August 2010
Feeling clean makes us harsher moral judges (BPS... →
psychotherapy:
As the dirt and germs are wiped away, we’re left feeling not just bodily but also morally cleansed - a kind of metaphorical virtuosity that leads us to judge others more harshly. That’s according to Chen-Bo Zhong’s team, who invited 58 undergrads to a lab filled with spotless new equipment. Half the students were asked to clean their hands with an antiseptic wipe so as not to soil...
Washington, We Have a Problem →
givemesomethingtoread:
How broken is Washington? Beyond repair? A day in the life of the president reveals that Barack Obama’s job would be almost unrecognizable to most of his predecessors—thanks to the enormous bureaucracy, congressional paralysis, systemic corruption (with lobbyists spending $3.5 billion last year), and disintegrating media.
Reading this made me feel somewhat better about...
“Mental health doesn’t mean making the pains go away. I don’t believe they ever...”
– Lauren Slater, Welcome to My Country (via psychotherapy)
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