Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people with low competence in a field overestimate their competence.
Published on Jan 05, 2021
Issues that come with Metaphorical Thinking idea in Conceptual Metaphor Theory
Published on Dec 25, 2020
The mind is not only connected to the body but that the body influences the mind (in a way that the two always have to be considered together).
Published on Dec 25, 2020
Conceptual Metaphor Theory: Abstract concepts are metaphorically understood. Eg. "Affection"(Abstract concept) is understood in terms of "warmth"(metaphor).
Published on Dec 25, 2020
Embodied cognition, the idea that the mind is not only connected to the body but that the body influences the mind (in a way that the two always have to be considered together)
Published on Dec 25, 2020
There’s a reason that programmers always want to throw away old code and start over: they think the old code is a mess. They are probably wrong. The reason that they think the old code is a mess is because of a cardinal, fundamental law of programming: It’s harder to read code than to write it.
Published on Dec 24, 2020
Defining yourself by your suffering is an effective way to keep suffering forever (ex. incels, trauma).
Published on Dec 24, 2020
Keep your identity small. "I’m not the kind of person who does things like that" is not an explanation, it’s a trap.
Published on Dec 24, 2020