… or something to that effect …
There’s an amazing infographic on this page, showing the depths at which black boxes were recovered after various air disasters:
The deepest depth shown there is 4400 meters, or more than 14,400 feet—nearly 2 3/4 miles. And THAT is only about half the depth of the deepest known part of the any ocean … incredible.
Crazy how many of the things mentioned in the link below have been completely eliminated from existence … it was fun popping popcorn in those aluminum foil balloons though! Maybe the current “Microwave bag this side up” method is a lot more effective and all, but … where’s the joy in that??
It’d be interesting to see how many things we currently see every day are just as obsolete 20 years from now … If there’s any justice in the world, LEAFBLOWERS will be one of those things~~
https://www.thecut.com/2016/09/what-separates-champions-from-almost-champions.html
Interesting article on what makes some people “champions” and others “almost-champions.”
Essentially the difference is that “champions” generally had these attributes:
I suppose when it comes to really young kids—like, before they’ve really had the chance to “explore different interests”—or, for certain types of situations, you might have a bunch of “almost champions” all competing against each other, in which case you’ll get a “champion” produced from that group anyway …
Then again I guess that’s not really a recipe for long-term greatness in any field—eventually you’ll come up against people with actual “champion” mentality as measured by those standards and that’s presumably where these differences would show themselves.
Thought this was interesting:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-single/200903/what-matters-is-whether-you-matter-others
Basically, there was a study done with 1500 Canadians to see whether a person feeling like they “mattered” correlated with having support from various groups of ppl (Friends, Family, Co-Workers, Spouse), and if so then how important was the support from each group to that feeling. There was also apparently a part of the study where the feeling of mattering was correlated to whether a person was depressed or not.
Some takeaways that I got based on the article (since I haven’t actually reviewed the study itself!):
Found this article moving:
WATCH: Anderson Cooper Moved to Tears During Discussion About Grief with Colbert
Here are the two relevant 10 min sections of the interview mentioned:
This one is more informational about the incident in question:
And this one is the more affecting one, where Stephen talks about his philosophy on what happened:
Article in the LA Times:
Op-Ed: The key to reducing suicide rates? It’s definitely not lowering taxes
Some takeaways:
Unfortunately, when it comes to firearms, legislation is necessary to (attempt to) address rates of suicide by firearm, through lowering rates of gun ownership—i.e., it seems unlikely that self-motivated methods of firearm safety or limitation will be effective.
What I mean is that most people who own firearms likely feel that it’s others who are at risk for suicide by firearm, not themselves. But, the very fact of firearm ownership puts them at risk when personal or situational crises and hardships occur—and these occur in all of our lives, and we are often at the mercy of our own (often ineffective) coping skills.
The cruicial factor for a person who is suicidal possibly becoming a person who is non-suicidal is time—time for crises to be processed, for help to be found, for treatments to work, for the moment to pass, for hope to seep in.
And while time and adequate support may allow us to make it through difficult passages in our lives, death by suicide, of course, puts an end to all.
I’m not sure there’s a realistic way to reduce firearm ownership in a way that will make an actual difference, in our current political climate—but that’s a rant for another day.
Super long vid (like 45 min!) … but some useful info. He talked about a lotta things but several seemed particularly important cause he emphasized them multiple times—for example here are some things he said almost always deterred him from trying to burglarize a house:
He emphasized repeatedly that if he saw any of the first three things above, he would pretty much leave immediately
Also:
Bunch of other things too, worth a watch!
Here’s an article suggesting that cats ultimately start behaving like their owners, although I guess it’s possible some people choose their pets (if there was a choice) after sensing some perceived shared traits to begin with … either way, my cat is pretty needy and occasionally whiny, and if he’s pushed away for whatever reason, he’ll just wait a couple minutes and try again like that’s his new goal in life, to obtain even a tiny bit of token affection
Hmmm 🤔😳
Study Finds Cat Behaviors May Reflect Their Owners’ Personality Traits
On the unfortunate state of mental health care, and care of the suicidal, in the U.S.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/reader-center/mental-health-therapists-suicide.html
http://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/the-psychology-of-money/
This is a fascinating article which isn’t so much about the psychology of money per se, as it is about about the psychology of *investing* and how you can better apply that in your own efforts at such.
The premise is that a person who – on the basis of education, degrees, awards, etc in the field of finance – might be expected to know a LOT about investing, can and often will end up *significantly* worse financially than someone who has no such background, but who quietly invests modest amounts slowly but consistently over many years.
And the bottom line is that long-term success in investing is more a result of favorable psychology and behavior than it is about having an in-depth understanding of things like finances, financial markets, economics, and such – successful investing is mostly about how people behave with money, which is more complex and nuanced than can be reduced to algorithms, calculations, and formulas.
The takeaway isn’t necessarily a new idea: essentially, as early as you can, realize and trust the power of compounding. [So listen up, me from the early 2000’s! Oh wait, that’s not how time works.😭] But it tries to explain why this is so hard to do, especially in today’s world of finances as entertainment.
The article goes on to list TWENTY “flaws, biases, and causes of bad behavior [that] pop up often when people deal with money” … it’s a super long read (set aside half an hour!) but you could probably skim the 20 things and get the gist of it, which essentially is: “don’t just do something, stand there!” (and also: compounding).
A few thoughts from the article that resonated with me:
– “The finance industry talks too much about what to do, and not enough about what happens in your head when you try to do it … The true cost of investing is rarely the financial fee that is easy to see and measure. It’s the emotional and physical price demanded by markets that are pretty efficient.”
– “The point isn’t to abandon the pursuit of wealth … it’s recognizing that people generally aspire to be respected by others, and humility, graciousness, intelligence, and empathy tend to generate more respect than fast cars.”
– “A hard reality is that what often matters most in finance will never win a Nobel Prize: Humility and room for error.”
– “We tend to judge wealth by what we see. We can’t see people’s bank accounts or brokerage statements. So we rely on outward appearances to gauge financial success. Cars. Homes. Vacations. Instagram photos. But wealth, in fact, is what you don’t see. It’s the cars not purchased. The diamonds not bought. The renovations postponed, the clothes forgone and the first-class upgrade declined. It’s assets in the bank that haven’t yet been converted into the stuff you see … but they come at the direct expense of showing people how much wealth you have with material stuff.”
– “Personal finance is deeply personal, and one of the hardest parts is learning from others while realizing that their goals and actions might be miles removed from what’s relevant to your own life.”
– “If there’s a common denominator in these, it’s a preference for humility, adaptability, long time horizons, and skepticism of popularity around anything involving money. Which can be summed up as: Be prepared to roll with the punches.”
http://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/the-psychology-of-money/