Monthly Archives: November 2022

The Syndrome

Posted on 28/11/2022 by Lohcifer

“Imposter phenomenon” was first described in a 1978 research paper by psychologists Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes, as “an internal experience of intellectual phoniness” prevalent in the group of particularly high-achieving women they were studying. The word “syndrome” was never … Continue reading →

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The Copy

Posted on 21/11/2022 by Lohcifer

Each Financial Times’ weekend edition features a very well-written weekly column entitled Lunch with FT. Each week, it features a journalist from FT interviewing a notable newsmaker over lunch. Of course locally, The Straits Times, never original, copied the concept … Continue reading →

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The 38th Wedding Anniversary (in Hobart)

Posted on 17/11/2022 by Lohcifer
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The Fake Friends

Posted on 14/11/2022 by Lohcifer

2000 friends on Facebook? You got to be kidding me! Time is one crucial element in friendship. Jeffrey Hall, an expert in the psychology of friendship, studied 112 University of Kansas first years and found that it took about 45 … Continue reading →

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The Show Reel

Posted on 07/11/2022 by Lohcifer

Social media massively magnifies whatever that has been posted. People now take photos of their food before they eat. It’s a new form of saying grace at the table. All those showboating by the nouveau riche or victims of “lifestyle … Continue reading →

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