Reply To: Cross-Train Your Brain – Free

[Patte Rosebank]

@Robbo, it’s rare, but brain injuries can cause ADHD.  Most ADHD is genetically inherited from a parent (or two), but there are some people who develop it from a major brain injury.

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Your observation about the word “brilliant” demonstrates one of the problems with written words.

If the word was being spoken, you could hear the person’s tone of voice, and know whether they were being happy & excited, or if they were being sarcastic & miserable.

Since the word is written, you have to figure out for yourself what the writer means by it.  And sarcasm is something that’s really hard to convey with written words.

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That “humour mechanism” you mention is pretty powerful stuff.  It’s gotten me through a lot of really awful stuff, and it’s a great way to bond a group of people together, especially when they’re in a high-stress environment.  This is why stagehands have a certain grim, ironic sense of humour.  (And why a group of stagehands is called “a grumble”.)

The humour mechanism works, because if you can laugh at something, then you diminish its power over you.

It works with people, too.  This is why bullies and dictators can’t stand being made fun of.  And why some guys feel threatened by girls who can make them laugh.

 

So keep using that humour, Robbo.  And more power to ya!

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