adt2bt

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   by adt2bt 13y ago

   You are correct. In fact, I just drove x-country and Outliers was one of the books I listened to on the way. I haven't had the time to cross-check much of the information, as I just took most of what Gladwell wrote as fact (even if thi
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   by adt2bt 13y ago

   Related to his original idea: I think it's simply fantastic. Not only does it help avoid writers block (You constantly have a stream of stories to create), but it's forced practice. Nobody says Mozart's first few works were b
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   by adt2bt 13y ago

   Interesting point. Just to clarify, in the original study you were to sort actual images of faces. So when I say white and black, I don't mean they were sorting things such as "rice" to the "white" bin.
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   by adt2bt 13y ago

   I don't think just a feminist would. The way it was switched around produces an entirely different set of emotions. Read my direct response to him for my suggestion why.
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   by adt2bt 13y ago

   It's interesting how flipping the gender provides a different emotional reaction. It reminds me entirely of the rapid sorting test in Blink by Malcolm Gladwell. You are given two categories, such as (White or Good) and (Black or Bad) a
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   by adt2bt 13y ago

   "Young men in Great Britain, Australia, and Canada have also fallen behind. But in stark contrast to the United States, these countries are energetically, even desperately, looking for ways to help boys improve. Why? They view widespre