MIND READERS DICTIONARY » Paradoxes 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 Virtue Verbiage: Thou shalt always throw http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/virtue-verbiage/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/virtue-verbiage/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:10:04 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=994 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/virtue-verbiage/feed/ 2 Philosophizing: Hard because it’s easy http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/philosophizing/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/philosophizing/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:31:19 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=978 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/philosophizing/feed/ 2 Means and Ends: Opening a can (and can’t) of worms. http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/means-and-ends/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/means-and-ends/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:06:01 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=974 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/means-and-ends/feed/ 1 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 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 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 Golden Paradox: If we always sacrificed for each other, no one would ever have to make sacrifices http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/the-golden-paradox/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/the-golden-paradox/#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2007 19:27:09 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=944 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/the-golden-paradox/feed/ 2 The Other Golden Rule: Do unto yourself as you do unto others http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-other-golden-rule/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-other-golden-rule/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:24:46 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=943 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/the-other-golden-rule/feed/ 2 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 Exploratory Commitment: The try/buy dichotomy http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/career/exploratory-commitment/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/career/exploratory-commitment/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:50:52 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=932 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/career/exploratory-commitment/feed/ 0 No, Really: Deeper meaning in conversational packing peanuts http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-trust-them/negotiation/no-really/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-trust-them/negotiation/no-really/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 03:12:45 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=929 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-trust-them/negotiation/no-really/feed/ 2 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 Sorrytaliatory Cycle: “I owe you an apology or a scolding, I can’t tell which.” http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/sorrytaliatory-cycle/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/sorrytaliatory-cycle/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:51:23 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=602 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/sorrytaliatory-cycle/feed/ 2 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 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 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 Co-Satisficing: Squeaky wheels and vicious cycles http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/co-satisficing/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/co-satisficing/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:57:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=21 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/co-satisficing/feed/ 0 Multi-Level-Headed: The ins and outs of humor http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/multi-level-headed/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/multi-level-headed/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:31:22 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=255 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/multi-level-headed/feed/ 0 MOGIBO (Me Outside. Good Inside. Bad Outside): Personal popularity in popular culture http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/mogibo/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/mogibo/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:56:09 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=82 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/mogibo/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 Chiasmic Questions: How do you jump-start virtuous cycles? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-trust-them/negotiation/chiasmic-questions/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-trust-them/negotiation/chiasmic-questions/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:36:24 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=19 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-trust-them/negotiation/chiasmic-questions/feed/ 0