I thoroughly enjoyed this Derek Muller talk, it’s most certainly food for thought. I happen to subscribe to the belief he describes in this talk, that the effect of belief in having time at one’s disposal often leads to not taking the chance while it exists. I hope you enjoy this talk as much as I did.
This is just excellent! This book is aimed at newcomers to the field of logical reasoning, particularly those who, to borrow a phrase from Pascal, are so made that they understand best through visuals. I have selected a small set of common errors in reasoning and visualized them using memorable illustrations that are supplemented with lots of examples. The hope is that the reader will learn from these pages some of the most common pitfalls in arguments and be able…
A very interesting article indeed. Source: Improvements in NHS mental health care in England may have helped to reduce suicide rates
An interesting and somewhat helpful article about ASPD in the workplace. There’s no doubt about it – people with antisocial personality disorder are very difficult people to work with. They cause workplace conflict and play mind games. They disrupt teams and … Source: Handling antisocial behaviour in the workplace – Difficult People Made Easy
A very interesting talk about DBT in adolescents.
Another very interesting talk about emotional intelligence. I feel that self awareness is key to emotional intelligence, and emotional intelligence is crucial to adaptive coping skills. Since most decisions are made at an emotional level, this set of skills in many ways will allow one to have a greater effect on the quality of one’s own life than many other sets of skills, both in terms of how we deal with ourselves and what effect we have on others. Since…
A very interesting talk clarifying the difference between suicidal, self harming and high risk behaviors from a psychological perspective.
This disorder constitutes a tragedy, a very real tragedy. In eighty seven percent of cases the person suffering from BPD has lived through trauma in childhood, much of that inflicted by their parents or caregivers. On account of this disorder they engage in behaviors which are in many ways abusive, either to themselves or to others, which means they then experience more rejection and abandonment, which are two things they fear deeply. It most certainly isn’t a case in my…
An interesting talk from Dr Bessel van der Kolk, a specialist in trauma who wishes to have the DSM definition of trauma changed to better fit with what takes place in reality.
It is entirely possible we have been thinking about this in a way which is unproductive, or not thinking about it at all. Either way a different perspective certainly can’t do any harm. I have read and heard quite a few different numbers quoted, percentages of the number of people who suffer from BPD who have suffered trauma, one of the things which really caught my attention about this specific talk is how Dr van der Kolk points out that…