Both humans and dogs love to play well into adulthood, and individuals from both species occasionally display evidence of having a conscience. — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
“GRUBELEIEN: German word for a not entirely unpleasant form of brooding; a sort of inward directed schadenfreude, i.e., perverse delight in one's own troubles” — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
I see therapy as a substitute for friendship. I see it as a commentary on the impersonality of society that people have to pay… — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
“DEFENSE PESSIMISM: According to psychologist Julie Norem, positive thinking doesn't work for some people, who should try defensive pessimism. Here's how it works: in the face of an anxiety-producing task instead of psyching yourself up, psyche yourself down by consciously lowering your expectations. Rehearse everything that could go wrong, and devise strategies to avert every conceivable glitch. This will produce… — Jon Winokur Copy Share
“HOLLOW-TOOTH SYNDROME: Compulsion to torture oneself mentally, based on the fact that nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish… — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
“BYSTANDER EFFECT: Phenomenon documented by social scientists in which people are less likely to help someone in distress when there are others present who… — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
“TUCKE DES OBJEKTS, DIE: Literally "the malice of things," the sneaking dread that machines are biding their time until they can turn on us… — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
“NOCEBO: Latin for "I will harm"; a negative placebo; physical manifestation of pessimism; self-fulfilling prophecy of disbelief. In the nocebo effect, a bad result… — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
“KVETCH:(Yiddish) verb: to gripe or fret; noun: a chronic complainer, a whiner” — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
To a dog, motoring isn't just a way of getting from here to there, it's also a thrill and an adventure. The mere jingle… — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
“SITUATIONAL INTIMACY: Intimacy generated by a shared situation rather than a romantic or familial relationship, as when random train or airliner seatmates share their… — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
They give unconditional love and undying loyalty in return for regular meals and an occasional pat on the head. — Jon Winokur Copy Share Image
