Articles for tag: alone, lonely, groups, groupthink, people, emotional, security, herd, instinct, support

The herd instinct and loneliness

I touched on the herd instinct in other places on this blog before. But I had not really delved into it. So – here I go! Description Herd instinct, a concept predominantly associated with animal behaviour, implies a tendency to conform to social norms or follow the actions of a larger group, often for self-preservation ...

Everyone

I did a post on ‘everybody‘, some time ago. Now it is time to cover ‘everyone’. Ahhh.. some will be tearing their hair out wondering what’s the difference between ‘everybody’ and ‘everyone’. Keep tearing away. I’m gonna give a story about ‘everyone’. Read it or leave it. What do I care. It is my blog ...

The power of ‘they’.

For many years I’ve been referring to the power of the herd instinct. Nobody believes me of course – because I am a NOBODY! That’s fine cuz I don’t need people (the herd) to validate what I might say or think. History proves me right. In essence when people take a position or attitude about ...