Sunday, July 31, 2011
Attraction of Emotion
... happiness was the most attractive female emotional expression and one of the least attractive male expressions. Men were more attractive when they showed pride, whereas women were rated as less attractive when they showed that emotion.
The one that surprised me was shame. Men who showed shame were rated highly (shame is nearly as sexy as pride and much sexier than happiness). Women who displayed shame were also rated highly. Maybe people are looking for advanced moral qualities when they rate other people’s attractiveness.
http://brooks.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/expressive-attraction/
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Moderation
It's interesting to watch the two previous videos in juxtaposition, because they seem to contradict each other. Gladwell argues not for Pepsi, but for Pepsis (emphasis on the plurality of the later), and then Schwartz argues not for 100 variations of jeans, but for one!
BUT, I'll admit I interpreted those rather radically. In reality, they both argued to bring the number of options we have to a middle ground. Just one option is often insufficient, but too many options makes us depressed. Therefore, there must be some magic, moderate number of choices which will enable us to get what we want without experiencing the negative psychological effects of "that other grass might have been greener".
BUT, I'll admit I interpreted those rather radically. In reality, they both argued to bring the number of options we have to a middle ground. Just one option is often insufficient, but too many options makes us depressed. Therefore, there must be some magic, moderate number of choices which will enable us to get what we want without experiencing the negative psychological effects of "that other grass might have been greener".
Monday, July 18, 2011
Efficiency Laws
Pareto's Principle (the 80/20 rule): 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes, both positive and negative.
Parkinson's Law: an action's (perceived) complexity is directly proportional to the amount of time given to complete that action; Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
Parkinson's Law: an action's (perceived) complexity is directly proportional to the amount of time given to complete that action; Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Triangulation: Human swarm theory
It always sounds lame when someone is giving examples to prove a point and they only have two. You really need three. More than that sounds excessive, but three is perfect.
Also, in consoling Aaron in his breakup, I've noticed that if he hears just me tell him to do something, he probably won't think it's a good idea. If someone else seconds me, he starts considering it, though not fully. BUT, if three people tell him the same thing, he takes it as truth! It's swarm theory!
Also, in consoling Aaron in his breakup, I've noticed that if he hears just me tell him to do something, he probably won't think it's a good idea. If someone else seconds me, he starts considering it, though not fully. BUT, if three people tell him the same thing, he takes it as truth! It's swarm theory!
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Nuggets
- Play to win vs. Play not to lose
- Faith = opposite of fear; Faithfulness = Fearlessness
- Confidence = strongest driver of performance
- Find a problem, solve it
- Own your situation
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