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Courtesy my friend Simon Young, who sent me this in July. If you want an interpretation of the Myers–Briggs tests, this is way more frank. So for me: ENFJ: The Cult Leader ENFJs are big thinkers. They are extremely charismatic, and wish to offer the benefit of their wisdom to the world at large....
Each time I do these Myers–Briggs tests, I seem to be something different, which could either mean I am changing or these test methodologies are inconsistent. Last time I was INFJ, which apparently is the same as two men with the initials M. G.: Mahatma Gandhi and Mel Gibson. I seem to remember I...
This is one of my favorite articles. The Naked Face by Malcolm Gladwell about Paul Ekman, profiled in BLINK. You won't be sorry if you read this. this article probably sparked my interest in all things of this nature, social psychologists, body language, etc...also, on gladwell.com there is a list...
I just finished Mindset by Carol Dweck. It is a book that has challenged me to change the way I parent, communicate with my spouse, approach my longterm goals, teach, read, and write. Dweck's main thesis is that you can choose a mindset that adopts growth and learning, or one that is fixed on traits...
Yes. I am starting mindset, a book that begins with the notion that there are two mindsets: fixed and growth. People with fixed minsets believe that they have some given traits that are nearly impossible to shift. Those with growth mindsets believe in continuous transformation through effort. I'll...
Most people interested in politics, both liberals and conservatives, have no doubt scratched their heads and wondered how the other side could possibly hold the opinions they do. Sometimes, it even seems as if people on the other side have their brains wired backwards. It seems as if we might be...
There is something rather alluring about women poker players. The general idea that poker is a macho game gets blown out of the window when you have all your chips taken away from you by a woman with a nice smile and a crafty slow play. When a bloke reduces your chip stack to zero, you feel angry...
Perhaps you’ll remember a while back when we were suggesting books and favourite authors and one of mine was “The Biology of Belief” by Bruce Lipton. I said “if you ever get a chance to hear him speak live, GO”. He is a fabulous speaker. Great news for those in the States: appearances...
It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton, essayist and novelist (1874-1936) When I first read this quote, I stumbled over the word "bigotry." I didn't associate bigotry with being right or wrong,...
Writer and reporter Louis Sahagun joins us to discuss his amazing new book, “Master of the Mysteries: The Life of Manly Palmer Hall” available from Process Media. Louis’ book is an incredibly well-researched and revealing a biography of Manly Hall that contains so many previously unknown facts...
I seem to be going through one of those transitionary periods where doubt is the greatest force that pervades everyday existence. This doubt is not only a force from within, but is also a force to be seen and heard in the world around us. Doubt is everywhere at the moment: political doubt, economic...
Harrison's analysis of a boy's murder of his abusive parents and innocent younger sister got a huge write-up in the Sunday NYT Book Review, and all I can say is Harrison must have a hell of a publicist. The book held my attention, and I read it quickly thanks to being temporarily couch-bound with a...
David Rokeby in Very Nervous System in the street in Potsdam Very Nervous System is the third generation of interactive sound installations which I have created. In these systems, I use video cameras, image processors, computers, synthesizers and a sound system to create a space in which the...
Girl Interrupted I have seen the movie dozens of times, and being one of my favourites for a long time, I was curious and eager to read the book that started it all. I absolutely loved it, and the movie will never measure up (but do they ever exceed the book?) The movie has been so Hollywoodized...
clipped from www.psychologytoday.comMen and women are needy in different ways. Men get obsessed before they land a partner; women get obsessed after they find one. Men and women alike become desperate for a guarantee of love, but that desperation kicks in, roughly speaking, at different points in...
I occasionally catch myself thinking about someone from my past. In this particular case, I'm referring to a girl named Jenni. She was a strange creature, but not nearly so unique as she wanted to be, and only indirectly involved in my life. See, she was a dear friend's fiancee, and later wife. I...
Then, watch this film. You know, over the years, I've known people to join what I consider "cults". Girls who go off to follow a guru, boys who start stockpiling guns, people who give up lives that are mostly happy with only a few intense bouts of sadness, for a perpetual glazed over trance, and...
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