Truth to Power as a Habit
Should you wait until you are in a safe position before you tell truth to power? You might wait a long time, and by then not speaking your mind has become a habit.
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Self-Improvement
Behavior change, conformity, and social pressure (end of mask mandates)
Well, the pandemic regulations are interesting when it comes to human behavior.
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Interesting Article on Burnout on AsianEfficency
Given the recent stressful episodes (which did/do wear me down), I found the article pretty interesting.
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Recommendation: Epoch Times Podcast with Laura Dodsworth
As a psychologist, I like behavioral science. As an ethical person, I want people to be informed about things that influence them. Laura Dodsworth's interview with Epoch Times give a very good insight into how behavioral science (esp. so-called «nudging» is used to influence people without their knowledge.
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Politics vs. Politics
An observation when it comes to «people should be professional and not show their politics».
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Without meaning, freedom becomes threatening
A line in «The Daily Drucker» shines an interesting line on the tension between safety and freedom.
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Recommendation: How To Speak by Patrick Winston
Interesting video regarding presentations.
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Book Recommendation: Hoover (2017)’s «The Lifetime Learner’s Guide to Reading and Learning»
Strange book, a mixture of book recommendations with tips on how to read and think, incl. thinking creatively.
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Once more with foresight — using a Plague
Not sure whether the quote about Newton is true or invented — it might still fit.
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Presentation about Technology as Tool or Trap (in German)
I recently did a presentation on whether technology is a tool or a trap. It covers Attention Economy, Gamification, Persuasive Technology, Nudging, and Dark Patterns. Unfortunately it's in German, but perhaps it's interesting as well.
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