“What we call 'normal' in psychology is really a psychopathology of the average, so undramatic and so widely spread that we don't even notice it ordinarily.” PsychologyNormalAverageSpreadPsychopathology Book:Toward a Psychology of Being Source: Toward a Psychology of Being
“Fundamentally the male artist approximates more to the psychology of woman, who, biologically speaking, is a purely creative being and whose personality has been as mysterious and unfathomable to the man as the artist has been to the average person.” MenPersonsHas BeensArtistCreativePsychologyHe ManPersonalityMalesAverageMysteriousAverage PersonUnfathomable Author:Beatrice M. Hinkle
“Many Introverts are also "highly sensitive," which sounds poetic, but is actually a technical term in psychology. If you are a sensitive sort, then you're more apt than the average person to feel pleasantly overwhelmed by Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" or a well-turned phrase or an act of extraordinary kindness. You may be quicker than others to feel sickened by violence and ugliness, and you likely have a very strong conscience.” IfsFeelsWellsMayPersonsStrongSoundTermKindnessPsychologyViolenceConscienceExtraordinaryAverageSensitivePhrasesPoeticVery StrongIntrovertOverwhelmedUglinessMoonlightAverage PersonSonatas Book:Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Source: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“One of the embarrassing facts from social psychology is that most stereotypes are true, in the only sense that stereotypes are ever true: on average.” FactsSocialPsychologyHuman NatureAverageStereotypeEmbarrassingSocial Psychology Author:J. Michael Bailey
“I haven't seen much correlation between good trading and intelligence. Some outstanding traders are quite intelligent, but a few aren't. Many outstanding intelligent people are horrible traders. Average intelligence is enough. Beyond that, emotional makeup is more important.” PeopleImportantEnoughPsychologyHavensEmotionalIntelligentAverageHorribleMakeupTradingOutstandingTradersCorrelation Author:William Eckhardt
“There are just four kinds of bets. There are good bets, bad bets, bets that you win, and bets that you lose. Winning a bad bet can be the most dangerous outcome of all, because a success of that kind can encourage you to take more bad bets in the future, when the odds will be running against you. You can also lose a good bet no matter how sound the underlying proposition, but if you keep placing good bets, over time, the law of averages will be working for you.” IfsKindMatterRunningSuccessLawWinningSoundLosesPsychologyFourDangerousLosingAverageOutcomesOddsPropositionsTradingBettingLaw Of Averages Author:Larry Hite
“My expectations are greater than the average fan's but, I'm more realistic than the top prognosticators.” SportsPsychologyGreaterFansExpectationsAverageRealisticSports Psychology Author:Bill Parcells