Tag: social imagination
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My prospective lodger and some thoughts on being assertive
This is a situation that happened to me recently and it’s so priceless that I decided to put it on the blog regardless. So, there is that woman I met around a month ago, she’s a few years older than me and also Polish. We, Polish, often say that we need to be extra careful…
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Spotlight effect
I heard about this phenomenon a few months ago and was meant to post about it at the time but then depression kicked in so I didn’t. I now think about Ashley who managed to create such fantastic posts and even write books while depressed. And yet she couldn’t put up with life. It’s so…
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Starting from scratch is not always the answer
I am unhappy a lot lately. I am unhappy possibly because I’m going through depressive episode but if I want to argue I could say I have things to be unhappy about: I don’t have family. I never really wanted children, my parents passed away a while ago and my brother is an alcoholic. I…
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The difference between stupidity and courage
I just saw this quote on Facebook: Courage is knowing it may hurt and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that’s why life is hard. I couldn’t agree more. My late mum told me that when I was a toddler I insisted on walking into nettles that were somewhere around our farm. I’d…
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Being patient with clueless people
I had a situation recently when someone who found me online asked me for advice but then refused to take it and yet kept asking for more advice and opinion. I will not be giving details here as it would be too long and confusing, I will only say that it was about how to…
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How to bribe cabin crew?
I just read an article in Metro where a flight attendand explains that the best way to get a better treatment or even an upgrade on the flight is to give some chocolates to the crew. The article doesn’t explain though when those gifts should be handed in so I’m not linking it as it…
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It’s not just autistics who have to mask
This is an interesting article on Metro. I read it yesterday in the evening and it angered me so much that I had difficulty falling asleep. It’s about a black female living in London who doesn’t feel confident to reveal details from her life to her work colleagues. She was worried, as a working class…
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Work life balance may not be what you think
https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/work-life-balance-happiness/ I found the above, really good article on Big Think. There are a couple of types of happiness apparently Eudaimonic happiness is about making an effort; that’s what supposed to make us happy. It doesn’t necessarily apply to every person, as some of us prefer hedonic happiness, which is basically having fun. The article…
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Imagine that things could be worse
I just finished reading this article on Big Think. Apparently when we engage in contemplating how our circumstances could be worse than they are, we appreciate our lives more. I wonder why this technique is never advised in popular magazines? This is apparently why bronze medalists are happier than silver medalists: bronze medalists think that…
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Being heard is better than being seen
That’s an interesting article about Paulina Porizkova, I don’t know if you remember her? She used to be a famous model several years ago, now she’s in her 50s. It’s really interesting so please read it. It will help you improve your social imagination. The article was clearly written to promote a book but I…
Autistic and me 