Tag: Psychology

  • Why Tough Love Bosses Win?

    Why Tough Love Bosses Win?

    There is this Cantonese saying which says, “åč½‰č±¬č‚šå°±ę˜ÆšŸ’©ā€œ, (the underbelly of a pig is poop ā€¦) I find this to be a very common reaction from people towards managers giving candid feedback, with one interesting exception. Have you ever had a “tough love” kind of boss? Do you remember how they made you feel? One…

  • Father’s Day 2021

    I have not talked to my father since 2016. He was verbally abusive to my brother and his family, and I gave up on trying to rebuild a relationship with him. My parents separated when I was 14. It was a peaceful break up. Having said that, knowing what I now know about psychology and…

  • The Sweetness of Tunnel Vision

    Why we are addicted to getting dangerously stuck in our minds. We all know what the phrase tunnel vision or cognitive constriction means: it is a kind of rationale narrowing effect that happens inside the brain. You are dragged into this tiny narrow slit inside consciousness. It creates the difficulty, or even impossibility, for the…

  • Year 2018 in Podcasts

    (updated 2021 and changed original title “Podcasts in 2018 that brought me delight” to Year 2018 in Podcasts to make posts more consistent) An anarchistā€™s bakery, Captain Dataā€™s wrath, Chuck E. Cheese, FUBRĀ ā€¦ ā€œMaking 2018 Meaningfulā€: Part 2: Podcasts An anarchistā€™s group of businesses in Ann Arbor that ObamaĀ visited The šŸ˜² Moment. So many. How…