So, I'm reading an article about a current phenomenon in the psychology world, called "positive psychology" (about which more later, perhaps) and the author mentioned that one of the inspirations for this (sort of) new paradigm was discovery of what came to be called "learned helplessness". Briefly, LH is a condition in which we come to believe ( Read more... )

-So, I just "validated my email address", so that, theoretically, I can post to other's journals. I think that I also figured out how to link to my "friends'" most recent entries. We'll see ( Read more... )

I feel a rant coming on this morning, having read, in the Chronicle's business section, that Ford motor company continues to lose money, hand over fist (an interesting turn of phrase, btw; I wonder where it came from ( Read more... )

Getting a lot of encouragement from, mostly, real, flesh and blood friends to stick with this, suggesting that the rewards can be worth it. Could be, but I've got to learn to use the damned thing, first. Just tried to respond to a nice, encouraging note from someone who's name, I think, is Mary, but the system says I can't post to other's sites, ( Read more... )

So. The blinking cursor . Oh, my god, there's no spellcheck on this thing. I'm going to have to go back to writing with a dictionary beside me, like I did when I was an undergraduate. Or, I can just spell things the way I think they're spelled, and not worry about it. Naw. Not possible. Just one of those things I haven't had to worry about since my ( Read more... )