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hypo-perception

The unconscious reaction to big failures which reduces the intensity at which the individual perceives and experiences life.

After not getting elected to office plus other failures he experienced, including not finding his correct mate, Isitin Jones slid into a state of hypo-perception.

by but for September 21, 2018

information deprivation

Hiding or depriving individuals or groups of people of facts to keep them ignorant and powerless. Individuals and organizations do that to protect themselves, to monopolize power, or to more easily take advantage of others.

I think it's safe to say that at some point and to varying degrees everybody practices information deprivation against those they interact with in order to trick them.

by but for February 14, 2018

Positive Articulation

Selecting words to express an idea in a positive way conscious that doing so will engender positive consequences.

The chairman of the board asked the speech writer to write the announcement using positive articulation instead of the negative articulation she,—for unexplained reasons—had used. The managers were surprised to see that she worded the announcement as she did, wondered if he was a saboteur, got her fired on-the-spot, and had a different writer write the speech.

by but for October 25, 2017

Common Nonsense

Common nonsense is every member of society's basic ability to perceive, understand, and judge things in a nonsensical way that is shared by, thus common to, nearly everyone and can reasonably be expected of nearly all people without need for debate.

Because "aspartame," the chemical used to sweeten most chewing gums, is made from laboratory-created bacteria shit, chewing gum, as popular as it is, and as cool as some younger people think it is, is a manifestation and an infestation of common nonsense in the nation.

by but for October 21, 2017

The Male Gets the Female Fallacy

The illusion that the human male gets the female. The truth is the woman makes herself available to a man she wants to come after her and procreate.

Years after marrying his wife certain he had got ( convinced, conquered, seduced ) her, Ray Dalowahfa realized that the truth was that she had gotten him and in that way confirmed for himself that the male gets the female fallacy true.

by but for October 26, 2017

civil serpent

Malapropism for CIVIL SERVANT.

That bureaucrat is a civil serpent.

by but for September 22, 2018

thought expression

A thought which the thinker raises to a higher level by extracting it from his brain by saying it to himself and or others, verbally, nonverbally (such as by making a sound, a face, or a gesture), and/or by writing or drawing it. Expressing a thought also confirms to the thinker and those who are made aware of it that that thought was real, clarifies it, and makes it more useful. If the thinker or someone else records the thought in writing or in another way, it will not be forgotten and may help him in the future.

The following is an example of "thought expression". Carlos felt uncomfortable as the chair he sat on rolled away ever so slightly. Determined to do his homework, he attempted to ignore the feeling but told himself, "I felt it. I felt it," turned, got up, walked to the bedroom, and on his way there told himself verbally, "I felt afraid the chair would continue rolling and I would fall on the floor. That's what happened". With his feet on the floor and his knees bent, he laid back on his bed knowing that would calm him down. Knowing he is a hypersensitive person (HSP), he knew he could not deny his feelings because when he has, his body has given him some type of pain in his back, neck, or organs to remind him to not deny the things he feels. Today he also told himself, "Por algo...", to express his realizing that "God makes me feel the things I feel, for a reason."

by but for July 12, 2018