~ DTP-‘N-DA’ ~ Drunk Tank Pink – “Non-Drug Anesthetic”

~ EOU-IAOPO-TWWU-TWBU-A-TWAU-ATHCTHOE-T-F-A-B ~ Each Of Us – Is An Ongoing Product Of – The World Within Us – The World Between Us – And – The World Around Us – And Their Hidden Capacity To Shape Our Every – Thought – Feeling – And – Behavior

~ ND-‘N-DO’-RHSTONTRDWOMW-BUMTTCTE-ENIAWDB-PTTLWBTT ~ Nominative Determinism – “Name-Driven Outcome” – Researchers Have Shown That Our Names Take Root Deep Within Our Mental Worlds – Drawing Us Magnetically Toward The Concepts They Embody – Every Name Is Associated With Demographic Baggage – People Tend To Like What Belongs To Them

~ EADLHTPTTTBPIMSOTPS ~ Even Arbitrary Damaging Labels Have The Power To Turn The Brightest People Into Meek Shadows Of Their Potential Selves

~ L-DJRA-TCO ~ Labels – Don’t Just Resolve Ambiguity – They Change Outcomes

~ FFMFA-P-L-CTITPOT ~ Far From Merely Functioning As – Placeholders – Labels – Craft The Images That Populate Our Thoughts

~ LSCMTAEF ~ Labels Sometime Create Memories That Are Entirely False

~ Eyewitnesses – To A Crime Or An Accident – Are Open To Forming False Or Exaggerated Memories – Depending On How Others Label The Events

~ LAIP-SNOWWSBAETHATP ~ Labels Are Immensely Powerful – Shaping Not Only What We See But Also Events That Haven’t Actually Taken Place

~ SAMFM-SIUWOC-ILPBOBCPISAA ~ Symbols Are Magnets For Meaning – Symbols Influence Us Without Our Consent – In Large Part Because Our Brains Constantly Process Images Subconsciously And Automatically

~ MEPTASTIC-FLTATOAS-CCTTTMC-EWTHNITTSTS ~ Merely Exposing People To A Symbol That Implies Creativity – For Less Than A Tenth Of A Second – Can Cause Them To Think More Creatively – Even When They Have No Idea That They’ve Seen The Symbol

~ MISAPS-AMTSMCE-TOBRATPTIMBM ~ Money Is Such A Powerful Symbol – A Means To So Many Coveted Ends – That Our Brains Revolt Against The Prospect That It Might Be Misused

~ MCBLC-WPAO-TMWASTDC ~ More Competitors Breed Less Competition – When People Are Overwhelmed – Their Motivation Wanes And Sometimes They Disengage Completely

~ OOTMPBPI-TTFACOP-TIAE-T-AII-TWAWU-PITIOOAASTTNEAA ~ One Of The Most Puzzling Behavioral Patterns Is – The Tendency For A Crowd Of People – To Ignore An Emergency – That – As Isolated Individuals – They Would Address With Urgency – People Interpret The Inaction Of Others As A Sign That There’s No Emergency At All

~ WAAGS-COGAOKAS-BWAAFSPTAOPAD ~ We’re A Generous Species – Capable Of Great Acts Of Kindness And Sensitivity – But We’re Also A Fearful Species Prone To Acts Of Prejudice And Discrimination

~ SP-HREOHPT-EWTUTITCOTI-TIRQJBTLOCA-STS-T/B/F ~ Subliminal Priming – Has Remarkable Effects On How People Think – Even When They’re Unable To Identify The Content Of The Images – Those Images Rest Quietly Just Below The Level Of Conscious Awareness – Shaping Their Subsequent – Thoughts – Behaviors / Feelings

~ PAIMHWTFTSATOMI ~ People Are Indeed More Honest When They’re Forced To Stare At Their Own Mirror Images

~ OE ~ Oppressive Environments

~ TDBNAULIHTCOA-WM-MLBUWS-TNCGUTCTHAMOALAWLATOTREMR ~ The Difference Between Natural And Urban Landscapes Is How They Command Our Attention – While Man-Made Landscapes Bombard Us With Stimulation – Their Natural Counterparts Give Us The Chance To Think As Much Or As Little As We’d Like And The Opportunity To Replenish Exhausted Mental Resources

~ S-Y-F-B ~ Shinrin-Yokju – Forest Bathing

~ BWT-WYWPBWBW-YMLTDTPTSY ~ Broken Windows Theory – When You’re Walking Past Buildings With Broken Windows – You’re More Likely To Disrespect The Property That Surrounds You

~ F-AU-E-AW-AP-WWA-WWIWOP-A-WWMDTRFTTTTL-C-OWKTTE-WBPT-COTWTH-A-RTWTH ~ Forces – Affect Us – Everyday – At Work – At Play – When We’re Alone – When We’re Interacting With Other People – And – When We’re Making Decisions That Range From The Trivial To The Life-Changing – Once We Know That They Exist – We’re Better Placed To – Capitalize On Them When They Help – And – Resist Them When They Hurt