For reading between the lines with greater comprehension
“You can’t change other people. All you can do is change your attitude.” People say this sort of thing when they’ve decided to stop trying to change someone. Maybe generalizing like this helps convince them to let go, but of course it’s not true. Influence happens. Influence is as old as ecosystems. We are extensions […]
People who give advice are annoying, kind, nosy, generous, pushy, helpful, proud, selfless, self-serving, and domineering. My advice is to ignore them completely and at your own expense. I’ve been given advice-and as you know, I give my share of advice, too. Well, perhaps more than my share. I’ve been thinking about the dynamics of […]
One of my favorite decision theory jokes goes like this: A man is boasting about his successful marriage. A friend asks him what’s the secret. “It’s a simple division of labor,” the happy husband says. “She makes all the little decisions and I make all the big ones.” “For example?” the friend asks. “She decides […]
A dear old professor of mine wrote suggesting that I give more guidance or advice in these Mind Readers columns. To me, guidance comes in three varieties. The first tells people what they should always do. The second tells people to find the happy medium between two or more things they should do. The third […]
Definition: People who apply the evolutionary theory of natural selection to their own lives, wiring up the natural selective pressures in their environments to bring out the best in them. Have you noticed what a wimp willpower is? We’d be fools to depend on it to hold us to our New Year’s resolutions, our diets, […]
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