Tag: detecting bullshit

• It costs $1k to hire a ghostwriter

  As you know I like watching ads on Facebook. Some of them offer interesting masterclasses and I sometimes wonder why I didn’t come up with this or that myself. No, sorry, I never did so far! Today I watched a class delivered by somebody who sells hobby related ebooks on Amazon. That person doesn’t write…

  Magda Z.

  November 9, 2022

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  detecting bullshit, social media

• Empathetic listening (is communication taboo?)

  Yesterday I was meant to have my first phone session with a bereavement volunteer from Cruse but I somehow forgot about it and didn’t answer the call. She emailed me later so I apologised but straight away thought, wait a minute, do I want a stranger to demonstrate empathetic listening to me over the phone…

  Magda Z.

  October 8, 2022

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  British public, communication, detecting bullshit, emotions, mum

• Taxi driver communication adventures

  1. I’m enjoying my spare bedroom. Not that I slept much (it’s 6am) and I can hear neighbour coughing slightly (I’m not wearing earplugs at the moment) but I like the vibe it gives me. It feels like spare bedroom is good for when I feel the need to escape the world a little bit,…

  Magda Z.

  October 1, 2022

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  British public, communication, detecting bullshit, social imagination

• Why I lost my job

  Well, I need to do say that finally, don’t I? I lost my job because I was using mobile at work and I already had two warnings. It was obviously a bit more complicated than that and the whole problem started in 2018 on a staff Christmas party where all the three care homes staff…

  Magda Z.

  September 26, 2022

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  being social, detecting bullshit, employment, mental health, psychosis, social care

• Allegations vs facts

  If you have a proof allegations becomes facts. Home Group tweeted me yesterday and I cannot believe that I wanted to genuinely forgive them! I thought that they see my perspective and want to make it work somehow but they Were hoping to bribe my diagnostician to get her to convince me to sign that…

  Magda Z.

  September 6, 2022

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• Autism and self respect

  I feel a bit overwhelmed today. I think it’s all due to the pressure of my new job. Even though I like it a lot, it’s still working with people and people do change. I do wonder if I found it any easier if they were the same every single minute and if all colleagues…

  Magda Z.

  August 31, 2022

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  communication, detecting bullshit, employment, social care, social imagination

• Double hope

  1. I don’t enjoy playing Redecor as much as I used to. I thought I’d stay addicted to this game forever, but here we are at the end of the month and I’m only on level 8th. And look what I did here. I could do better, I’m sure you’re aware of that. But at…

  Magda Z.

  August 29, 2022

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  communication, detecting bullshit, digital detox, employment, Redecor, social care, social media

• Bad liar

  Have you ever wondered how would you feel if you found out that someone who you trust lied to you about something that you consider crucial? Maybe it doesn’t affect you directly but it shapes how you think about yourself in comparison with this person so it affects your friendship. So basically I used to…

  Magda Z.

  August 17, 2022

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  autism characteristics, autistic identity, communication, dating, detecting bullshit, social imagination

• A ‘free’ seminar

  A few days ago I signed up for one of those ‘free seminars’ with a life coach. Those are very often prerecorded but this one was live. It was meant to be 90 minutes, but I lasted like 3. I find coaching industry fascinating – it’s a place where someone with a degree in acting,…

  Magda Z.

  August 16, 2022

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  communication, detecting bullshit

• Nazanin Mandi as a life coach

  https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChIWTG0DxpO/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY= You may be aware I am interested a little bit in the art of coaching. I find it fascinating how some coaches manage to survive and even trive with all the nonsense they say. I think that tells us more about their audience that about them but I’m not aware of any research in…

  Magda Z.

  August 14, 2022

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  autism characteristics, communication, dating, detecting bullshit, neurotypicals