Blogs about: Learned Helplessness
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Positive psychology on despair and world conflict
To arrive is scary. What will be our journey, if we are already there? As I’ve watched the supersonic work pace of Barack Obama, I’ve also been annoyed with the curmudgeonly spirit of man… more →
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A Tale of Two Brothers
wallbuilder wrote 2 weeks ago: Dr. Hans Selye, a pioneer in helping us understand stress, once told a story about two boys who grew … more →
“Where there’s a will there’s a won’t.” — Ambrose Bierce
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Jim wrote 2 weeks ago: I came across this quote and felt that it accurately depicts a great many of my students right now. … more →
Learned Helplessness and Managerial Uncertainty
sherfelad wrote 3 weeks ago: Photo by Abulic Monkey This post is the fifth (and last) post in a series of posts I am writing on l … more →
Learned Helplessness - Farnam on Ft Hood and Political Correctness
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Russ Goldstein wrote 3 weeks ago: Why did he do it? Who cares? How could he have done it on a military base, is what we should be ask … more →
Ft Hood Massacre - Why Liberals Never Learn
Russ Goldstein wrote 3 weeks ago: The home of all things political correctness is the current Democrat party. The US media could now … more →
Why Johnny Can't Think Critically
Jim wrote 1 month ago: I’m laying around with the flu right now. As relaxing as that is, it does give me a bit of ti … more →
It Was the Shoes!
wallbuilder wrote 1 month ago: It was 2006, and Kevin Mench was inching up on the competition. The Texas Rangers right-fielder fou … more →
Calling all perfectionists, workaholics, procrastinators, worriers
j4love wrote 2 months ago: Do your best and that’s good enough. And I believe it really is. Sounds too simple, sounds like it … more →
More learned helplessness
David Winter wrote 2 months ago: Just a quick update. I came across this demonstration of how to induce learned helplessness in the c … more →
strut.
soulsistahsade wrote 2 months ago: the most difficult task we can complete, the most excrutiating pain we can endure. bearing the world … more →
Learned helplessness and the recession
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David Winter wrote 2 months ago: Helpless dog (who has not been electrocuted - just in case you were worrying) In 1967 Martin Seligma … more →
Analysing A Virtual Earth - For Fun And Profit
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rockitboy wrote 3 months ago: Frederik Pohl produced some of the most enduring and relevant SF ever written. Pohl had worked for q … more →
Planting the 'In' in Dependence
sibzone wrote 3 months ago: At what price this dependence Accosting us along the way A conundrum, apparent through life’s … more →
I learned to be helpless but no more
atticannie wrote 3 months ago: Hi...come sit down for a spell Hi. Welcome to my front porch. I’ve given up the attic for a wh … more →
What is "passive-aggressive" and why do I procrastinate?
MEC wrote 3 months ago: This is a complicated and important topic for those who want to be self-directed. I am looking for a … more →
Stuck!
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wallbuilder wrote 4 months ago: Roller Coaster Rule #7: Choose your head position before you enter a turn or loop. My son’s a … more →
Post-9/11 torture sparked internal dissent, rift between FBI and CIA
intelNews wrote 4 months ago: Abu Zubaida By IAN ALLEN | intelNews.org | Citing interviews with almost “two dozen [anonymous] curr … more →
Learned helplessness
ashleytan wrote 4 months ago: I have always felt that I was not alone on this and now I am more certain. Of what? The fact that ma … more →
Are they just lazy? Student teachers' attitudes about dyslexia
Callier Library wrote 4 months ago: It is highly likely that teachers’ abilities in dealing with different forms of learning diffi … more →
