Michele Pasin / Quotes

La fragilità di chi difende le proprie certezze

Le vengono in mente altri episodi sintomatici a questo riguardo, per esempio la volta che sua sorella Julia era venuta a trovarla quando abitava a casa di Stefano e avevano preparato una bella cena insieme, e dopo qualche bicchiere di vino le due sorelle Moletto si erano messe a ballare e a cantare Wild Thing a squarciagola in cucina e Stefano era arrivato improvvisamente dal soggiorno a zittirle, sostenendo che disturbavano i vicini. Era lui a essere disturbato, naturalmente, per come il suo equilibrio di certezze acquisite e comportamenti consolidati rischiava di essere compromesso da una serata rock e irregolare. A volte questa sua difesa a oltranza di perimetri mentali la irrita, a volte la rassicura, a volte le fa tenerezza per come rivela una fragilità inconfessata.

Saved 24 April 2016

#beliefs #fear #relationship

Borrowing strength builds weakness

But borrowing strength builds weakness. It builds weakness in the borrower because it reinforces dependence on external factors to get things done. It builds…

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey) #power #relationship #fear

Behaviorism smuggles desire back in

I said earlier that the behaviorists would analyze Jones’s belief that it is going to rain into sets of statements about his rain-avoidance behavior. But the…

Mind: A Brief Introduction (John R. Searle) #behaviorism #beliefs #reductionism

Belief in the enduring self as magical thinking

We may go through major transformations, not just brain injuries, but what psychologists call ‘emotional insult’, such as the break-up of relationships or a…

The Ego Trick (baggini, Julian) #self #beliefs #personal-identity

Beliefs have no intrinsic features

Mental states such as beliefs are not defined by any intrinsic features, rather they are defined by their causal relations, and these causal relations…

Mind: A Brief Introduction (John R. Searle) #functionalism #beliefs #cause

Calling superstition by its name

It is often considered disrespectful to dismiss any aspects of religion as mere superstitions, but if that is what they are, there is no other truthful way of…

The Ego Trick (baggini, Julian) #religion #truth #beliefs

Career change: move forward not away

We often leave a job or situation because we are unhappy about something: an overbearing manager, irritating colleagues, ridiculous hours. When we make a…

Lessons From My Career Change: Five Ways To Make Your Move Sustainable | Guardian Careers | Guardian Professional #beliefs #thought #jobs #situation #managers