Adulthood Quote by Jon Winokur

“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

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

“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…

— Jon Winokur

“AMBIENT FEAR: background anxiety of everyday life”

— Jon Winokur

“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

“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

“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

“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

“KVETCH:(Yiddish) verb: to gripe or fret; noun: a chronic complainer, a whiner”

— Jon Winokur

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

“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

They give unconditional love and undying loyalty in return for regular meals and an occasional pat on the head.

— Jon Winokur