Evidently, we respond to the feeling of security but not the reality of security. This is usually good but sometimes we feel secure but really are not. This is bad.
Category: Notes
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Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability
Worthiness is the difference between those who have a strong sense of love and belonging and those who do not. Ways we cope with vulnerability:- Numb emotions
- Medicate to compensate for numbed emotions
- Eliminate uncertainty (e.g. religion is not longer discussed but is fought over ‘matter of factly’)
- Blame (i.e. the discharge of pain and discomfort)
- Pretend our choices do not impact others
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Ben Goldacre: Battling Bad Science
Goldacre presents some quick ways to identify when information is being with held, especially in medical studies. -
“Fooled by Randomness” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Taleb takes us on a journey through life (with a money market focus) and points out a variety of situations and events that we attribute, incorrectly, to skill. Instead, much of what we chaulk to patterns is actually random noise with no real pattern.
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Annie Murphy Paul: What we learn before we’re born
Babies cry in the accent of their mother’s spoken language.