<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="0.92"> <channel><title>ZacharyBurt.com</title><link>http://zacharyburt.com</link> <description>using technology and a post-modern approach to psychology to improve people&#039;s lives</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:48:14 +0000</lastBuildDate> <docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs> <language>en</language><item><title>Backwards rationalization, cognitive dissonance &amp; social norms</title> <description><![CDATA[This blog post inspired in part by The Charisma Myth, to be released February 2012. When I am acting through my highest intentions and values then I am most clear-minded. When I am not acting through my highest intentions and instead succumb to social pressure then I become prone to rationalization. The phenomenon of liking [...]]]></description><link>http://zacharyburt.com/2011/07/backwards-rationalization-cognitive-dissonance-social-norms/</link> </item> <item><title>Form &amp; Function; Addition by subtraction</title> <description><![CDATA[When I was decorating my apartment someone told me &#8220;Make sure to get a night table! You&#8217;ll want it for your books, for a lamp&#8230;&#8221; So I went to IKEA and I got the stand for my books.  It was a pain in the ass to install and I basically fucked it up, but I [...]]]></description><link>http://zacharyburt.com/2011/07/form-addition-by-subtraction/</link> </item> <item><title>Threat signals in basketball</title> <description><![CDATA[Lately I&#8217;ve been tuning in to threat signals in basketball. Like, often times before someone makes a shot, I get a &#8216;threat signal&#8217; (fight or flight &#8211; amygdala activation) vibe from them. I suspect two possibilities: I&#8217;m anticipating the shot as a threat Their body language and thought loops generate an (honest?) threat signal to [...]]]></description><link>http://zacharyburt.com/2011/06/threat-signals-in-basketball/</link> </item> <item><title>New senses, New knowing, More centses</title> <description><![CDATA[In one of my favorite books, The Ways of Knowing, William Montague discusses the variety of ways by which we can come across information. We can employ rational argument, deploy our intuition, mine our senses, learn from socially transmitted information&#8230; Ultimately we are bound by our senses. Our human perceptions are shaped by them and [...]]]></description><link>http://zacharyburt.com/2011/06/new-senses-new-knowing-more-centses/</link> </item> <item><title>Signaling inherently changes both people, whereas conscious language is one-way</title> <description><![CDATA[Honest Signals &#8212; Notes Many types of human behavior can be predicted from biologically based signaling behaviors. These form an unconscious channel of communication between people. Unlike language, honest signals are necessarily two-way: and in my opinion, they are extremely difficult to fake in the moment, except when intensely practiced. Intense practice, however, is an [...]]]></description><link>http://zacharyburt.com/2011/06/signaling-inherently-changes-both-people-whereas-conscious-language-is-one-way/</link> </item> <item><title>finished reading The Millionaire Fastlane</title> <description><![CDATA[by mj demarco, founder of limos.com i highly endorse the book, give it 9/10 and a must-read for any aspiring entrepreneur i even learned 3 new words, bloviate palliative and a secondary definition of primordial you can check the book out here notes follow fast wealth is created exponentially, not linearly process makes millionaires. events [...]]]></description><link>http://zacharyburt.com/2011/05/finished-reading-the-millionaire-fastlane/</link> </item> <item><title>&#8220;gnōthi seauton&#8221; and dieting</title> <description><![CDATA[&#160; &#8220;Know thyself&#8221;, (γνῶθι σεαυτόν), was the famous phrase inscribed at Delphi. What a beautiful idea&#8230; unfortunately beneath its seductive simplicity I have found the realities to be that much more complex. First of all, we are really bad at knowing ourself. See my review of Gilbert&#8217;s Stumbling on Happiness for more details on this. [...]]]></description><link>http://zacharyburt.com/2011/05/gnothi-seauton-and-dieting/</link> </item> <item><title>More on Thought Training &#8211; Thought Practice</title> <description><![CDATA[I was walking along Navy Pier with my friend Ben, one of my oldest friends. Ben&#8217;s verbal skills are superb. He is truly a cunning linguist. He is articulate and expressive and he uses beautifully appropriate words in conversation. He mentioned to me a game he likes to play with himself.  The synonym game.  We [...]]]></description><link>http://zacharyburt.com/2011/05/more-on-thought-training-thought-practice/</link> </item> <item><title>Ideas I&#8217;d Like To Work On</title> <description><![CDATA[BETTER THOUGHTS Why not train our thoughts as we train our muscles? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has been used successfully to mitigate depression and affirmations are used to encourage success of sorts, but why not apply thought training more generally? We can indeed choose our thought patterns if we make conscious effort. Although it&#8217;s possible expert [...]]]></description><link>http://zacharyburt.com/2011/05/ideas-id-like-to-work-on/</link> </item> <item><title>CompassionPit &#8211; email received</title> <description><![CDATA[got this email in my inbox today. &#160; Hello, I just want to say that Compassion Pit is one of the greatest things on the internet that I&#8217;ve ever come across. Compassion and understanding is something a lot of people lack in their daily lives, and to be able to give that to someone in a time of [...]]]></description><link>http://zacharyburt.com/2011/05/compassionpit-email-received/</link> </item> </channel> </rss>
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