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Five laws of human nature

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Re: Five laws of human nature

#11
> Salem hypothesis

As a non-western culture person, why is so important to be ranked as one of the five laws of human nature ?

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About the whole article:

I was expecting some universal and fundamental laws, but at last I think this article covers only a minor aspect of predictable human nature in a modern society.

Re: Five laws of human nature

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post #11

> Salem hypothesis As a non-western culture person, why is so important to be ranked as one of the five laws of human nature ? ---------------------------------- About the whole article: I was expecting some universal and fundamental laws, but at last I think this article covers only a minor aspect of predictable human nature in a modern society.

I don't know why that's in there. I see no evidence for it, either in the article or anecdotally around me in the real world.

Re: Five laws of human nature

#15
Am I the only one who actually liked the article, and feels no need to nitpick semantics?

Parkinson's Law and Student Syndrome are especially valuable.. if you want to be productive, work within the constraints of human nature to optimize your productivity and happiness.

Re: Five laws of human nature

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I think we can safely toss out Sayres Law (the "intensity" of academic squabbles [is] a function of the "triviality" of the issue at hand): http://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/18/nyregion/education-lessons... "In government, people know how to disagree gracefully, and you never scorch the earth because you know that today's opponent is someone with whom you may have to make common agreement tomorrow," said Donald Kennedy,…

Sayres Law is a variant of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikeshed
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