your desires with societal rules. By asserting your desires while co-existing with society, you can self-actualize and grow.
  3. Resolving conceptual opposites involves understanding how seemingly opposing concepts can actually work together. Finding alignment in decision-making can lead to nuanced and encompassing solutions.

The Art of Anticipation: Embracing Seneca’s Wisdom in a World of Uncertainty

Wayne's Earth • 0 implied HN points • 26 Dec 23
📖 Philosophy Psychology
  1. Seneca's philosophy emphasizes the importance of anticipating unforeseen challenges to cope with life's uncertainties better.
  2. Preparing for unexpected events can help manage emotional reactions and maintain control over circumstances.
  3. Balancing anticipation with flexibility is key - being prepared but adaptable allows for a calm and collected response to unforeseen events.

Book Review: “Wanting” by Luke Burgeis 4/5

Poczwardowski Notes • 0 implied HN points • 05 Nov 22
📖 Philosophy Psychology
  1. Controlling our perception is crucial for happiness. The book delves into the origin of desires and offers strategies to prioritize significant desires over trivial ones.
  2. The book provides insights into human nature, leadership, and psychology. It goes beyond just mimicking desires to explore deeper aspects of desire and fulfillment.
  3. The author's authentic storytelling makes the book engaging and informative. It reveals intriguing facts about cognition and offers a fresh perspective on desires.

Book Review: "The Biggest Bluff" by Maria Konnikova 4/5

Poczwardowski Notes • 0 implied HN points • 09 Aug 21
📚 Literature Psychology
  1. The game of poker, particularly Texas Hold'em, is compared to the game of life, supported by insights from John Von Neumann and game theory.
  2. The book blends research on learning, decision making, and human behavior with the author's personal journey, emotions, doubts, and humor.
  3. The author's experience of learning poker from scratch, with a world-class player as her teacher, adds an engaging aspect to the book.

Coming soon

Weekly Wisdom • 0 implied HN points • 30 Sep 22
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Psychology
  1. Tai's newsletter covers a variety of topics like psychology, philosophy, spirituality, and creativity.
  2. The newsletter can be subscribed to for updates on these interesting subjects.
  3. The content will be coming soon to taiquinnwhyte.substack.com.

Self-Forgiveness

effectiviology • 0 implied HN points • 08 Feb 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Psychology
  1. Forgiving yourself for past mistakes can reduce negative feelings like guilt and shame.
  2. Self-forgiveness can help you stop problematic behaviors by accepting responsibility for your actions and avoiding rumination and self-loathing.
  3. Proper self-forgiveness involves taking full responsibility for your actions, acknowledging any harm caused, and focusing on avoiding similar mistakes in the future.

GRANTED: The untold story of 2021

Granted • 0 implied HN points • 02 Apr 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Psychology
  1. It's more important to make your children proud than your parents proud.
  2. Responsibility of each generation is to improve things for their successors.
  3. Global rates of helping strangers, volunteering, and charity giving increased during COVID-19, showing compassion prevailed over selfishness.

GRANTED: Your favorites of 2020 and the new books to launch 2021

Granted • 0 implied HN points • 29 Dec 20
📚 Literature Psychology
  1. Measuring progress by wealth and status may not capture real growth; true growth lies in building character like integrity and humility.
  2. Listening well involves more than just talking less; it's about showing genuine interest and understanding in others' thoughts.
  3. Procrastination is often an emotion management issue, not a time management problem; it's about dealing with negative emotions related to tasks.

GRANTED: Who to call Dr. and my least favorite buzzword

Granted • 0 implied HN points • 15 Dec 20
🚌 Education Psychology
  1. Some argue a woman with a doctorate shouldn't be called Dr., highlighting the issue of gender bias in titles
  2. Leaders should focus on employee well-being over buzzwords like employee engagement
  3. Tough love is a crucial skill for both leaders and parents, showing similarities in leadership and parenting

GRANTED: Good listening and bad PowerPoint

Granted • 0 implied HN points • 01 Feb 20
🚌 Education Psychology
  1. Good listening involves more than just talking less; it includes asking questions and showing genuine interest in others.
  2. Avoid using words on PowerPoint slides and saying them out loud to enhance learning and avoid cognitive overload.
  3. Success should not be measured solely by career achievements but also by the impact we have on others' lives and the relationships we cultivate.

Following up on the BambooHR virtual conference

Granted • 0 implied HN points • 22 Dec 18
💼 Business Psychology
  1. Listening to a book doesn't have the same impact as reading it for better understanding.
  2. When speaking truth to power, showcasing goodwill and organizational investment can help get your point across effectively.
  3. Drawing something instead of just writing it down can significantly improve memory retention.

GRANTED: Cat videos, honest men, and what your inbox says about you

Granted • 0 implied HN points • 01 May 16
🎭️ Culture Psychology
  1. Princeton Psychology Professor outlined failures to provide perspective to others, showing the value of sharing setbacks alongside successes.
  2. Watching cat videos at work may improve productivity according to a study where participants worked longer after watching funny clips.
  3. Unhappiness at work isn't linked to email volume but to the timing of when emails are sent, and delays in responses can impact team morale.

GRANTED: August 2015 newsletter on work and psychology

Granted • 0 implied HN points • 15 Aug 15
🎭️ Culture Psychology
  1. Personality traits like being an ambivert can have a significant impact on social interactions and energy levels.
  2. The quantity of friendships in your 20s and the quality of friendships in your 30s can predict well-being in later life.
  3. Cooperative behavior in kindergarten can predict future success like graduating from college and having a stable job at 25.

GRANTED: A newsletter for a new year

Granted • 0 implied HN points • 12 Jan 15
🎭️ Culture Psychology
  1. Having deep conversations can spark romance - it's more than just staring into each other's eyes.
  2. Being authentic at work is important, but it's not always easy or straightforward.
  3. Small changes in the workplace, like cutting out voicemail, can have a big impact on productivity and company culture.

GRANTED: November newsletter on work and psychology

Granted • 0 implied HN points • 12 Nov 14
🏥 Health & Wellness Psychology
  1. The Benjamin Franklin Effect describes how someone turned a hater into a fan through giving, backed by psychological research.
  2. Social media affects our friendships and social interactions, impacting how many true friends we can have.
  3. Empathy is a crucial quality often misunderstood by leaders, leading to broken relationships and communication breakdowns.