"If dopamine is the compound that breeds butterflies in our stomachs and causes people to impulsively leave their spouses, oxytocin elicits a feeling of intense compatibility, the kind that makes you think, “I could sit next to this person for the next thirty years.” In matters of the heart, oxytocin provides more clarity in decision-making because it allows you to see your crush with more depth, and with an eye toward the future rather than just the current, fleeting moment.
With practice, could we learn to utilize this knowledge of our own brains to be certain – or at least close to certain – about who and when we choose to marry?"
How do we make romantic decisions?
Jerk
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Everyone protects himself some way or another. There are people who ask a pretty girl to marry them in front of a whole table of people, just to live the hope -in his insecure mind- of amusing her and maybe receiving her attention. Others are overtly disgusting and rude, because they built up insensitivity so that when they are rejected; well who cares? she is B****. Then there are the assholes, they don't have to be rude, they just have to be cold, they never open up, why should they? They probably will get what they get anyway. Sure they might lose a few utilities here and there, but is it worth laying yourself out there to be embarrassed, rejected or underappreciated?
I don’t know what the ideal man is, but I’ll tell you this: rationality may give you many benefits; sensitivity gives you nothing of true value. I envy the thick, robotic homo sapiens. That does not mean you have to be rude, because let’s face it that tactic just does not work, you just need to realize your limit, but caring for people and events is no way to live, you will be constantly let down by people, constantly hurt by the world. There is no reprieve for the pain that society has to offer, one solution remains: give nothing, feel nothing and smile.
Feminism
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
“Sometimes, of course, women are victims. There are many Rihannas who do not have the escape hatch that being famous allows in this instance. But while feminists whine about false pay gaps and oppression that doesn’t exist, we ignore the mess that we’ve created in rejecting the fact that there is good in nature and tradition. We’ve so confused ourselves that now many teenagers in Boston are excusing Chris Brown. Why wouldn’t they? He and Rihanna are equal, and we expect no more from men — in fact, we’ve conditioned a generation or two now to expect less”
I like posting articles and tidbits because they state my views in much more eloquent terms.
But I will write a blog post about this topic, when time permits.
Leadership
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
“. . .If leaders drive change, then collaboration powers change. It is only when people collaborate —really effectively collaborate — that they come to the best outcomes, and the best answers. And in the end, while I think it’s vitally important how people build their capabilities. . .what will distinguish your life and your leadership, as you go forward, is less your capability and more your collaboration skills and your character, and what you choose to do.”
Carly Fiorina
Self education
"Students have been handed another excuse to skip class from an unusual quarter. New psychological research suggests that university students who download a podcast lecture achieve substantially higher exam results than those who attend the lecture in person."Source
I had an argument with someone about the undergraduate system and its usefulness contrasted to self-learning, at least I know I am not an idiot.I do think we are in store for a revolution in how we think about education, time will tell.
Update:
Maybe it already started:source
I had an argument with someone about the undergraduate system and its usefulness contrasted to self-learning, at least I know I am not an idiot.I do think we are in store for a revolution in how we think about education, time will tell.
Update:
Maybe it already started:source
You listening?
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
"Making sense of others in a social interaction is not easy—each new person we meet may be a source of ambiguous and complex information. However, when encountering someone for the first time, we are often quick to judge whether we like that person or not. In fact, previous research has shown that people make relatively accurate and persistent evaluations based on rapid observations of even less than half a minute"Source
Grow up!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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” (Think how humiliating it would be for me to come back and ask you what happened)”
That is why you are not married. Get some self respect, and ask, if you need to take a shot of scotch before that is okay (most guys would just be “hey whatever happened to that Shiduch proposal”, but I understand you are a bit feminine). You are never going to succeed in anything you do if you just expect people to “hook” you up. People look out for themselves.
Wuss.
That is what my reply would have been, but I feel bad.
The rest of the article sounds like a baby whining, funny thing is they put this on one of the more popular Lubavitch website.
And people are commenting “well said”, are we all so pathetic?
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