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Focalism and related biases
This bias is quite common. Have you ever been in a conversation where you make a thoughtful point, only to have the other person latch onto a single word or phrase and totally miss your intended meaning? This common phenomenon is known as focalism bias, and it can lead to frustrating misunderstandings and derailed discussions. … Read more
Spellings Across the Pond: UK vs. US English
Of some annoyance to me is the different spellings of the same words between the UK and the USA. I’m in the UK and culturally I prefer UK spellings. But it’s not that simple. Microsoft Word that is ‘made’ in the USA seems to ‘think’ that it’s fine if I spell prioritize as such (instead … Read more
Apparently – I’m supposed to keep a database.
Oh yes – some in my circles are unaware how to mute WhatsApp, and how to mute their phones’ notifications. How do I know this? Because on occasions over they years I’ve had people saying things like “Please do not message me after 9PM” or others 10PM or 11PM etc. Ahhh.. so I’m supposed to … Read more
I’m pretty good at mimicking stupidity!
Because I study stupidity so much, I’ve become a pass master at mimicking stupidity. Well it’s been good. How? Some people actually have come to believe that I’m either terribly stupid or demented to some degree. I have evidence. Oh yes – but that doesn’t mean that everybody gets to see it. Why? Jeez – … Read more
Coffee mania
No – this is not about mania caused by coffee. You spotted some words and something jumped into your conscious mind, driven by the Labyrinth of your unconscious! This post is about the cost of coffee. In a previous post I am so cheap, I made some calculations based on price of a cup at … Read more