Psychology

Apr

2019

The Psychological View of Scrum

chess, flow, Psychology, Scrum

What can I say... I love both Scrum and Chess ... I can draw parallelism between these two in terms of my state of consciousness when I am scrimmaging with teams or playing tournament chess. For both, I always achieve a state of 'flow' ... which has the following characteristics: I am working to accomplish clear tactical and strategic goals I get immediate feedback I must use significant skills to achieve my goals I am in control of my work and game and I have in my power to accomplish my goals I can concentrate on my goals I become…

Apr

2019

By Clarence Galapon

Dark Psychology

Dark Psychology, Manipulation, Psychology, TED Talk, Tribe

Manipulation -- a form of dark psychology -- is the tribe killer. Dark Psychology is the art and science of manipulation and mind control; a phenomenon by which people use tactics of motivation, persuasion, manipulation, and coercion to get what they want. Example: when you provide a speech to a certain group...they are attending because of the perception that they will get an idea from you. However, if you are just drawing them in to promote yourself or to market your product, you have just practiced dark psychology of manipulation...a tribe killer. What happens if we reverse that example? Do…