Here are a few responses that can be useful in conversations.
Category: Psychology
Persuasion
We are often persuaded more by the status of the person making the argument than by the argument itself.
The Decision Making Process
When making decisions we tend to be more influenced by our opinion of the person making the argument than by the argument itself.
Loss Aversion
People are loss averse. The pain of loss is greater than the pleasure of gain. Politicians can use this bias.
Quiet Desperation
When Thoreau said “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation“, he probably wasn’t thinking of social media.
Decision Making
High levels of Carbon Dioxide in the air we breathe reduces our cognitive abilities and the quality of our decision making.
Exercise and Mental Health
Exercise is good for mental health, and has a significant impact on depression.
Here and Now
The only place and time we can be is Here and Now. Yet we try to avoid this by spending our time in our minds.
Control
People need to feel some control over their lives, and have employed a variety of strategies to gain this.
Free Will
Do we have free will? We may think so but not everyone is so sure.
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