#Define

Mental health, pathology, clinical psychology.How do you define “mental health”? Where does disease start and where does it end? We extrapolate the idea of health from medical science. There is
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Today is Gold Star Mothers and Families day.It’s an important day for Americans and many people don’t know about it, so I thought I’d do a shallow dive/12 Gold Star
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This essay gets at why I often feel uncomfortable identifying as a “survivor” instead of as a “victim”. I don’t like the implicit assumption that I’m somehow stronger or better
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Proof of Worth, a gentle product management rant:When an early-career PM starts on a team, they might be told that they must build credibility with the builders (eng, design, analytics…)They
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I bash Modern Psychological Astrology a lot, but let me explain my reasoning and my opinions, in a more outlined format, as to why I have so many issues with
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I get asked this at least once a month, so I'm going to answer it as a quoted tweet thread in case it is helpful to others who are wondering
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I want to talk a little bit about "being gay isn't a choice or a sin, but 'acting on it' is." NB: This is broadly applicable to "flavors" of queer
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Do Rituals have power, what purpose do they serve?Rituals motivate and move us. Through rituals we build families and community, we make transitions and mark important events in our lives,
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How do earthquake “prediction” con artists make it LOOK like they have a good track record, even though they’re totally unscientific hoaxters?Let a seismologist fill you in.Thread: First, to be
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Would you care for a pragmatic understanding of cost-effectiveness for new #cardiovascular drugs? In our new @Heart_BMJ article, we use 3 case studies to clarify key concepts like cost-effectiveness &
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I'm asked this frequently, but a lot today given NASA's press release about "Exiting Solar Minimum." So let's discuss.THREAD: What is the #GrandSolarMinimum?https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/solar-cycle-25-is-here-nas
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Ebonics = Black diasporic dialects.AAVE (African American Vernacular English) = Black American dialects.AAVE is just a form of Ebonics that is specific to Americans.https://twitter.com/pouvoir87/status/1289744921188999169 I cannot wait for
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Kyle Rittenhouse deserves to held fully responsible for his actions. What he did is reprehensible, and those actions require a response.But I can't say that I'll enjoy justice being done
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A freedom fighter is a terrorist on your side. A terrorist is a freedom fighter on the other side.Terrorism: Theirs and OursThe matter of terrorism is rather complicated. Terrorists change. The terrorist of yesterday is the hero of
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Happy #DictionaryDay! Here are our top ten suggestions for how you can celebrate wherever you are. 10. Read about Noah Webster's many successful spelling reforms. And the ones that didn't
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First principles thinking is one of the most effective mental tools you can have in your toolbox. It also explains why some people are far more innovative than others.Here’s what
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