MIND READERS DICTIONARY » Am I missing the forest for trees? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com For reading between the lines with greater comprehension Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:43:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Meta-cons: Righteous indignation as a con about conning http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-fight-on/meta-cons/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-fight-on/meta-cons/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:39:22 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=971 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-fight-on/meta-cons/feed/ 0 Seven Wonderings of the Modern World: The human tough judgment calls http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/seven-wonderings-of-the-modern-world/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/seven-wonderings-of-the-modern-world/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:07:47 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=970 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/seven-wonderings-of-the-modern-world/feed/ 1 Granularity: Think as big as possible but no bigger http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/granularity-think-as-big-as-possible-but-no-bigger/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/granularity-think-as-big-as-possible-but-no-bigger/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 21:23:47 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=968 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/granularity-think-as-big-as-possible-but-no-bigger/feed/ 0 ACIDs (Ambiguous Cues; Incompatible Dos): What eats at us when something does http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-commit/acids/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-commit/acids/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 22:41:03 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=967 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-commit/acids/feed/ 1 Generic Tough Judgment Calls: Why don’t we have names for them? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/generic-tough-judgment-calls/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/generic-tough-judgment-calls/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 14:59:43 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=966 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/generic-tough-judgment-calls/feed/ 1 Floating for-ness: Under a firm mantle of function, molten motives churn. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/floating-for-ness/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/floating-for-ness/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:34:51 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=963 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/floating-for-ness/feed/ 0 Butterfly punch: Shaming your opponent into putting on kid gloves before you knock him out. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/butterfly-punch/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/butterfly-punch/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:17:02 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=953 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/butterfly-punch/feed/ 0 Deduction: The dream and nightmare of absolute certainty him in a http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:07:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=950 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/deduction/feed/ 0 The Free Willies: Are computers like humans? Are humans like computers? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-free-willies-are-computers-like-humans-are-humans-like-computers/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-free-willies-are-computers-like-humans-are-humans-like-computers/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:03:30 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=949 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-free-willies-are-computers-like-humans-are-humans-like-computers/feed/ 0 Transceiver Bias: Writing and reading are not the same thing http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/transceiver-bias/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/transceiver-bias/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:35:07 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=946 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/transceiver-bias/feed/ 0 Thanksgrieving: Cheer up ’cause it’s downhill from here http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/children/thanksgrieving/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/children/thanksgrieving/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:41:41 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=940 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/children/thanksgrieving/feed/ 0 Yearnocracies: Negotiating the slippery slope between hope and hoax http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/yearnocracies/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/yearnocracies/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:34:51 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=934 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/yearnocracies/feed/ 1 D.I.S.S.: Demand is supply syndrome http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/diss-demand-is-supply-syndrome/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/diss-demand-is-supply-syndrome/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:51:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=933 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/diss-demand-is-supply-syndrome/feed/ 0 The Second Fundamental: Stalemates and infinite loops in a human-persuade-human world. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:40:44 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=927 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-second-fundamental/feed/ 0 Minutia and Highfalutia: Evasion by scrambling to a safer level of analysis http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-say-it/minutia-and-highfalutia/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-say-it/minutia-and-highfalutia/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:03:34 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=680 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-say-it/minutia-and-highfalutia/feed/ 0 Realincarnation: Requiem for the immortal soul http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/realincarnation/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/realincarnation/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:06:18 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=482 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/realincarnation/feed/ 0 Spit or Go Blind: Slang with cosmic implications http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/spit-or-go-blind/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/spit-or-go-blind/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:49:33 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=373 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/spit-or-go-blind/feed/ 0 Down & Out, Up & Out, Out & Out: Reading between the lines on “Fine” http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/down-out-up-out-out-out/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/down-out-up-out-out-out/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:21:44 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=29 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/down-out-up-out-out-out/feed/ 0 Myopium: One day at a time as a drug. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-stay/myopium/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-stay/myopium/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=87 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-stay/myopium/feed/ 0 Going Uncertain: Casting doubt on inconvenient possibilties. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/finances/going-uncertain/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/finances/going-uncertain/#comments Wed, 30 May 2007 20:30:55 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=52 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/finances/going-uncertain/feed/ 0 Liar’s Paradox Moral Litmus Test: If you contradict yourself you can’t both be right http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/is-this-worth-fighting-for/conflict/liars-paradox-moral-litmus-test/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/is-this-worth-fighting-for/conflict/liars-paradox-moral-litmus-test/#comments Wed, 23 May 2007 19:22:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=65 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/is-this-worth-fighting-for/conflict/liars-paradox-moral-litmus-test/feed/ 0 Sweating the petty vs. Petting the sweaty: Two ways to play the game of life http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-hold-onto-my-dream-or-face-reality/sweating-the-petty-vs-petting-the-sweaty/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-hold-onto-my-dream-or-face-reality/sweating-the-petty-vs-petting-the-sweaty/#comments Wed, 02 May 2007 20:46:35 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=156 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/should-i-doubt-myself/should-i-hold-onto-my-dream-or-face-reality/sweating-the-petty-vs-petting-the-sweaty/feed/ 0 Careful Caring: We can’t always care, so why feel guilty when called uncaring? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/careful-caring/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/careful-caring/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2007 16:43:52 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=18 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/friends/careful-caring/feed/ 1 Coherence: Making our ideas consistent with each other http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/coherence/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/coherence/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:50:37 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=22 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/coherence/feed/ 0 R.O.S.C.O. (Right On Schedule, Chill Out): Global warming as inevitable http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/rosco-right-on-schedule-chill-out/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/rosco-right-on-schedule-chill-out/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:18:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=106 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/rosco-right-on-schedule-chill-out/feed/ 0