I used to be told not to bathe with a full stomach. But I would most probably not do any form of exercise after eating because I like to stuff myself silly, don't want myself to vomit all over. |
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There are a lot of myths going around which most people assume are facts. If something isn't completely outrageous, and is common knowledge, we generally believe there must be a good reason for believing it. If we hear several people casually tell us that all polar bears are left handed, we're likely to believe they are for the rest of our lives. After all, if they weren't, where the hell did everyone get the idea that they were? They must have done some study, at some point, and that's how the fact came to be known, right? |
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I used to be told not to bathe with a full stomach. But I would most probably not do any form of exercise after eating because I like to stuff myself silly, don't want myself to vomit all over. |
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Can we discuss "false myths" that actually matter? |
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Like what? |
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I like the source of your #2 myth. Who knew I had a museum! |
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Myth: opposites attract. |
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We just learned that in my psychology class the other day. I wasn't surprised at all, that myth always struck me as naive. |
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Yeah, I learned it in the Yale psychology lectures, which are online for free. |
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Definitely. I was actually relieved to hear that, I thought maybe I was doing something wrong for wanting that in a relationship. It is probably why I'm still single though lol. |
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No, honestly, it's necessarily true. It's a statistical observation. |
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I've done a couple of courses in it now. Very dry stuff in my opinion. But like I say, it's good to retread the basics from a different perspective... our courses are rather pure, compared to MIT's more practical and intuitive bent. |
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Link? .-. |
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"We only use ten percent of our brains." |
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Introduction to Psychology | Yale Video Course |
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The first thing I thought when I saw this thread was the "we only use %10 of our brains" myth which I get tired of hearing. |
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Last edited by louie54; 06-10-2012 at 08:15 PM.
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