The Cheating Culture

The level of the public's trust is low to the point of being "poisonous". Throughout his book, he states that cynical attitudes and lack of trust in others produce cheating. For example, one expecting to be "screwed" by others is more likely to cheat others to compensate.

- From a review of the book "The Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead" 

False Perception Creates Reality

Sometimes a false perception creates reality.

Because we tend to act in response to, or in the wake of, that perception (consciously or unconsciously). Those actions then create a reality that would not have been created sans that perception.

The phenomena known as 'self-fulfilling prophecy' and 'self-defeating prophecy' are instances of a false perception creating reality.

For example, a false perception that a hostile country is preparing to attack our country may impel us to make war preparations, which may in turn alarm the other country and induce it also to start preparing for a war. All this may lead to a real war. 

The expression "ideas starting to take on a life of their own" probably also alludes to the same idea.

Bucketing People

W.F.S
I know bucketing people is not particularly considered wise. But I can't help it. Do you find yourself focusing on one of these dimensions of life constantly? I am skeptical about people being able to concentrate on everything. In some cases, it may be two dimensions (like W and F).

1. The W group: Wisdom, Work, Wit (includes pursuit of all mental skills)
2. The F group: Food, Fitness, Family (worldly relationships), and Finances
3. The S group: Serenity (search for peace and quiet), Spirituality (intrigued by sincerity, morals, supernatural experiences and social-causes) and Sensitivity (emotional rather than rational aspects, creative endeavors that don't necessarily make sense to others)

If you find yourself falling under one of these categories, do you think it is easier for you to relate to others in the same category?

- From a blog

My Response

Hey Nimmy... a perceptive classification indeed... I believe these types do exist.

The labels you've chosen are also catchy and brilliant.

To add my 2 cents, I think there is another category of people who focus exclusively on power. They hardly care for the W group, neglect the F group, and don't give a damn to the S group. To them, power is the ultimate pleasure and the only worthwhile pursuit in life... therefore they tend to measure everything on the scale of power, consciously or unconsciously.