Comments on: As If http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2009/10/as-if/ Rob MacDougall Dot Org Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:00:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Adam http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2009/10/as-if/#comment-1269 Adam Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:27:35 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=464#comment-1269 "Take a chance and “wing it;" this is not a sign of ineptness, but rather a sign that you are intelligent and able to rise to a challenge.” This is good stuff. What's interesting is how different people ride these signs depending on how much they're actually concerned of how others see them and how they see themselves. "Faking it" and paranoia are linked, or something. Almost unrelatedly: "I strongly advise you againt becoming academic philopophers. The temptation to fake thinking amongst them is very great." - Wittgenstein's advice to grad students. “Take a chance and “wing it;” this is not a sign of ineptness, but rather a sign that you are intelligent and able to rise to a challenge.” This is good stuff. What’s interesting is how different people ride these signs depending on how much they’re actually concerned of how others see them and how they see themselves. “Faking it” and paranoia are linked, or something.

Almost unrelatedly: “I strongly advise you againt becoming academic philopophers. The temptation to fake thinking amongst them is very great.” – Wittgenstein’s advice to grad students.

]]> By: Interesting Interconnections of Indelible Importance « Goose Commerce http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2009/10/as-if/#comment-1268 Interesting Interconnections of Indelible Importance « Goose Commerce Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:40:26 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=464#comment-1268 [...] Feign, Feign, Feign Via Prof. Hacker, some thoughtful comments on “imposter syndrome” through the lens of Michael Chabon’s new book on being a dad.. Apparently, as in parenting, so on the tenure track: Fake It ‘Til You Make It. h/t [...] [...] Feign, Feign, Feign Via Prof. Hacker, some thoughtful comments on “imposter syndrome” through the lens of Michael Chabon’s new book on being a dad.. Apparently, as in parenting, so on the tenure track: Fake It ‘Til You Make It. h/t [...]

]]> By: Chris http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2009/10/as-if/#comment-1267 Chris Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:13:27 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/?p=464#comment-1267 "Oh god! The stupid: it's everywhere! It BUUUUURNS!!!" Cargo cult theory ... Magic thinking ... Are they happy to have me perform surgery on them? ... "And then, a miracle happens." It's so dumb it's not even worth the bother of fisking it. A prime example of Mumbo-Jumbo Conquering the World (<i>pace</i> Francis Wheen) “Oh god! The stupid: it’s everywhere! It BUUUUURNS!!!”

Cargo cult theory … Magic thinking … Are they happy to have me perform surgery on them? … “And then, a miracle happens.”

It’s so dumb it’s not even worth the bother of fisking it. A prime example of Mumbo-Jumbo Conquering the World (pace Francis Wheen)

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