#human-nature — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #human-nature, aggregated by home.social.
-
Only animals who are below civilization and the angels who are beyond it can be sincere. Human beings are, necessarily, actors who cannot become something before they have first pretended to be it; and they can be divided, not into the hypocritical and the sincere, but into the sane who know they are acting and the mad who do not.
W. H. Auden (1907–1973) Anglo-American poet [Wystan Hugh Auden]
The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue, Part 5 “The Masque” (1947)More about this quote: wist.info/auden-w-h/86043/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #auden #whauden #acting #deception #habit #humannature #humanity #hypocrisy #imitation #insincerity #masks #pretense #selfchange #selfdeception #selfimprovement #sincerity #practice #humanbehavior
-
We all need to look into the dark side of our nature — that’s where the energy is, the passion. People are afraid of that because it holds pieces of us we’re busy denying.
Sue Grafton (1940–2017) American novelist, screenwriter
Interview (1997-02-07) by Jeffrey Zaslow, “Straight Talk,” USA Weekend magazineMore about this quote: wist.info/grafton-sue/85859/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #suegrafton #character #darkside #darkness #denial #humannature #passion #selfawareness #selfdeception #selfdenial #selfdiscovery #selfexamination #selfimage #selfknowledge #selfunderstanding
-
-
The pain you keep outrunning does not leave. It waits with the truth you postponed.
#PerformancePsychology #SelfAwareness #MentalSkills #Wellbeing #HumanNature
-
From feeling to conscience to morality. People have a need to be honest and to be treated honestly. They learn that truth and sincerity, as the cornerstones of honesty, are good and right.
But at the same time, they learn that they may be rejected and attacked for their honesty if it exposes the dishonesty of others. And often, the fear of being hurt overwhelms the desire for acceptance and fulfilment.
The truth sets you free.
-
Whether you can find closure often determines whether your heart breaks cleanly or whether you feel the shards right to the very end. And how well the wound finally heals depends on the extent to which others see us and respond in kind.
-
“What #biology teaches us about #humannature is that, in a very real sense, there is no such thing as #human #nature.”
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5zca2ola2zxpkw37w4f3wxtu/post/3mu7sdlisms2g -
That is the way we are made: we don’t reason, where we feel; we just feel.
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Novel (1889), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Part 3 “The Tale of the Lost Land,” ch. 11 “The Yankee in Search of Adventures”More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/85720/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #twain #marktwain #connecticutyankee #emotions #feel #feelings #humannature #humanity #meme #reason
-
A quotation from Peter Drucker
No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be able to get along under a leadership composed of average human beings.
Peter F. Drucker (1909–2005) Austrian-American business consultant
The Concept of the Corporation, Part 2, ch. 1 (1946)More about this quote: wist.info/drucker-peter-f/8571…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #drucker #peterdrucker #business #corporation #fallibilities #humancondition #humannature #institution #leadership #management
-
THAT WAS WORTH DISCOVERING 💎
I said what I needed to say yesterday.
People were kind, and I’m glad I spoke out.
But I don’t want to spend my days defending AI, arguing about AI, or making AI the subject of everything I write.
It’s a tool. I use it. That’s enough.
I learned how I want to deal with the aggro around AI. I also learned that most people are simply getting on with using it, and that when disability and accessibility enter the conversation, most people understand. And they are kind.
That was worth discovering.
But there are many more interesting things to talk about.
So, onwards. 💎
@3goodthings @DigitalCoup @meditation @economics_that_works
@startrek#AI #Kindness #HumanNature #Community #Accessibility #Disability #Fediverse #Mastodon #people #kind
-
A quotation from Douglas Adams
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experiences of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English author, humorist, screenwriter
Last Chance to See, ch. 4 (1990) [with Mark Carwardine]More about this quote: wist.info/adams-douglas/1461/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #douglasadams #lastchancetosee #communication #education #ego #experience #humancondition #humannature #humanity #learning #pride #stubbornness #willfulignorance
-
Hell has been a subject of fascination and fear throughout history. From ancient myths to modern interpretations, it serves as a powerful reminder of moral consequences. Many cultures depict it as a place of torment, while others view it as a state of being. Understanding these perspectives can deepen our insight into human nature and the choices we make. The concept of hell challenges us to reflect on our actions and beliefs. #Philosophy #Morality #Afterlife #CulturalStudies #HumanNature
-
This is one of those ideas I’ve had for a long time that has often troubled me. And this one is deeply personal.
There’s a particular kind of ache in giving softness to a world that answers with indifference.
You keep offering warmth. The world keeps handing back cold.
And still the question remains: how long can one person hold the better end of that bargain?
#Compassion #HumanNature #EmotionalLabour #Wellbeing #PerformancePsychology
-
...but some people practice it like an art form when they can get money for it.
It's sucky, deeply stupid art, but here we are.
2/2
#AI
#NoAI
#education
#teens
#TeensAndAI
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#SocialSkills
#parenting
#HumanNature -
musicians who still
musicians who still
#art #artists #beauty #create #creative #creatives #creativity #dailyPost #everyNowAndThen #haiku #humanNature #indispensable #music #musician #musicians #poem #poetry #postaday #still #time
music every now and then –
indispensable
.
20260814:2259
y -
A quotation from Samuel Johnson
He who has so little knowledge of human nature, as to seek happiness by changing any thing but his own dispositions, will waste his life in fruitless efforts, and multiply the griefs which he purposes to remove.
Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1750-04-07), The Rambler, No. 6More about this quote: wist.info/johnson-samuel/35246…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #samueljohnson #attitude #externalities #grief #happiness #humannature #humanity #misery #pursuitofhappiness #reform #selfawareness #selfchange #unhappiness #wasteoftime #humancondition
-
I was afraid of a united Church; it makes a mighty power, the mightiest conceivable, and then when it by and by gets into selfish hands, as it is always bound to do, it means death to human liberty and paralysis to human thought.
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Novel (1889), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Part 3 “The Tale of the Lost Land,” ch. 10 “Beginnings of Civilization”More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/85458/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #marktwain #twain #connecticutyankee #church #churchandstate #corruption #freedomofthought #humannature #liberty #oppression #organizedreligion #religion #religiousintolerance #tyranny
-
A quotation from Bill Watterson
CALVIN: Do you believe in the Devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of Man?
HOBBES: I’m not sure Man needs the help.Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1992-04-06)More about this quote: wist.info/watterson-bill/85386…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #billwatterson #calvinandhobbes #adversary #belief #corruption #devil #humancondition #humannature #humanity #lucifer #Satan #selfdestructiveness #temptation
-
…the skin we all live in
mijn huid lief
geleend thuis dorst naar
omarming_…my skin dear
this borrowed home thirsts
for embrace_Music: Life, life
#ryuichisakamoto#huidhonger #humancondition #humannature #oneplanet #bemindful #photography #photo