MIND READERS DICTIONARY » Philosophy 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 Fix-it Self-efficacy: A yes-we-can attitude learned the hard way http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/fixit-self-efficacy/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/fixit-self-efficacy/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:55:40 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=1638 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/fixit-self-efficacy/feed/ 0 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 Fallibilism: Every belief is a bet but some bets are better than others http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/fallibilism/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/fallibilism/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:12:09 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=977 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/fallibilism/feed/ 1 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 Zipslide Errors: Confusing the nature of past and future http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/zipslide-errors/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/zipslide-errors/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:40:16 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/zipslide-errors-confusing-the-nature-of-past-and-future/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-do-better/is-there-something-to-learn-here/zipslide-errors/feed/ 1 Brain Velcro: Why good things happen to bad ideas http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:27:55 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/brain-velcro-why-good-things-happen-to-bad-ideas/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/brain-velcro/feed/ 1 Guesswork: Enough is enough, but how much is enough? http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:10:39 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=951 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/guesswork/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 Cause and Effect: Not black and white, but read all over as if it were http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/cause-and-effect/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/cause-and-effect/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:40:41 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=948 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/what-should-i-do/cause-and-effect/feed/ 1 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 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 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 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 Hope: As an answer or a question http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 01:27:31 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=930 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/hope/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 Extended Memotype: On Advice, Part 1 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/extended-memotype-on-advice-part-1/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/extended-memotype-on-advice-part-1/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2007 07:36:19 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/?p=926 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/can-i-change-him/communication/extended-memotype-on-advice-part-1/feed/ 1 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 Youjustifications: Why are we fighting? Let me not count the ways http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/youjustifications/ http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/youjustifications/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:54:14 +0000 Jeremy Sherman http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/blog/?p=169 http://www.mindreadersdictionary.com/business/youjustifications/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