For reading between the lines with greater comprehension
Life is a white-knuckle ride for us knucklehead genius humans, who can foresee the future like no other creature can, but so ambiguously that we can never tell whether we’re doing the right thing. We humans depend upon affirmation. It’s a staple like air, water, food and sleep. We may not notice that we depend […]
I’ve just drafted a book called “Doubt: A Natural History; A User’s Guide,” much of it centered on the Serenity Prayer, a masterpiece of brief decision-making guidance, 26 words (Setting aside God) that corner us squarely with two of the three options we face in any frustrating situation. It would be nice if the prayer […]
I need to warn of a vocational and avocational hazard that threatens those who read and write here. We psychology-oriented types specialize in seeking scientifically objective explanations for human behavior. We’re behavioral double-clickers, delving into the motivations that drive people. By day the clinicians among us sit as neutrally as possible with clients encouraging them […]
When we debate, our rhetoric escalates. Since we can only squeeze so much persuasion out of admitting that our opinions are subjective–saying, for example, “but I really, really, really believe it,”–it’s natural that we gravitate toward postures of objectivity. We stop admitting that our opinion is a subjective interpretation and start acting like we’ve got […]
An only life can take so long to climb clear of its wrong beginnings, and may never. Philip Larkin He who burns himself on hot milk blows on ice cream. Turkish Proverb You fell in a hellhole and for a time couldn’t climb out to save your life. A physical accident, a mid-life crisis, an […]
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