The greatest deception humans suffer is from their own opinions. -- Leonardo da Vinci Today’s post complements research I recently discussed on the podcast, Water Cooler Talk Podcast, where I …
Don’t Understand? Advice for Perspective Taking
Just because you're right doesn't mean I'm wrong, you just haven't seen life from my position. -- Anonymous Probably the greatest issue facing the world today is the failure to take “the other …
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Your Biggest Obstacle in Persuading Others
Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are kings of this world. -- Thomas Carlyle Today's post is cross-listed with one I wrote for Psychology Today, where I and a social psychology …
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Bugs in Our Brains’ Coding
Bias and impartiality is in the eye of the beholder. -- Samuel Johnson Alcohol-infused parties are rarely good places to confront someone on their socio-political beliefs. But in this real-life …
Review of the Review
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance. -- Plato I have a confession to make—maybe even a confession you, too, would like to repent alongside me. I’m a review moocher. For all …
Be the Advocate
Great ideas alone don't cause progress; it is the spreading of those ideas that does. -- (Teeny & Petty, 2017) A couple years ago, I wrote a post about my Master’s Thesis; now, however, that …