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“Anchor words”

I was listening to npr the other day and they were discussing how literacy is in decline partially because of the way our brains absorb knowledge differently with screens. With books we use “anchor words”, but screens don’t have them causing people to automatically scan read no matter the... (edited) read more

Living the Scream and I Can Complain

For once, I had a weekend where I actually did something that gave me something to write about. I had a christening to attend on Sunday, but after consulting with my wardrobe I realised there was nothing in there that would be suitable, so a trip to town was required. Saturday could have started... read more

Bio or no bio?

I am a detailed oriented person and I've always been talkative with those I connect with. So I took the time to write about myself, and so many tell me to my face they didn't read any of it. Not even where I'm from or that I'm taken. That's easy to scan for thanks to how Boo is set up. People... read more

Dragon's dogma 2

This is what happens when you want to have a character look like you do IRL but you cannot face scan so you just put a lot of time on the character creator

"Men and women carry pain differently." Sorry may seem a bit long but worth the read 🙏🏼🕊

"For women, it often settles in the heart and nervous system. It comes with alertness. Hyper-awareness. The sense that something could go wrong at any moment, and probably has, before. It’s being told to smile. Then told she’s leading someone on. It’s shrinking in spaces that were never built for... read more

"Why is it a guy can instantly assume a woman wants him just because she was being nice?"

I am cracking my fingers as we speak as its an interesting theory. So in psychology this falls under a broad theory called error management bias where our brains evolved to minimise the most costly mistakes, not to be perfectly accurate or specifically male sexual overperception bias When it... read more