The danger of psycho babble

[HAL]

What is that?

[watt price tully]

[Mr Miyagi]

Genuine meditation is fantastic, and proven by neuroscience to physically alter your brain in a positive way. I just question the need to pay a Transcendental Meditation consultant from a wanky Hawaiian "university" a six-figure sum, when anyone can meditate, anywhere. You don't need a guru, it's all in the mind. Plenty of practicing Buddhists in Melbourne who would be a cheaper alternative for the club too. I know a Rinpoche who'd do it for free, because it's not about his bank account, but being compassionate and kind.

Don't be fooled by the $$$'s and image, Collingwood. Substance > style.

[K]

^ & ^^:

Yep, when Paul was MFC coach and his wife was employed by MFC, the BB debate seemed split into three groups talking past each other.

Group 1: "She has no qualifications, so it is wrong for her to be leading meditation, etc."
Group 2: "You're wrong! Meditation, etc. is effective, etc."
Group 3: "This is all a load of **** (so who cares who leads it?)."

(Alleged nepotism was another talking point, of course, but that was MFC's problem, not ours.)

[K]

The Courage to be Disliked

Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga

"YOUTH: Well water? Um, it was a long time ago, but there was a well at my grandmother�s house in the countryside. I remember enjoying the fresh, cold water drawn from that well on a hot summer�s day.
PHILOSOPHER: You may know this, but well water stays at pretty much the same temperature all year round, at about 18 degrees. That is an objective number�it stays the same to everyone who measures it. But when you drink the water in the summer it seems cool and when you drink the same water in the winter it seems warm. Even though it�s the same water, at the same 18 degrees according to the thermometer, the way it seems depends on whether it�s summer or winter.
YOUTH: So, it�s an illusion caused by the change in the environment.
PHILOSOPHER: No, it�s not an illusion. You see, to you, in that moment, the coolness or warmth of the well water is an undeniable fact. That�s what it means to live in your subjective world. There is no escape from your own subjectivity. At present, the world seems complicated and mysterious to you, but if you change, the world will appear more simple. The issue is not about how the world is, but about how you are.
YOUTH: How I am?
PHILOSOPHER: Right . . . It�s as if you see the world through dark glasses, so naturally everything seems dark. But if that is the case, instead of lamenting about the world�s darkness, you could just remove the glasses. Perhaps the world will appear terribly bright to you then and you will involuntarily shut your eyes. Maybe you�ll want the glasses back on, but can you even take them off in the first place? Can you look directly at the world? Do you have the courage?
YOUTH: Courage?
PHILOSOPHER: Yes, it�s a matter of courage.
YOUTH: Well alright. There are tons of objections I would like to raise, but I get the feeling it would be better to go into them later. I would like to confirm that you are saying �people can change�, right?
PHILOSOPHER: Of course people can change. They can also find happiness.
YOUTH: Everyone, without exception?
PHILOSOPHER: No exceptions whatsoever."

[RudeBoy]

As much as Eastern philosophy sounds nice to the ear, it's worth remembering that Zen Buddhists supported General Tojo and Emperor Hirohito, the leaders of Japanese Militarism/Fascism during WWII....just saying.

[K]

Their book is a best-seller in Japan (with 3.5m copies sold in Asia), but it's based not on Eastern philosophy but on Adlerian psychology. Alfred Adler was Viennese. (Not that we can't discuss Eastern philosophy unless Pies read it.)

[Mr Miyagi]

[HAL]

Where can I get the ball and f***ing kick it?

[Mr Miyagi]

Anywhere there aren't any glass windows, HAL.

Ex-Pies Nathan Brown listed Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now as a favourite book. But I doubt he recommended The Courage to be Disliked to Bucks!

[HAL]

Probably a lot of places.

[K]

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[K]

Noted in passing:

'In recent times the Hawks have held a ballot in which players have voted in a 5-4-3-2-1 basis for the captaincy. The ballot is not secret, which Roughead and Smith both said had made for openness between teammates.
...

Asked about the open vote, Smith denied that it could create awkwardness between teammates.

�That�s been the case ever since I�ve been at the club,� he said.

�You know where you stand, which is good.

�I think the biggest thing is it probably creates some nice conversations. It�s nice to know where you stand within the club in that arena.� '

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/smith-keen-to-lead-hawks-but-he-won-t-play-trump-card-20181203-p50jwj.html


[Does an open vote really generate "nice conversations", as they claim, or does it (say) just inhibit players from voting against the status quo?]

[K]

"[Matthew Boyd]'s a devotee of the library's self-improvement shelves, a fan of Malcolm Gladwell's writing, his simplification of complex matters in books such as Outliers, David and Goliath and The Tipping Point. He enjoys having "a growth mindset", and admits exposure to different perspectives has softened an outlook that might have projected his younger self as somewhat intense.

"Even up until five or six years ago I was very, 'My way's the only way.' I was very set, a process-oriented person who likes structure. I now understand there's different ways for different types of people, no-one fits in the same mould all the time."

Captaining the Bulldogs from 2011-13 taught him "to try and get the best outcome for the most number of people, which is sometimes difficult". He's never sought to be everyone's favourite, is comfortable having hard conversations; Boyd thinks this was doubtless a factor in his elevation."

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/matthew-boyd-living-and-learning-20150605-ghhb6c.html


MG?? Oh, no...