Psychology

Why Did That Car Narrowly Miss Me? (Dominant vs. Avoidant): Avoidant Humans and Cause and Effect

Why Did That Car Narrowly Miss Me? (Dominant vs. Avoidant): Avoidant Humans and Cause and Effect

Is it just bad driving, or is it rudeness created by deficiency? Hello, everyone! I'm Seo Joon, and yesterday I was working out really hard with weights, so today I went for a short walk to recover my CNS (central nervous system). I was walking down a path that was part country road, part road, and part road at the time. A car came from the distance and drove by me with a really close ‘whiz-zap‘, and no matter how legally sound the car was, I stayed as close to the side of the road as I could, and there was only one way to go. I felt...

Jordan Peterson's Lobster Debate with AI

Jordan Peterson's Lobster Debate with AI

🦞 Jordan Peterson, a philosophy that started with a lobster Jordan Peterson's The 12 Rules of Life has a number of powerful messages for the reader, not the least of which is the famous metaphor of the lobster in the first chapter. In the lobster world, hierarchy is clear, and posture and attitude are key to showing strength. “Stand up straight with your shoulders back. It's not just a posture, it's your attitude toward the world.” As soon as I read this sentence, I found myself thinking throughout the day, “I need to keep my shoulders back, I can't be slumped, I need to be full of energy.” Then I realized that...