Monthly Archives: January 2015

The giggling girls have power

Posted on January 27, 2015 by knlistman

Why can’t we be all like adolescent girls, and laugh more? The topic of the discussion thread caught my attention. Evidently girls between the ages of 11 and 18 all over the world laugh more than any other group. In … Continue reading →

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The unprincipled conformist

Posted on January 20, 2015 by knlistman

The rebel with a cause is one of favorite heroic types in fiction. But the “foil” of the principled nonconformist, the unprincipled conformist, is also a common antagonist. What makes this character so villainous? Conformity requires that a person at … Continue reading →

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Rebel with a cause

Posted on January 8, 2015 by knlistman

As much as people may be willing to mimic the behavior and appearance of others in order to fit in, secretly they often envy those who show intentional dissent. According research  we admire the person who has the guts to … Continue reading →

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Technological component

Posted on January 6, 2015 by knlistman

Over the past few weeks I’ve been looking a psychological with an eye to creating realistic characters. Frequently I’ve been hearing a lot about how the millennial generation is different from other generations.  I really have not found any creditable research … Continue reading →

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