Nietzsche Was Right!
Maybe you’ve heard the saying: What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger. At first flush it seems like nonsense, while sounding sort of cool. If someone almost stabs you to death, surely that makes you weaker? The phrase is from the German philosopher Fredrich Nietzsche. Now psychologists have discovered he was right, if you make it a matter of resilience. Resilience is the...
Read MoreAllen’s Film Reviews for Summer 2010 #2: The Karate Kid
OK, first for the film. Jaden Smith, a little too young but believable enough in the part. Jackie Chan, the performance of his life, massive respect for his athleticism and range of achievements, minimal respect for Rush Hour 3 (the only movie I’ve ever vacated midway). The pacing dragged by about 12 minutes. The love interest subplot seemed forced, even mildly disturbing. The...
Read MoreFight or Flight? This Time It’s Fight!
Guest Blog Post by Matthew Arrell The confrontation has got to a point beyond fleeing. There is not a moment to think or even a second to spare; this is the millisecond in which the outcome of the altercation will turn. Everything depends on how you next react. We’ll assume that you are in a situation where only the fight option is available. I won’t go through all the various levels...
Read MoreDo You Suffer From ‘Fear of Success’?
Fear of failure, that’s easy to understand. For some people, failure means shame and permanent defeat. Maybe they haven’t learned the mantra: there is no failure, only feedback. But fear of success? Ridiculous! But pause a second. Why else do we sometimes set ourselves up for failure – self-sabotage – before we’ve even begun? One article lists the ways we do this very...
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