... subjects in a hypnotist's show - Anglobitch: Hypnotic Self-Delusion: How Sexual False Consciousness Works

Anglobitch: Hypnotic Self-Delusion: How Sexual False Consciousness Works

" ... nothing 'happens' to the subjects in a hypnotist's show. For the most part, the participants eating onions, singing arias and dancing the polka are
their normal selves. Their enthusiastic participation relates more to a
deep human need for social conformity than any real change in their
mental condition. That is, they do not want to upset the
audience/hypnotist/other participants by failing to 'act up to'
expectations. Brown uses the famous Milgram Experiment to
illustrate this deep human need to  conform. When test subjects were
told to administer imaginary electric shocks to an actor, most of them
did so without demur. Even when the actor was howling in mock agony, the subjects did not desist."

Growth Mindset - The Bamboo Project: Professional Development

The Growth Mindset

July 08, 2011

A few years ago, I wrote a post about
Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck's research into fixed vs. growth
mindsets, in which I briefly explored the implications of her research.
As part of my own personal professional development, I've been reading
more books, so finally got around to reading Dweck's excellent Mindset: The New Psychology of Success and can see even greater implications for the positive professional development I've been thinking about of late.

Al Pacino on suffering from depression: 'It can last and it's terrifying'

Al Pacino on suffering from depression: 'It can last and it's terrifying' - People - News - The Independent:

Al Pacino has opened up about the struggles he and others have faced when battling depression.

The veteran actor said that he felt "spared" and "lucky" that he is yet to have been derailed by the mental health condition that has led to the deaths of so many – including Robin Williams.

Speaking at Venice Film Festival, he said: "I may be depressed but I don't know about it.

"People go into depression and it's very, very sad and it can last and it's terrifying.

"I know that, I've had bouts with stuff that comes close to that, but not with that intensity. I feel spared, I feel lucky."

"In Godfather II, I would imagine Michael Corleone was depressed," he added.