Does your thinking ride social currents, or do you choose your directions?

“Impressive displays of ‘civil inattention,’ seemingly innocuous dodges in the moment, collectively add up to a behavioral pattern that stymies social interaction before it begins.” — Gillian Sandstrom (2022), psychologist

I was in the checkout line two days ago behind a truly beautiful young woman. My guess is that she was 23. I wondered why I see so few people like this?…

I have been spending my time on my physics project which would be interesting to those who understand it, and of no interest to everyone else. The irony is that those who could understand it won’t look at it because they don’t want to believe the conclusion…

I don’t know how people think. I cannot believe what people say in casual conversation, and have little desire to listen to them. The irony is that the deeper you go into another person’s mind, the more authentic information you’ll get, but the less understandable it becomes…

Unless you’re a teenager you won’t talk that much about sex. And if you are a teenager, you won’t know what you’re talking about. Maybe I should become a sex therapist…

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Meaning Making

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