“In the cosmology behind psychology, there is no reason for anyone to be here or to do anything... I'am an accident - a result - and therefore a victim... if I'm only a result of past causes, then I'm a victim of those past causes.... or, if you look at it from the sociological perspective, I'm the result of upbringing, class, race, gender, social prejudices, and economics. So I'm a victim again. A result .” IfsLooksReasonPastSocialCausesResultsRaceBehindsClassPsychologyPerspectiveEconomicsPrejudiceVictimGenderAccidentsNo ReasonUpbringingCosmologySociological Author:James Hillman
“Until recently we’ve only been able to speculate about story's persuasive effects. But over the last several decades psychology has begun a serious study of how story affects the human mind. Results repeatedly show that our attitudes, fears, hopes, and values are strongly influenced by story. In fact, fiction seems to be more effective at changing beliefs than writing that is specifically designed to persuade through argument and evidence.” WritingMindHumansFactsStoriesShowsSeemsAbleLastsValuesBeliefResultsAttitudeFictionStudyPsychologyEffectsSeriousEvidenceArgumentDecadesHuman MindPersuasive Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“Whether or not [the company] maximizes resources, that's the job of the leader. How do I get greater results using less resources? That requires an enormous psychology when the economy is changing, the technology is changing, and the competition is worldwide.” JobsResultsCompanyLeaderTechnologyEconomyPsychologyGreaterResourcesCompetitionEnormous Author:Tony Robbins
“One cannot walk into an April day in a negative way. With spring, each man's plans and hopes result in new efforts, fresh actions. All of which has a mighty important bearing on the economy. There are those of us who think that the psychology of man, each and together, has more impact on markets, business, services and building and all the fabric of an economy than all the more measurable statistical indices.” ThinkingMenWayImportantActionTogetherWalksResultsEffortEconomyPsychologyPlansBuildingSpringNegativeImpactFabricApril Author:Malcolm Forbes
“Physiology, in its analysis of the physiological functions of the sense organs, must use the results of subjective observation of sensations; and psychology, in its turn, needs to know the physiological aspects of sensory function, in order rightly to appreciate the psychological.” KnowsNeedsUseOrderTurnsResultsPsychologyAspectAppreciateFunctionPsychologicalObservationAnalysisSensationsOrgansSubjectiveSensoryPhysiologicalPhysiology Book:Principles of Physiological Psychology Source: Principles of Physiological Psychology
“The mind is absolutely instrumental in achieving results, even for athletes. Sports psychology is a very small part, but it's extremely important when you're winning and losing races by hundredths and even thousandths of a second.” MindImportantWinningSportsResultsRacePsychologyAchieveLosingAthleteSmall PartsWinning And LosingSports Psychology Author:Michael Johnson