Curt Doolittle

Theme: Agency

  • The Power of Personality: Predicting Important Life Outcomes

    October 11th, 2018 9:46 PM http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1745-6916.2007.00047.x

    The Power of Personality: The Comparative Validity of Personality Traits, Socioeconomic Status, and Cognitive Ability for Predicting Important Life Outcomes Brent W. Roberts, Nathan R. Kuncel, Rebecca Shiner, … First Published December 1, 2007 Research Article https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6916.2007.00047.x Abstract The ability of personality traits to predict important life outcomes has traditionally been questioned because of the putative small effects of personality. In this article, we compare the predictive validity of personality traits with that of socioeconomic status (SES) and cognitive ability to test the relative contribution of personality traits to predictions of three critical outcomes: mortality, divorce, and occupational attainment. Only evidence from prospective longitudinal studies was considered. In addition, an attempt was made to limit the review to studies that controlled for important background factors. Results showed that the magnitude of the effects of personality traits on mortality, divorce, and occupational attainment was indistinguishable from the effects of SES and cognitive ability on these outcomes. These results demonstrate the influence of personality traits on important life outcomes, highlight the need to more routinely incorporate measures of personality into quality of life surveys, and encourage further research about the developmental origins of personality traits and the processes by which these traits influence diverse life outcomes.

  • We are ‘Generous’ when we say they lack Agency. We are ‘Kind’ when we say they a

    We are ‘Generous’ when we say they lack Agency. We are ‘Kind’ when we say they are just dim. We are ‘forgiving’ when we say they are just NPC’s. We are ‘honest’ when we say they are just talking animals – the domestic Pets of the left.

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    Source date (UTC): 2018-10-10 22:59:35 UTC

    Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1050158934315737088

  • We are ‘Generous’ when we say they lack Agency. We are ‘Kind’ when we say they a

    We are ‘Generous’ when we say they lack Agency. We are ‘Kind’ when we say they are just dim. We are ‘forgiving’ when we say they are just NPC’s. We are ‘honest’ when we say they are talking animals – the domestic Pets of the left.

    (Ouch)

    Source date (UTC): 2018-10-10 18:59:00 UTC

  • Attention To Mental Illness Generates Demand for It.

    October 10th, 2018 8:51 AM ATTENTION FOR MENTAL ILLNESS GENERATES DEMAND FOR IT. (Just want to comment on something @[1064448514:2048:Dax Rayner] has posted.) People who can obtain attention by symptomatic imitation DO SO. Bolemia, Anorexia, Gender Dysphoria. The more you talk about something the worse it gets. Talking about it generates demand for it. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria/

  • Attention To Mental Illness Generates Demand for It.

    October 10th, 2018 8:51 AM ATTENTION FOR MENTAL ILLNESS GENERATES DEMAND FOR IT. (Just want to comment on something @[1064448514:2048:Dax Rayner] has posted.) People who can obtain attention by symptomatic imitation DO SO. Bolemia, Anorexia, Gender Dysphoria. The more you talk about something the worse it gets. Talking about it generates demand for it. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/rapid-onset-gender-dysphoria/

  • We are ‘honest’ when we say they are talking animals

    October 10th, 2018 6:59 PM

    [W]e are ‘Generous’ when we say they lack Agency. We are ‘Kind’ when we say they are just dim. We are ‘forgiving’ when we say they are just NPC’s. We are ‘honest’ when we say they are talking animals – the domestic Pets of the left.

    (Ouch)

  • ‘Crazy’ is a reproductive advantage

    October 10th, 2018 1:17 PM

    Let me make it simple: “Crazy” is a reproductive advantage in seizing opportunities for gene capture.

  • We are ‘honest’ when we say they are talking animals

    October 10th, 2018 6:59 PM

    [W]e are ‘Generous’ when we say they lack Agency. We are ‘Kind’ when we say they are just dim. We are ‘forgiving’ when we say they are just NPC’s. We are ‘honest’ when we say they are talking animals – the domestic Pets of the left.

    (Ouch)

  • ‘Crazy’ is a reproductive advantage

    October 10th, 2018 1:17 PM

    Let me make it simple: “Crazy” is a reproductive advantage in seizing opportunities for gene capture.

  • Eugenics, by not practicing Dysgenics

    October 10th, 2018 8:49 PM

    —“And by practicing eugenics we mean, via negativa – not practicing dysgenics”- –Bill Joslin