bionicjoey

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Why do most people refuse to accept that they are wrong

I have come across a lot’s of people like these. like 99% of them. Sometimes it makes me think twice if what i am saying is wrong? What’s wrong with them. Is it so hard to swallow your pride and acknowledge that the other person is speaking facts? When they come to know they are wrong they proceed to insult/make fun of...

bionicjoey, (edited )

It’s a basic psychological need to be able to trust that your brain can be right. A lot of psychological problems can result if you don’t trust your own brain to be able to solve problems and cope with new information.

Some people don’t learn the value of accepting mistakes/failure as part of learning. As a result, they will associate being wrong with weakening the trust they have in their brain. They don’t want to believe that their brain may not come up with answers for the problems and changes they face in life. So they will deny that their brain is incorrect.

It’s an ugly insecurity, but it’s totally understandable from an evolutionary perspective. We need to be able to trust our brains to navigate life’s challenges. People need to be taught that it’s okay to make mistakes, and that admitting when you are wrong is an opportunity for personal growth.

bionicjoey,

I’m not a psychologist, so I can’t explain the exact theory, but basically my understanding is that self-confidence and self-esteem are linked to the concept of self-efficacy, which means the trust that your mind will be able to cope with the challenges presented to it. Low self-esteem and self-confidence are linked to all kinds of insecurities and challenges functioning.

Disclaimer: I recently began working on my own low self-confidence with my therapist and she pointed me to a book, the contents of which I’m mostly regurgitating here. The book is “The Six Pillars of Self-esteem” by Nathaniel Branden.

bionicjoey,

That episode is probably my favourite episode of Voyager so far (but I’m not very far into it yet). The idea of the culture shock that would come to a whole society when they find out all at once that death is a real thing is fucking crazy and they cover it really well.

bionicjoey,

From the brilliant JD Salinger, author of Catcher in the Rye and… others?

bionicjoey,

“Every time I had a problem, I threw a Molotov C4 at it and then I had a different problem”

bionicjoey,

That is incredible. Good on you.

Out of curiosity, how much had you already taught them about the tasks? Was it just expected that between the whole team there would be someone who knew this stuff?

Louis Rossman/FUTO's YouTube app, GrayJay, now supports Sponsorblock... and shames you if you use it

Seriously this was very surprising. I’ve been experimenting with GrayJay since it was announced and I largely think it’s a pretty sweet app. I know there are concerns over how it isn’t “true open source” but it’s a hell of a lot more open than ReVanced. Plus, I like the general design and philosophy of the app....

bionicjoey,

I’m inclined to agree. I respect the work he’s done for R2R, but I find his videos on New York commercial real estate to be incredibly cringe. Nonetheless I think GrayJay is a decent YouTube frontend and will probably continue using it until it gives me a reason to stop or until something I prefer comes along.

How do you work full-time and stay awake all shift?

A few questions to people who have struggled long-term with fatigue, exhaustion, insomnia, etc.: what do you do to keep awake for a full-time workday? Black coffee, supplements, herbs, drugs/prescriptions, other? None, and it required a lifecycle habit change? Have you had success with “desk” jobs sitting all day, or had to...

bionicjoey,

How many hours a night do you sleep? (Actual sleep, not staring at your phone)

And also, how early in the day have you noticed yourself falling asleep? Before lunch or after?

bionicjoey,

It’s “hard-on”… As in your dick getting hard

bionicjoey,

Favourite breathing technique: hyperventilating

What effect does it bestow: anxiety, heart racing, lightheadedness, passing out

bionicjoey,

Perfect for long bike rides a wanderin’ beneath the clear blue sky

bionicjoey,

Probably an unpopular opinion but I did not like that one. The drama felt super cheap since I knew that Sisko had plot armour and therefore the resolution to the episode would need to be some time travel nonsense where none of it mattered.

bionicjoey,

Fun fact: Klingons don’t have a normal question mark. They only have the interrobang. Because every question is also an exclamation.

bionicjoey,

Nah, she just developed a… Sudden and acute case of agoraphobia

bionicjoey, (edited )

Of course a giant amorphous blob of supremacist slime would be a fan of Mariah Carey. What do you think they listen to all day in the great link?

bionicjoey,

My dude, this community spent several days making Gilligan’s island references

bionicjoey,

“Bustin’ makes me feel good”

-Dr. Beverly Crusher

bionicjoey,

If you post something on the internet, there should be no expectation that it won’t be preserved for an arbitrary length of time. Same as how you can’t legally claim that you expect privacy while in public

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