A 5-Second Experiment That Tells You How Powerful You Feel Flashcards
Dominant hand
noun
The hand a person is most likely to use for writing, throwing, etc.
About 10% of people have their left hand as their dominant hand.
He broke his dominant hand so now he needs to learn how to use the other.
To snap one’s fingers
verbal phrase
To make a sound using your thumb and middle finger
Please just snap your fingers when you need me.
It’s a bit rude to snap your fingers like that…
Experimental technique
noun
A new technique used when conducting an experiment
We will use some experimental techniques to test our theory.
This is just an experimental technique for now.
Social psychologist
noun
A psychologist who studies the behavior of humans interacting with each other socially
Social psychologists often study the behavior of other primates to better understand people.
A famous social psychologist wrote that book.
Get out of one’s own head
verbal phrase
To be able to see something from other people’s perspectives
One of the greatest skills in life is the ability to get out of one’s own head.
I try to get out of my own head to understand her issues.
Distraction
noun
Something that prevents you from concentrating
She works at the office since there are too many distractions at home.
You should try to eliminate all distractions.
Degrade
verb
The quality of something becomes less good
One’s memory tends to degrade with time.
Hard drives degrade slowly over time.
Accumulate
verb
To gradually increase in amount
He was able to accumulate his wealth over the past 20 years.
We have accumulated a lot of knowledge from our surveys.
Melt into a puddle of unrealized potential
verbal phrase
Potential will disappear
If you don’t follow this advice you will melt into a puddle of unrealized potential.
… never ends well
phrase
Something always has a bad outcome
Getting married when you are very young never ends well…
Starting the day with strawberries and champagne never ends well…
Sharpen
verb
Improve
This practice will sharpen your thinking.
We have developed this course to sharpen their management skills.