Writing- Why Do We Do It?

Posted by Lin Wilder
On October 29, 2017
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Writing- why do we do it? The first draft of my fourth novel is done. And is now with the editor. I have time now, time I’ve not had for many months. A break until the work of revisions begins again. Reflecting about writing- why do we do it? works for this week’s post because […]

Our Culture of Superlatives: Do Our Words Matter?

Posted by Lin Wilder
On October 22, 2017
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Culture of superlatives: What does that mean, exactly? Recently, I’ve become aware of my tendency to use superlatives both in my writing and in speaking. Consequently, I’ve been thinking a lot about word selection, both mine and that of others. The fourth in the Lindsey McCall medical mystery series, Malthus Revisited: The Cup of Wrath […]

So You Are A Logical Thinker? Really?

Posted by Lin Wilder
On October 8, 2017
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Bet you pride yourself on being a logical thinker. Most of do. We’ve been schooled in Descarte’s Cogito Ergo Sum- I think therefore I am. The same Descartes who performed autopsies on live dogs, the euphemism vivisection sounds far more rational, doesn’t it? He claimed that their screams were merely neurological responses by non-rational organisms who […]

How to Avoid the Amygdala Hijack

Posted by Lin Wilder
On October 2, 2017
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The amygdala hijack. Right. Avoiding it sounds like something we need to do but why is that exactly? It’s a cool phrase coined by Daniel Goleman in his 1996 book Emotional Intelligence: Why It can Matter More Than IQ. And describes the eruption that occurs when someone steps on our last nerve. Although the phrase, the […]

Writing- Why Do We Do It?

Our Culture of Superlatives: Do Our Words Matter?

So You Are A Logical Thinker? Really?

How to Avoid the Amygdala Hijack

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