This Or That: How Useful Are Dichotomies Really?

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This Or That: How Useful Are Dichotomies Really?

Last week I posted an article about prevention vs promotion thinking, and how most people will largely fall into one category or the other, which you can read here. A lot of people really resonate with this kind of thinking, because it makes everything simple. The simpler things are the better we like to feel we understand things, especially when it comes to human motivation and behavior. But is this kind of dichotomous thinking always a good thing? 

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Are You Easily Distracted? Why We Have Trouble Focusing Today

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Are You Easily Distracted? Why We Have Trouble Focusing Today

Okay so you're writing a huge paper for one of your classes the night before it's due because of the inevitable procrastination you "somehow" convinced yourself into. You start typing about a paragraph or so then have this sudden irresistible urge to

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The Psychology of Hate

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The Psychology of Hate

Do you hate anyone? Hate is something that people almost universally attempt to claim to denounce when asked. Hate has always been associated with the wrong side of things and immorality. My evidence for this is a very wise Jedi master who famously said, "…hate leads to the dark side." However those who claim to hate a specific person or a specific group of people often believe

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