Explaining The Trump Brand : The Clothes have no Emperor TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-04-15 | You don't understand. See, the reason Trump is Jesus, Capone, Batman, Mandela, The Joker, and MlKing all rolled into one is simple. He isn't the emperor with no clothes—he's the clothes with no emperor. Trump is an empty suit programmed to morph into absolute awesomeness no matter what he does. That way he can do whatever he wants and whatever he does is heroic. Trump is a brand that cracked the PR challenge with this simple hero-botic hardwired algorithm: "Trump brand can do anything, and everything it does is heroic.The Trump brand claims and defends exclusive rights to this hero-botic formula. If the Trump brand does it, it’s heroic. If rivals do it, it’s evil. No one else has ever been as heroic as the Trump brand postures as being. You think about when it's OK to break the law and break social norms. The Trump brand algorithm doesn’t have to think. Whatever action it takes, it can always find a costume that associates it with heroism. It does the same with words, simply assigning all positive terms to itself and the negative ones to rivals. Trump brand is born again and seen the light.Rival brands are woke. Trump brand is tough on immorality.Rival brands are nanny deep state.Trump brand is Christian.Rival brands are virtue-signaling.Trump brand shuts up the crazies.Rival brands are cancel-culture.Trump brand is always right, righteous and mighty.Rival brands are always dumb, evil and weak. Trump brand is gangsta badass thug.Rival brands are nasty, mean bully.Heroic saint, thug, uniter—none of that matters to this shape-shifting brand. All that matters is looking heroic with the Trump brand's amazing technicolor morphing suit. One minute, the Trump brand is Jesus. The next minute, it’s Al Capone. No matter what, it’s always the best badass hero. The word Trump means fake and beats all. It’s the perfect brand name.The Trump brand’s simple sado-narcissistic algorithm cuts through everything. And why? Because it’s nothing but a hollow spiked suit of armor. Its secret to success and popularity is having nobody home. Who wouldn’t want to get and hide behind an empty suit like that? Perhaps people burdened by thoughts, goals, and consciences. But even those can be shed if you get in with the brand that is always heroic. MAGA has never laid out its vision nor been challenged to do so. It turns out you don’t need one, but it’s more than that. To pose as heroic no matter what, you need to NOT have one. No commitments, vision, plan, goals, mission, or product.#maga #trump
Kick it with Sherman! The bi-weekly Q&A TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-20 | Kick around ideas about anything and kick the tires on mine. Let's talk about matters of consequence from cradle to grave, origins of life to our grave situation! --I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! WINTEGRITY TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-18 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Permacred TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-17 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Vexternalizing TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-15 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
A Sassy MAGA Brat Explains The Game TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-14 | Trump trolls are addicted to self-pleasuring by a simple sport of self-affirmation by any means possible. That's why they can't afford to think outside their parent's basement and Trump's dogma. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. 00:00 Shy no more00:54 My word salad02:35 Learned from Trump03:11 The left can't fight05:22 Better than video games06:17 OutroFor 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
We All Lie. So What Makes Someone A Liar? TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-13 | How many lies make a liar? How much gaslighting makes a gaslighter? I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”00:00 Question.00:32 TENDS TO!01:14 checks and balances.02:38 + corrupts too.03:30 How + corrupts.04:55 Outro
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Tookkeeping TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-12 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
What Really Motivates Trumpists TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-10 | If Trumpists hadn't become addicted to narcissism, egomania, sociopathy and confirmation bias, this is what they'd admit. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Rhetorical curiosity TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-10 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Ruin A Trumpists Day The Nice Way TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-09 | Here's an easy to disappoint MAGA Trumpists but not just: It works with any narcissists, cultists, sociopaths, and bullies. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”00:00 Trumpists flee01:21 Don't compete on morality or facts02:44 The strategy04:22 Illustration17:00 Outro
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Pretensciliation Notes TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-09 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Passive Unreceptive TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-08 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Conversation/Q&A with Jeremy Sherman Sunday, Oct 6, 11AM PDT (California) TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-07 | A chance to chat: Any questions, critique, anything you want to talk about. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
How to Stage Interventions With Trump Addicts TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-05 | MAGA narcissist, sociopathic, egomaniac, hypocrite Trump addicts won't change if we don't stage harsher interventions. Here's how. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”00:00 Spinning our wheels02:06 Help with messaging03:42 "I'm not biased"06:08 Trump is always right09:05 Ulterior MO13:00 Maga Drama queens15:52 Maga "Policy Voters"20:40 Outro
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Parrot perching TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-05 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Ambiggeruity TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-04 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! You’re Truth TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-03 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Noping Strategies TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-02 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Litmus Detest Voters TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-10-01 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Whats Up With Romantic Narcissists? TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-30 | Romantic hypocrisy is one way narcissists like Trump grab power freedom and safety. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”00:00 Context00:45 WTF01:22 Cynical hypocrisy02:19 Romantic hypocrisy03:30 Lololu last words05:52 Holy war06:32 Romance08:42 Romanticynics10:18 Ironic moment
How To Fix Power Imbalances in Partnership TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-29 | If your partnership is on the verge of breakup because you feel bullied try this first.I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictive.My book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”00:00 The scales tipped03:16 Context05:01 Tactics08:33 Meta-compatibility
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Hermetic Hermeneutic TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-28 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Going Agnostic TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-27 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Godel Might-y: An Intuitive Intro to Godels Incompleteness. TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-25 | ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Whats Up With Cynical Narcissists? TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-25 | Cynical hypocrisy is one way narcissists like Trump grab power freedom and safety. I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”00:00 Review01:32 Wildcard Trumpcard03:31 Romance03:55 2 hypocritical liberations04:22 Is hypocrisy bad? 05:53 Godel06:25 Cynical hypocrisy11:05 Romantic hypocrisy11:25 Outro
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Fallibulous TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-25 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Factizing TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-24 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Getting Angry That Nature Is Unfair TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-23 | A parody rant about a real problem: The world is unfair and consequences are up to us to impose---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
How MAGA Looks to Outsiders TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-22 | Like any cult, Trump's MAGA is a circle jerk of self-satisfaction which belongs in private, not in the public square turning governance into a vanity project. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Q&A 3 with Jeremy Sherman TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-22 | We can talk about anything, cradle to grave, origins of life to our grave human nature and everything in between. Questions and critique. I'm all ears!Let's talk!---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Doubt Signaling TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-21 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
What Trumpism has in Common with Spiritual Tendencies TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-20 | Ideologies invite narcissism, psychopathy, dark triad, egomania.I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. 00:00 Trauma queen00:52 Teacher found02:45 My new truth04:14 Truth is no truthNARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Boss Examinesia TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-18 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
The Three Iffy Ways To Beat Narcissists TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-18 | What it takes to beat Narcissists, Trumpists, Total jerks in general.---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”00:00 Giving a hard time00:39 3 ways01:21 Hard is hardest01:34 Us Softies02:59 Upsides downsides07:04 Timing & Trump08:01 Shell game
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Blandsplaining TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-18 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
The Most Important Debate Takeaway TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-17 | Kamala nailed it by not taking the narcissist's bait. We pet meme sharers have yet to learn that lesson.Joseph Welsh punking Joe McCarthy: youtube.com/watch?v=svUyYzzv6VIPete Buttigieg on pet scandal: youtube.com/watch?v=fDkNe1K9IJI&t--I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”00:00 She cut him01:07 Coup de grace01:47 Teachable moment02:37 Exciting us all05:00 Narcissism is fun & easy05:28 Don't take the bait
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Corresistence! TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-17 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Scientizing TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-17 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Four Is TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-17 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Aspirational Tense TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-16 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Irony Part 4: Irony Explained To Your Hearts Discontent TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-15 | Irony illustrated and explained in relationship to reality and in contrast to hypocritical narcissism.---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”00:00 Paradoxical statements01:25 Reactions to paradox02:18 Paradoxes03:01 About it. Up out it.03:53 Family fugue04:46 Going meta05:29 Where do we get off?06:26 Absolute relativists07:18 Work cycles08:40 Self-winding movements09:41 Ironic humor11:40 Ironic situations12:58 Dirony13:45 Banana peels
Giving Trumpists a Taste of Their Own Medicine TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-14 | A narcissists or trumpists struts like they're destined to win against the fools. Time to turn that trick back on them. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”00:00 Gut decisions.00:40 Low info voters01:01 Feel to real ratio01:17 Buy bye bias01:59 Habit makers02:35 Victim victor02:55 Taste of their own medicine03:32 Innocent evil03:45 Time to poke
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Ambiggeruity TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-13 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
The sound of MAGA Post-Debate Anxiety TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-13 | Trump MAGA cult self-rationalizations and self-reassurance for sticking with the narcissist psychopath, tyrant, loser.I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”00:00 How I got in02:16 I win before it's even over03:29 My constant need for reassurance04:36 The bait and switch debate06:44 A glimpse of who he really is.07:'12 Taste of my own medicine. So unfair!
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Ambigamy TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-12 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Handy New Psych Term Daily! Almighty Gut TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-12 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Daily Handy New Psych Term: TRANSCEIVER BIAS TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-11 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. -- I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind Candy Who Aren’t Afraid to Think.”
Daily Handy New Psych Term: CARRIES TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-10 | To name it is to tame it: A handy new psychology term every day, A psychology word-of-the-day service. Terms I coin for tracking motives in thought and conversation. Psychology terms for reading between the lines of everyday life with greater comprehension. Ironic mind candy for people who aren't afraid to introspect about human nature. -- I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind Candy Who Aren’t Afraid to Think.”
Post-Election Confession TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-09 | A last minute Trump supporter jumps ship, leaves the cult and helps save America. ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
Another Q & A & C (Critique) Session with Jeremy Sherman TRYING BEINGS: From Lifes Origins to Total Jerks 2024-09-08 | Come wonder with me about whatevs on your mind! ---I’m Jeremy Sherman PhD, a strategic consultant since 1997, specializing in dealing with jerks and doubts. For a free trial session, email me at js@jeremysherman.com𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤: facebook.com/jeremyshermDEALING WITH JERKSjerkology.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/jerkologyBOOK: What’s Up With A**holes? How to spot and stop them without becoming one. https://a.co/d/6QDQwrYAUDIOBOOK: youtube.com/watch?v=iLerthdU4Jw&tDEALING WITH DOUBTSadaptivestrategies.netBLOG: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/ambigamyBOOK: Negotiate with Yourself and Win: Doubt Management Skills for People Who Can Hear Themselves Think: https://a.co/d/brJpNliThough I’m informal, I’ll argue that my approach is more scientific than what passes for science but is really abstract engineering—researchers claiming we’ve got this or that add-on feature without explaining how we got it. That makes for great engineering but it’s no more rigorous than supernatural explanations. For 27 years, I’ve worked closely with Harvard/Berkeley biologist/neuroscientist Terrence Deacon on developing fully scientific explanations for phenomena simply assumed by other researchers. Some examples:LIFE’S STRUGGLE FOR EXISTENCE: DNA and natural selection don’t explain it. We have a fully natural explanation for how self-regenerating beings (like us) could emerge from chemistry and evolve (by natural selection) the capacity to use DNA molecules. MOTIVATION: Psychologists just assume it. When they see effort they assume a motivation which is like assuming a “soul.” We have an explanation for what effort and motivation are physically is: not something added to chemistry but the way chemistry can limit itself by channeling energy into work to regenerate itself. NARCISSISM: Psychologists say that if you’ve got these symptoms you have a thing called Narcissism. I have an explanation for how humans having evolved language can imagine the ideal, see where we fall short, and self-idealize to compensate. It’s something we all do. I study how it gets out of hand and becomes addictiveMy book on our research: Neither Ghost Nor Machine: The Emergence and Nature of Selves (Columbia University Press, 2017) https://a.co/d/9ZNyT7EMy PhD is in decision science. I’m a soulnerd with a deeply connected heart and head. This stuff is my non-spiritual path. I live and breathe my work. It’s not some abstract intellectual exercise. Nor is it art. Science is a campaign to find natural explanations for all natural phenomena – natural, not supernatural about which you can believe anything.Still, I try to make this stuff fun, intuitive, and useful. I’ve written over 1,100 blog articles for Psychology Today on practical decision-making and the stuff we all go through (11 million views). Their editor-in-chief calls it, “Mind candy for those who aren't afraid to think.”
