02 MAR 2019 by ideonexus
The Insecure Overachiever
Exacerbating this problem, elite professional organizations deliberately set out to identify and recruit “insecure overachievers” — some leading professional organizations explicitly use this terminology, though not in public. Insecure overachievers are exceptionally capable and fiercely ambitious, yet driven by a profound sense of their own inadequacy. This typically stems from childhood, and may result from various factors, such as experience of financial or physical deprivation, or a...Folksonomies: employment
Folksonomies: employment
12 SEP 2011 by ideonexus
Pseudoscience VS Science
Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will find a security blanket, a thumb to suck, a skirt to hold. What does the scientist have to offer in exchange? Uncertainty! Insecurity! Folksonomies: science pseudoscience
Folksonomies: science pseudoscience
One offers a security blanket, the other offers uncertainty. Is it any wonder why pseudoscience wins?