Personality Category
The Un-y-moon – Part II
Posted on July 26, 2014 22 Comments
Here is part II of the wedding series, tweaked and amplified a bit. I had several requests to re-post them together. As I mentioned in my previous post, I had a moment of caution last fall when I first wrote this series, and feared that I would alienate everyone, including my husband, by being so […]
Internet Treasures: Fun Ways to analyse your Blog
Posted on July 10, 2014 16 Comments
Originally posted on An Upturned Soul:
My post yesterday was rather serious, as I was in a deeply contemplative mood. As is often the case when I feel myself diving too deeply into the inner ocean, especially the dark parts of it, which is necessary and rewarding, but I don’t want to drown or lose…
Twelve years a laze …
Posted on March 16, 2014 9 Comments
It has been a little over a decade now that I have worked from my own home office, first part time and then about five years into it, full time. I am just discovering how luxurious that has been. On Friday, after a long week of suspense, I was selected to be on a jury […]
Power posing
Posted on November 12, 2013 8 Comments
I spotted this article this morning: http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20131111000517-5670386-a-secret-to-successful-interviews?trk=tod-home-art-list-large_0 In the wild, higher status animals often take expansive, open postures. To assert their rank, chimpanzees puff themselves up to seem larger. Peacocks fan their tail feathers to attract mates. We see the same displays in the human kingdom. The confident speaker strides across the stage, voice booming. […]
Ego ergo sum
Posted on October 17, 2013 14 Comments
In one of my undergrad psych classes, we studied a case concerning a charismatic figure who attracted a group of followers by preaching about preparing for the end of the world. As his following grew, he amplified his story about this coming apocalypse and added an attractive feature. He told the burgeoning group that he […]
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