Tag: Psychology
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AI-Powered Personalization: The Future of Entertainment
There’s a version of the future where you never watch something you don’t enjoy. No bad recommendations. Zero sitting through a movie that loses you in the second act. No scrolling for twenty minutes before giving up and rewatching something you’ve already seen. In this future, AI-powered personalization in entertainment figures out exactly what you…
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Weaponizing Anti-Dopamine
There is this concept of stimulus desensitization where, over time, the same stimulus feels less and less impactful. One example is where someone drinks for the first time and a shot or two is enough. Drinking more, they eventually build up tolerance to 3 or 4. This may lead to a position where they need…
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Holiday Gift Cards for First Responders
I spent a few days last week driving around to various fire and police departments to offer our first responders holiday gift cards and informing them that they will forever receive 20% off all of our services. The responses intrigued me and resulted in this post. Holiday Gift Cards Cannot be Accepted One message I…
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The Real Answer to the Purpose of Life – QFramework Guide
Struggling to understand one’s place in the world is natural, but many say that there is no single purpose of life. While I believe that is partially correct, I also believe that it is more false than true. I’ll explain the roadmap to find your purpose and the thought behind how I landed on this…
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The Myth of Social Awkwardness – Building Strong, New Connections
Spontaneity Reduces Social Awkwardness Planned social gatherings – from scheduled coffee dates to networking events – often carry an air of awkwardness that spontaneous run-ins or unplanned chats seem to avoid. Many people report that post-pandemic, even basic socializing feels more difficult; in one survey 59% said they found it harder to form relationships after…
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Why are you Taught not to be Human
We are taught not to be human. What does that mean? Imagine a world without laws, without preconceptions. Sadly, humans would perform horrendous actions. There would be more murder, there would be more theft, there would be more abandonment. Clearly society has some benefits. But do the social norms and the rights/wrongs that are instilled…
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April Fools – What a Joke
April fools is quite the unique holiday. On the first of April, people across the world play jokes on each other. This seemingly light and playful event has been pushed to the extremes over the years. We have evolved from knock knocks, to pranks, to blatant lies, and now we have disaster. How to do…
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Do You Know How to Use Your Own Body?
Some people have trouble breathing, some have bad backs, others may feel that they are naturally slow or weak. What if this isn’t actually the case? What if this is almost solely nurture rather than nature? Of course, some people are born with deformations and abnormalities, but I am curious if a majority of people…
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The Two Fears that the Direct Stock Market Volume
As a follow up to this macro-stock-market review on the best day of the week to trade, I dove into the best time of the day to trade. I learned that the stock market is driven by two fears. Hypothesis I believe the market open will trigger a volume spike across tickers, and the close…
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The Pursuit of Happiness is the Source of Happiness
Thomas Jefferson may have hit the nail on the head here. After pondering why we enjoy the things we do, I am landing in the same ballpark as Jefferson. That being said, I am operating under the assumption that, by definition, everyone desires happiness. Despite the temptation to point towards a single physical thing that…