Could You Tell Me, Please?

    Let's turn back time to when we were in the classroom. Our teacher always reminded their students to believe that they can do particular subjects with full support. Imagine your boss comes to see you and tells you that he's really excited to see the final product of a new project and then he knows you are going to do well. Since your boss and teacher have high expectations for your performance, they might give you more support. Additionally, because you want to meet his expectations you may change your behaviour as well. That is what it calls the pygmalion effect.    The Pygmalion effect refers to situations where high expectations lead to improved performance and low expectations lead to worsened performance. It is a psychological term used to describe the impact of positive or negative expectations on the performance of an individual or a group. The Pygmalion effect demonstrates the power expectations have in shaping behaviour.    The Pygmalion effect...

    Nowadays, everywhere you look these days, whether it be on Youtube or TikTok, you see a lot of people basically saying "Listen to me! I know that stuff!" And people do listen to them. However, knowing is not the same thing as understanding. A lot of people listen or read and take things at face value and then do things without thinking about consequences. These symptoms are called shallow thinking, it often comes with these people thinking that they are always right without considering the possibility that they might be wrong.   On the other hand, the deep thinker thinks beyond the obvious. It's a person whose thoughts are profound. The deep thinker is a rare creature in modern society. They are a beautiful exception in the world of consumerism, vanity, and ignorance. They look at the bigger picture and try to think about long-term effects and explore ideas thoroughly before they come to a decision.   Typically, a deep thinker is a highly intelligent, insightful,...