Stories have power.
The ones told first are sticky and hard to dislodge, despite more rational stories that reveal truth and work to promote harmony. And thus we perpetuate half-truths and shams out of sheer momentum and consensus popularity.
Tag: justice
- Theme: Self
Sticky Stories
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1–2 minutes - Theme: Self
Inflationary equality
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1–2 minutesIn a more subtle (often subconscious) version of “deflect deny discredit” the person who initially hurts another will justify causing pain by claiming prior wounding. By inflating their previous pain to match your current pain they are no longer at fault: your pain is retroactively deserved.
Feelings cannot be quantified or objectively measured, which allows for easy manipulation and justification according to personal circumstance. Unfortunately, this allows for someone to be the bully while claiming to be a victim by acting in bad faith.
- Theme: Self
Brain Training
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1–2 minutesAlmost no one uses metrics to guide themselves in cognitive labor.
It is normal to train your body for specialized results. Why do we not measure and track our brain fitness equally?