Greetings Filippo,
If you plan to read the paper, the snippet has done its job. I am most
interested in what people think of the theory described in the paper and
whether they think it might have potential to improve our list culture.
Dave
Dave,
> Thanks for the link to the paper; I've queued it up for reading.
>
> I will note one immediate point of concern for me.
> The snippet you included basically says, "Since x implies y, then making y
> the case will cause x."
> This is not *necessarily* true.
> If there's evidence that it's true, then hopefully that evidence is in the
> paper - which I have every intention of reading; just not right now.
> From a strictly logical point of view, however, the argument is invalid.
>
> \V/_ /fas
>
> *Prof. Filippo A. Salustri, Ph.D., P.Eng.*
> Associate Chair, Mechanical Engineering, Ryerson University
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> On Mon, 10 Sep 2018 at 14:33, Dave Gray <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > This paper may be of interest regarding list culture.
> >
> > “In contrast to negative emotions, which narrow the scope of attention
> and
> > result in a rigid, scripted focus on what is threatening and harmful,
> > positive emotions broaden one’s focus to include what is beautiful,
> > affirming, and life-giving. Thus, people can intentionally increase their
> > positivity ratios by learning to widen their attentional lens to
> encompass
> > more of the pleasurable, interesting, and meaningful experiences in life,
> > making the painful and dissatisfying ones smaller by comparison. In so
> > doing, people learn to self-generate upward spirals that resonate within
> > themselves and between themselves and others to increase their odds of
> > flourishing.“
> >
> > https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908186/pdf/nihms187670.pdf
> >
> > Dave
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