Argonauts of the Western Pathetic

According to a 2016 study by researchers at Singapore Management University and the London School of Economics, those who exhibit high IQ scores experience lower life satisfaction when they socialize more often. And that means those smarty pants types likely choose to spend more time alone. –>> via Pocket http://bit.ly/2Zik0BR

When it comes to human personality, there are some standard pickles. For instance, when people learn about the broad and basic trait dimension of introversion/extraversion, extraversion seems to get all the glory. Extraverts come across as fun and sociable. –>> via Pocket http://bit.ly/2Ur4RPU

In a 1955 LIFE magazine profile of Greta Garbo titled, “The Braveness to Be Herself: In Private Affairs or in Public, Garbo Ignores Others’ Opinions,” the movie icon, who had became a highly-prized trophy for paparazzi photographers by the mid-50s, tried to set the record straight. –>> via Pocket http://bit.ly/2Uim2Tx

I’ve been studying the amygdala for more than 30 years. When I started this work, research on this brain region was a lonely field of inquiry. The hippocampus was all the rage, and I sometimes felt jealous of the attention lavished on this brain region because of its contribution to memory. –>> via Pocket http://ift.tt/1KdQjSA

At the topmost level, there are two types of people in the world: Those who think personality types can be categorized and those who can’t. –>> via Pocket http://ift.tt/2pNFbwx