#18 It’s a strange world: Nudging

❓Why is it that every time we go to a supermarket we end up (=finally doing sth) buying more than we planned?

❗️The truth is we are gently pushed, or “nudged”, to buy things that we don’t actually need. So gently, in fact, that we don’t even realise it. And not only in supermarkets – there are countless examples of psychological tricks used in other businesses and public life, too.

⛓ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_theory

▶️ Here’s a video about nudging:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lha5tQO0H-8

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#19 It’s a strange world: Murphy’s Law

❓Have you had one of those days when simply everything seems to go wrong?

❗️Your feeling can actually be explained scientifically with Murphy’s Law which says “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong." Read and watch to be in the know (=knowing more than most people)!

⛓ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy's_law

▶️ Here’s a video about Murphy’s Law:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1pRE0Ykbbg

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#22 It’s a strange world: Pyramid of Needs

❓Can we be nice and kind to each other if we don’t have food or a house?

❗️ Possibly not, because all humans have some basic needs that have to be satisfied first, and there they come in a particular order. A model was proposed by Maslow, an American psychologist, and is well-known popular science.

⛓ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs

▶️ Here’s a video about Maslow’s Pyramid of Needs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0PKWTta7lU

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#25 It’s a strange world: Stockholm Syndrome

❓Imagine this: You’re at the bank and suddenly a bunch of masked robbers come in and take you hostage (=keep you as a security while threatening to kill you). These are bad guys and you would hope for the police to come quickly and free you, right?

❗️ The reality is more complicated. In some situations people strangely develop positive feelings towards those who hurt or threaten them. Why on Earth does that happen? Read and watch! 👇

⛓ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome

▶️ Here’s an explainer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWk3tiN7S3Y

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#1 Know Yourself: 4 Social Styles

🆕 What does it take to live a better life? It takes making better decisions. How do we make better decisions? By knowing ourselves. Let Afandi English help you with that.

▶️ Many attempts have been made to categorise people in types of personality, some of them more useful than others. A very practical one is David Merrill and Roger Reid’s Social Styles model. When you learn about this model you can realise something about yourself and the people around you.

❗️Take the test below to find out which style you are!

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#2 Know Yourself: Why are some people always late?

▶️ Are you one of those people that can’t do things on time and always need that extra push? You might be a so-called “timebender” then. Find out what psychologists say about this behaviour.

Check out this previous post about procrastination [https://t.me/afandi_english/612].

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#26 Know Your World: Logical fallacies

▶️ We all hate them – people who use stupid and illogical arguments when we quarrel (=fight, have an argument) with them. Get to know what logical fallacies (=false beliefs) there are and catch these people to make the world a more logical place!

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#3 Know Yourself: Are you smarter than others?

▶️ Scientists have tried to correlate (=connect two facts) intelligence with certain characteristics and behaviours. See what they’ve come up with (=have an idea) and check how many boxes you tick!

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#4 Know Yourself: Procrastination

▶️ You have the whole weekend to do your homework? You need finish your report by Wednesday? You still haven’t made that really important phone call? If you wait too long with important tasks you may be called a “procrastinator”. Go to the bottom of this issue that troubles students even more than other people.

❗️This infographic is serious research; below you'll find funny ones.

❗️Read a previous post about it.

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#5 Know Yourself: The Nocebo Effect

▶️ Psychology is quite amazing. Some experiments can make us realise just how strong the influence of the human mind is on our body. Watch this video titled “This video will hurt”.

🔤 Subtitles provided.

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