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It’s getting a bit better.

Can psychologists ever incorporate equity or a social justice lens into their work? This is such high level, assumption based thinking.

It’s relying heavily on anecdotes over actual psychological research, which I’m finding very unconvincing

“A psychologically rich life is a life filled with diverse, unusual? Interesting experiences that change your perspective; a life with twists and turns; a dramatic, eventful life instead of a simple and straightforward one”…

Abstraction and categorization are factors that make all counting a subjective phenomenon- we have to decide what to count and how to lump categories together. Recognizing this can make numbers and the stories they tell more powerful.

I like her writing style so far! Short and punchy, weaving in short anecdotes without straying from the point.