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The Anosognosic’s Dilemma: Something’s Wrong but You’ll Never Know What It Is (Part 1) - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com
Dunning wondered whether it was possible to measure one’s self-assessed level of competence against something a little more objective — say, actual competence. Within weeks, he and his graduate s... Read more
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/the-anosognosics-dilemma-1/
Tags: psychology, intelligence, nytimes, anosognosia, brain, incompetence, behavior, education, toread, interesting Saved by: admin at 22 Jun 2010

Unboxed - Yes, People Still Read, but Now It’s Social - NYTimes.com
"We are marginally less focused, and exponentially more connected. That’s a bargain all of us should be happy to make." http://www.stevenberlinjohnson.com/2010/06/more-on-the-shallows.html: "actuall... Read more
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/20/business/20unbox.html
Tags: reading, books, social, via:packrati.us, psychology, socialmedia, internet, brain, multitasking, culture Saved by: admin at 21 Jun 2010

Love in Four Acts: What is Romantic Love?
Pretty good overview on romantic love and limerence. The evolutive explanations are a bit overreaching, but that seems pretty hard to nail right on anyways.
http://www.nickyee.com/ponder/love.html
Tags: love, psychology, relationships, limerence, computer, crushes, flash, fun, game, linux Saved by: admin at 20 Jun 2010

Issendai's Superhero Training Journal - How to keep someone with you forever
...Eventually you're so crazy that you can't interact with anyone who isn't equally crazy. Normal people have either fled, or told you once too often that you're being stupid and you need to leave. So... Read more
http://issendai.livejournal.com/572510.html
Tags: psychology, abuse, work, culture, management, stress, lifehacks, politics, control, business Saved by: admin at 17 Jun 2010

76 Powerful Thoughts from Paul Graham
Hackers are makers, like painters or architects or writers. ... Argue with idiots, and you become an idiot. ... The people you can say heretical things to without getting jumped on are also the most i... Read more
http://www.rosshudgens.com/thoughts-from-paul-graham/
Tags: paulgraham, psychology, quotes, life, productivity, business, interesting, philosophy, advice, inspiration Saved by: admin at 16 Jun 2010

Op-Ed Contributor - Mind Over Mass Media - NYTimes.com
'Critics of new media sometimes [cite] research that shows how “experience can change the brain.” But cognitive neuroscientists roll their eyes at such talk. Yes, every time we learn a fact or ski... Read more
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/11/opinion/11Pinker.html
Tags: internet, brain, via:packrati.us, psychology, media, attention, distraction, technology, web, cognition Saved by: admin at 12 Jun 2010

The Not-So-Harmless Simple Interview Question | Psychology Today
Your favorite book or movie, if used well, could be a good thing.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/career-transitions/201006/the-not-so-harmless-simple-interview-question
Tags: psychology, interview, career, job, interviews, jobs, questions, books, lifehacker, work Saved by: admin at 11 Jun 2010

Your Brain on Computers - Attached to Technology and Paying a Price - NYTimes.com
Scientists say juggling e-mail, phone calls and other incoming information can change how people think and behave. They say our ability to focus is being undermined by bursts of information. These pla... Read more
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/technology/07brain.html
Tags: technology, brain, internet, psychology, culture, attention, addiction, health, productivity, cognitive Saved by: admin at 08 Jun 2010

You Are Not So Smart
You Are Not So Smart is a blog devoted to self delusion and irrational thinking. There’s a lot of research out there suggesting you have no idea why you act or think the way you do. It feels awful... Read more
http://youarenotsosmart.com/
Tags: psychology, blog, science, blogs, humor, interesting, sociology, bias, daily, cognition Saved by: admin at 08 Jun 2010

SEOmoz | An Illustrated Guide to the Science of Influence & Persuasion
Conversion rate optmization - the practice of improving the quantity of visitors who take a desired action on your site - has been a hot topic this year. There's both an art and a science to the proce... Read more
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/an-illustrated-guide-to-the-science-of-persuasion-influence
Tags: marketing, psychology, influence, persuasion, seo, business, tips, emarketing, article, howto Saved by: admin at 05 Jun 2010