What is Natural?
As we spoke about last week, biophilia is about how natural environments to help us feel good. But what is natural.
Well, natural can mean a few things and Coulthard goes through some of these.
Short-term Memory - The Brain’s Sticky Note
When we make a memory, we create connections in the brain. The neurons in the brain connect to each other. This connection gets stronger and stronger the more they are used. Eggheads call this long-term potentiation
Short-term Memory - Memory in the here and now
When we make a memory, we create connections in the brain. The neurons in the brain connect to each other. This connection gets stronger and stronger the more they are used. Eggheads call this long-term potentiation
Flexible Optimism - No when to hold ‘em, no when to fold ‘em.
Over the last few weeks we have looked at the ABCDs of pessimistic thoughts.
With the two Ds being
Distraction and disputation.
Today we’ll look further into how to dispute your pessimistic explanations.
There are four tacks to dispute these. Evidence? Alternatives? Implications? Usefulness?