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On November 29th
covering Psychoanalysis
My hometown paper published this article. Let me sum it up: the writer had an intriguing dream and he wondered if it had any meaning. He developed the point of view that, because he couldn’t discern any meaning in this dream or other dreams, they have none. This is a logical fallacy known as arguing from ignorance. This is commonly used by lazy art critics: “I don’t see the value in X, therefore X has no value”. Let X = hip-hop, or minimalism, or bebop and you’ll see what I mean. It’s less common to see this type of lazy thinking in the Health section. Read more »
On November 25th
covering Bloggery
Now I’m trying out the Sans Serif Racer WordPress Theme by Kaspars Dambis — a Latvian Physics Student among other things. Hi, Kaspars. Ain’t the web grand?
On November 22nd
covering Business, Music Ensembles
I have noticed that musicians and entrepreneurs have a great deal in common psychologically. They have to believe in their eventual success, against all odds and sometimes contrary to all evidence. To become demoralized (for long, anyway) is to succumb to failure. They talk in very similar terms, and I think they are driven by the same sorts of angels and demons. They will often tell me about the excitement of creating something new — of going contrary to trends, of seeing things that other people don’t see and making new connections. Read more »
On November 13th
covering Psychoanalysis
(thx, Christina, Mark, Maria, Diana)
On November 12th
covering Bloggery
The look of this blog will be changing unpredictably for a while until I find a WordPress theme I really like. Do not be alarmed. It’s easy to find one that is perfect except for one unacceptable thing.
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