Mind/Me: I’ve slept for 12 hours I should probably get up…and shower. Brain: Nah, I don’t wanna. I’m not going to give you the energy to get up. Oh, oh, you think you’re going to go anyway? That’s cool. When we get in there we’ll just zone out and you’ll not do half of your… Read More Bipolar Disorder Type II (Or My Scumbag Brain)
Obviously, you can’t force anyone to do something against their will (and you shouldn’t try to anyway) but people are highly impressionable. There are several subtle things you can do to help influence someone’s behavior. The Benjamin Franklin Effect I actually mentioned this briefly in another article about whether or not you can make someone… Read More 5 Psychology Hacks For Influencing People
Between November 16, 1940 and January 21, 1957, a man named George Metesky terrorized New York. For 16 years he placed bombs in libraries, theaters, and office buildings. Some of his targeted buildings include Radio City Music Hall (3 times), the New York Public Library (twice), and the Grand Central Terminal (5 times). George Metesky… Read More George Metesky: The Mad Bomber of New York