El Dirko

Nice Slow Horses reference! 👍

The moment Kellyanne Conway uttered the phrase “alternative facts,” every media outlet should have immediately banned her from appearing.

You are learning the hard way that you can't trust these translate apps.. 😜

In times like these, it is always satisfying to remember that in Latin "I learn through suffering" can be translated as "Disco Inferno"!

Solution aversion is the idea that if you don’t like a proposed solution for a problem, it’s a lot easier to deny that the problem is really a problem than it is to discuss the solution.

This explains a lot of really weird responses to real problems.

In 1916, a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution called for all declarations of war to be decided by national referendum and anyone voting in favor would be required to enlist.

I love the idea! If you want war, you fight it, instead of sending other people to die for your beliefs.

"I have always found it quaint and rather touching that there is a movement [Libertarians] in the US that thinks Americans are not yet selfish enough."

(Christopher Hitchens)

"If people can't control their own emotions, they will start trying to control other people's behaviours."

(Robin Skynner)

The answer is: a chin!

Here is an idea for a new US National Anthem:

"No one likes us, I don't know why
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
And all around, even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens"

(Randy Newman - Political Science)

Eigentlich hatte ich ja gehofft, diesen alten Cartoon nie mehr posten zu können. Nun ja. #trump #uswahl

They are not the best and brightest anymore.

I just had the honor of leading two very promising coaches through the EQ-i 2.0 certification. It's great to see people who are already great in the field of coaching and training to want to develop even further. The EQ-i 2.0 is a leading, scientifically validated Emotional Intelligence assessment.

Here is an idea for a new US National Anthem:

"No one likes us, I don't know why
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
And all around, even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens"

(Randy Newman - Political Science)

Here is an idea for a new US National Anthem:

"No one likes us, I don't know why
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
And all around, even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens"

(Randy Newman - Political Science)

Here is an idea for a new US National Anthem:

"No one likes us, I don't know why
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
And all around, even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens"

(Randy Newman - Political Science)

Here is an idea for a new US National Anthem:

"No one likes us, I don't know why
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
And all around, even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens"

(Randy Newman - Political Science)

Here is an idea for a new US National Anthem:

"No one likes us, I don't know why
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
And all around, even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens"

(Randy Newman - Political Science)

Here is an idea for a new US National Anthem:

"No one likes us, I don't know why
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
And all around, even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens"

(Randy Newman - Political Science)

"I have always found it quaint and rather touching that there is a movement [Libertarians] in the US that thinks Americans are not yet selfish enough."

(Christopher Hitchens)

Solution aversion is the idea that if you don’t like a proposed solution for a problem, it’s a lot easier to deny that the problem is really a problem than it is to discuss the solution.

This explains a lot of really weird responses to real problems.

ADHD, Creative Bursts, and the Myth of Consistency Not all productivity is linear.

mindskills.substack.com/p/adhd-creat...

Doubt increases with intelligence.
Awareness of complexity is not incompetence.

Quiz question: What physical characteristic do humans have that apes do not?

Is there a danger that they might want to have anything to do with education?

When Excellence Feels Ordinary: The Unconscious Competence Trap Unconscious competence leads to unconscious self-doubt

mindskills.substack.com/p/when-excel...

Yes, I do tend to put too much value on education as a cure-all, which it certainly isn't. It would be useful, though, for many of those people we are talking about to know how to deconstruct bad faith arguments, recognise fallacies and understand that morals are not a type of wall painting.

Here is an idea for a new US National Anthem:

"No one likes us, I don't know why
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
And all around, even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens"

(Randy Newman - Political Science)

I disagree. There are so many people out there who are uneducated and lack a sense of agency that they crave someone to validate their prejudices and help them overcome their sense of inferiority. Without someone like Trump they would be unhappy, but harmless.