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Purity & Love

February 14, 2014

“If only you saw what I can see, you’d understand why I need your modesty.”

So… virtue = being careful to stay out of the way of the sinfulness of young men. “That’s what makes you beautiful.” Got it.

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Shelved with: Hearts & Minds|| Parenting|| Reading the Word|| Word in the World
Tagged With: Gender, Holidays, Marriage, Parenting, Psychology, Sex, Valentine's Day, Virtue
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Bugs Bunny Stole My Cognitive Surplus!

July 27, 2010

Bugs Bunny’s first appearance, July 27th, 1940, was nominated for an academy award.

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Shelved with: Hearts & Minds|| Mind & Society|| Visions & Ventures|| Visual Arts
Tagged With: Bugs Bunny, Cognitive Surplus, Culture, History, Holidays, Psychology, Television
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Better Widgets with Science!

June 24, 2009

WordPress version 2.8 was released earlier this month, and whether the developers actually read them or not, I’m glad that they seem to have implemented my suggestions for a cognitive science-based redesign for WordPress Widgets. In WordPress 2.5 Widgets: Taking the Load Off Your Mind, I argued that what a user sees on the back […]

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Tagged With: 2.8, Book Clubs, CASTLE Book Club, Daniel T. Willingham, Digital Literacy, Psychology, Scott McLeod, WordPress
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WordPress 2.8 – Better Widgets?

December 30, 2008

Widget management is item #1 on the list of priorities for WordPress 2.8 development. I explored the cognitive psychology behind the widget management screen design in an earlier post, WordPress 2.5 Widgets?Taking the Load Off Your Mind. Here are the takeaway design suggestions.

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Shelved with: Margin Notes|| Science & Technology
Tagged With: 2.5, 2.8, Analogy, Digital Literacy, Psychology, Usability, Widgets, WordPress
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The Science of Giving Thanks

November 27, 2008

In short, acts of gratitude improve your overall well-being. That?s reason enough for me to start being more thankful for what I have.

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Shelved with: Margin Notes|| The Reading Life
Tagged With: Holidays, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychology, Thanksgiving, Traditions
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Not Quite Lifelong Learning

August 28, 2008

“So let me get this straight,” I said. “If I were to drop out of school tomorrow and get a job at Burger King, the state would pay for my child care?”

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Shelved with: Margin Notes|| Mind & Society|| The Reading Life
Tagged With: Childcare, Economics, Ethics, Higher Education, Media, Parenting, Poverty, Psychology, Student Loans
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