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“I am on a drug. It’s called Charlie Sheen. It’s not available because if you try it, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body.” – Charlie Sheen “We put our fingers in the eyes of those who doubt that Libya is ruled by anyone other than its people.” – Muammar Gaddafi

People don’t know when they’re lying to themselves | Not Exactly Rocket Science

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/03/07/people-dont-know-when-theyre-lying-to-themselves/#.UV2c4dGI70M
http://listverse.com/2010/01/07/top-10-common-faults-in-human-thought/ The human mind is a wonderful thing.

Top 10 Common Faults In Human Thought - Listverse

http://litemind.com/thinking-traps/ O ur minds set up many traps for us.

Top 10 Thinking Traps Exposed

http://www.spring.org.uk/2011/03/10-simple-postures-that-boost-performance.php Psychological research suggests simple actions can project power, persuade others, increase empathy, boost cognitive performance and more...

10 Simple Postures That Boost Performance

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/02/persuasion.aspx Most psychologists will read this “Questionnaire” with Robert Cialdini, PhD. That may or may not be true, but according to Cialdini, that statement is powerfully persuasive because we tend to go along with our peers. Cialdini, who retired last year from a teaching and research position at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz., is a renowned expert in the science of swaying.

Tapping our powers of persuasion

http://youarenotsosmart.com/2009/11/11/learned-helplessness/

Learned Helplessness

The Misconception: If you are in a bad situation, you will do whatever you can do to escape it. The Truth: If you feel like you aren’t in control of your destiny, you will give up and accept whatever situation you are in. In 1965, a scientist named Martin Seligman started shocking dogs.