Do you know someone who loves getting into arguments? Apparently, it may be because they’re unhappy and have low self-esteem, and to save them the pain of confronting their own shortcomings, they focus on other people’s instead. Aside from seeking professional help for the belligerent person, Professor Kets de Vries suggests that those looking to help may reassure the person of their strengths to build their confidence, to help reduce their need for conflict. Read full article here
Education
Overcoming Bias
Kai Cheng’s professor had a brilliant scheme. In his first lecture, he promised that each lecture would feature a “Lie of the Day”. But why? It made his students more attentive and analytical, poring over every detail of his lecture and making sense of why things were true. It was such a powerful teaching method that his students digested his most technical lectures quite easily because they tried so hard to catch his lie. The kicker? There was no lie in that first lecture; he had lied about that too! Read full article here
Merv
August 17, 2022
