How Did You Get Into Psychology?

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"I find those stories more entertaining and I kind of would rather look at like the events around me changing," he says. "The decision to get to propose to my wife was kind of flooky but it would have probably happened if it didn't happen then it would probably have happened sooner or later" 'It's a more fun story to think about the things that weren't under control right like you know so we want to hear more about say sayyou and Jen there's two stories one is thatlike you both happen to be rushing in to look at the same painting because the museum was about to close and were not for that you wouldn't have met'

Is character destiny, or can fluky decisions or tiny shifts in weather patterns fundamentally change who we are? Does the existence or non-existence of alternate universes have any bearing on freedom and responsibility? David and Tamler conclude their discussion of Ted Chiang’s “Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom” along with another very short piece by Chiang called “What’s Expected of Us” that was first published in Nature.

Plus, do you have low likability in the workplace? It could be because you’re too moral and therefore not that funny. But don’t worry, we have a solution that’ll help you increase your humor production and likability with no reduction in morality. All you have to do is listen!