Archive for June, 2007

Are you afraid of being different? It’s natural

Friday, June 29th, 2007

This looks like an experiment done in the 70’s based on the fashion of the subjects, but the psychology still holds true. Test subjects will conform to the opinion of the group even though they are wrong. Interesting isn’t it?

A classical social psychology experiment carried out by S. Asch. The power of conformity.

Get a cool headed wheel-man or drive it yourself

Wednesday, June 27th, 2007

Last night, my friends and I took a drive down to a well know parking lot where a lot of hooked up tuner cars are known to park. We were on the hunt for a new rear anti-sway bar and luckily we pulled up on a green GTi with some nice mods.
We moved quickly, […]

It’s all about me: Why e-mails are so easily misunderstood

Friday, June 22nd, 2007

Recent experience with emails for me has reinforced my belief that email is a poor mode of communication outside of business or logistical purposes. Apparently, I’m not a lone in this opinion. The Christian Science Monitor reports a study on email interpretation. Old, but informative.
It’s all about me: Why e-mails are so […]