We Cannot Not Communicate — Unless We’re Texting!
It might be true that we cannot not communicate, but when it comes to email and texting, what we’re communicating might not be what we intend — even when the recipient is a friend who knows us well.
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It might be true that we cannot not communicate, but when it comes to email and texting, what we’re communicating might not be what we intend — even when the recipient is a friend who knows us well.
The experience of a prisoner who spent years in solitary confinement reminds us that our ability and opportunity to communicate with those around us is an essential part of who we are.
Why would someone lie about things that appear inconsequential, or in situations where the truth would seem to do just as well? The truth about what sometimes seems to be senseless, irrational or “pathological” lying is that there’s actually a purpose to it, and that purpose is almost always the same.
Although they may come across as archetypal bookworms, INTJ personalities want to do more than just understand complex concepts: they want to apply their intuitive insights and radical ideas to make the world a better place.
There’s something inherently satisfying about poking fun at public figures, but good satire is about more than just poking fun at people. It calls our attention to important but possibly scary or forbidden things in a palatable way.
Clients come to therapy looking for logical reasons for their behavior. Sometimes I have to disappoint them. But there are often better questions to ask than “why?”
What does it mean when someone suddenly “gets tough” and starts making demands? “Crackdown” behavior has predictable causes and predictable results.
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