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ipeefreely

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en.wikipedia.org 4y ago

There are 7 fundamental quantities with which we can measure the universe

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www.dimensional.me 4y ago

Show HN: Better understand yourself and your friends with personality science

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www.bloomberg.com 4y ago

The Five-Day Office Week Isn’t Coming Back. WFH Is Here to Stay

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www.economist.com 4y ago

Americans overestimate social mobility in their country

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www.dimensional.me 4y ago

Thinking vs. Feeling Is a False Dichotomy

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www.visualcapitalist.com 4y ago

Visualizing the Accumulation of Human-Made Mass on Earth

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www.dimensional.me 4y ago

Creating the Myers Briggs of Love

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www.psypost.org 4y ago

Dark triad traits predict having a more self-aggrandizing social media account

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www.asiafinancial.com 4y ago

Explainer: How ‘Common Prosperity’ Is Changing China

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www.protocol.com 4y ago

There’s a platform war brewing in NFT gaming

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www.dimensional.me 4y ago

The Skeptic's Case for Personality Testing

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www.psychologytoday.com 4y ago

Too little social interaction leads to bad health. Too much also does, though

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drive.google.com 5y ago

Zadie Smith – Fail Better

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www.psypost.org 5y ago

Women overestimate men’s attraction to thin female fashion models, study finds

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www.dimensional.me 5y ago

Show HN: Personality testing app to understand yourself and your friends

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medium.com 6y ago

The greatest privilege we never talk about: beauty

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techcrunch.com 10y ago

Apple doubles down on photography with new Shot on iPhone campaign

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I have so much to say on the topic that I probably can't fit it in an HN comment but some key points 1. Some personality testing is definitely pseudo-science. Some (big5, attachment styles, etc.) are empirically supported. 2. Often personality tests are used incorrectly. For instance, MBTI gets criticized for not being valid, but what does valid mean? If you're talking about a predictive validation study for something like hiring, then yes, it's not valid, but the authors would never have wanted it to be used for hiring/selection. 3. We see value of personality testing mostly in being (1) a framework to understand people and (2) a vocabulary to be able to describe ourselves and our intrapsychic experiences (3) a way to feel less alone/alienated in our suffering. For instance, if you understand that your attachment style (which is causing you suffering in your relationships) is common and mostly not your choice, it might make you feel less defective/alone.

With the proliferation of Astrology apps like Co-Star and The Pattern, it feels like there’s a growing, underlying need for self understanding and guidance. My friend and I have combined 16 years experience in psychometrics/bio-psychology, and during the pandemic we set out to create an app that would help people

(1) Take a suite of personality assessments (like Big5, Attachment Styles etc.) (2) Connect with friends to better understand them (3) Get insights into their relationships based on their personality signatures

Would love feedback. Happy to answer any questions.

Social mobility is really hard to measure, but all else equal, I think America is the best place in the world for a poor person to become filthy rich (top 0.1%) but not the best place in the world for a poor person to simply transition to middle/upper class.

I'm the author. I'm not sure if the psychometrics of love is interesting to the the HN community but I'd love to get thoughts/feedback from those that are curious.

Couldn't agree more. Not only is it a feature, not a product, but it's a niche feature at that. The vast majority of people I know who have used Clubhouse find it fascinating at first and then within a day or two realize it's mostly boring content and never touch it again.

Super Wood (2018) 6 years ago

Does anyone know if this could be used to build high-rises? I imagine it has enough strength for a 10 story building, but the fire risk might be too high.