#jeparletoutesleslangues
Our present state of self-confidence and poise is the result of what we have “experienced” rather than what we have learned intellectually.
- Maxwell Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics
Our self image, strongly held, essentially determines what we become.
- Maxwell Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics
It is common knowledge among psychologists that most of us underrate ourselves, short-change ourselves, sell ourselves short. Actually, there is no such thing as a superiority complex. People who seem to have one are actually suffering from feelings of inferiority; their “superior” self is a fiction, a coverup, to hide from themselves and others their deep-down feelings of inferiority and insecurity.
- Maxwell Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics
Skill in any performance whether it be in sports in playing the piano in conversation or in selling merchandise consists not in painfully and consciously thinking out each action as it is performed but in relaxing and letting the job do itself through you. Creative performance is spontaneous and ‘natural’ as opposed to self-conscious and studied.
- Maxwell Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics
Your nervous system cannot tell the difference between an imagined experience and a ‘real’ experience.
- Maxwell Maltz, Psycho-Cybernetics
Wish List #1 (7.15.20)
topics I wish to study
History:
> history of graffiti
> ancient egypt
> history of dadaism and cubism
Religion:
> monastic life
Psychoanalysis:
> Deleuze & Guattari (Anti-Oedipus)
Philosophy:
> Plotinus
> Plato
> Neoplatonism
> Roland Barthes
Psychology:
> Positive Disintegration
Maths:
> differential equations
The “For Beginners” Series
The series covers a range of topics including: African American Studies, Art & Music, Gender Studies, History, Philosophy & Literature, Science, Women, Politics & Social Sciences.
The books are useful as primers for autodidacts and polymaths.
The books feature several illustrations throughout to engage the reader and make concepts memorable.
The series was founded and published by (the now late) Glenn Thompson, an African-American man and Harlem native who didn’t learn to read until the age of 12. (more)
Autodidact Tag (Revived Edition of the “I’m Studying” tag)
Autodidact (n.): a self-taught person; someone who lives an intellectual life without the necessity of a teacher, school, or tutor
(newer autodidacts are also welcome to do this tag!)
The Rules: [Part 1] share your recent studies (in class and/or independent) and specify the last topic/text you covered in the class. Make up your own course and topic names if you need. Remember books, podcasts, and documentaries apply (and are a good gateway into a subject too). There is no academic standard to uphold here. “Lowbrow” or informal topics are also very welcome! [Part 2] bold the topics in the list which you have studied and italicize those which you want to study and star (*) your favorite areas of study
Who I’m Tagging: everyone who sees this!
Part 1: Recent Studies
- Care Ethics: Empathy, Morality, and Ethical Action
- Elderly Wellness: Dementia, Diabetes, and Depression
- Self-Development: Psycho-Cybernetics
- Art History: Egon Schiele (for example)
- History of Hip-Hop: The Pioneers
- Philosophy of Aesthetics: Leo Tolstoy’s What Is Art
- Pseudoscientific Psychology: Myers-Briggs, Enneagram, Socionics Theories
Part 2: Study Topics Inventory (inspired by this Wikipedia link)
Humanities
- Arts: Music Theory, Film Theory, Theatre, Music, Dance, Studio Art*, Photography/Videography, Animation, Architecture, Interior Design
- History: Ancient, Colonial,World, Medieval, African, Asian, European, Latin American, West Indian, Indigenous, Art History
- Languages:Linguistics, Philology, Phonetics, Grammar,Natural Language Processing,Etymology,Conversational/Fluency-driven/Foreign*
- Literature: Writing, Poetry, Literary Theory*,Classics, World, Medieval, Post-colonial, Modern,Post-modern*
- Law: Administrative, Canon, Civil, Criminal, Jurisprudence
- Philosophy:Aesthetics,Applied Philosophy,Ethics,Logic,Metaphysics*, Social/Political
- Theology: Biblical, Buddhist,Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Mystical, Other
Social Sciences
- Anthropology: Biological, Cultural, Linguistic, Social
- Archaeology: Historical, Ethnoarchaeology, Archaeometry, Experimental, Cultural Resources Management
- Economics: Applied Economics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Public Finance, Socioeconomics, Consumer Economics
- Human Geography: Behavioral, Historical, Political, Population, Urban, Other
- Political Science: American, Canadian, European, International Relations, Civics, Comparative Politics
- Psychology:Abnormal,Applied, Clinical, Criminal, Cognitive*,Developmental,Humanistic*,Psychoanalysis*
- Sociology:Analytical, Gender/Sex, Cultural, Conflict Theory, Other
- Social Work: Clinical, Community, Family, Mental Health
Natural Sciences
- Biology:Anatomy, Botany, Developmental, Ecology, Evolutionary,Genetics,Molecular*,Immunology, Pathology, Systematics,Systems Biology, Zoology
- Chemistry: Chemical Engineering, Organic,Inorganic,Flow Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Pharmacology, Theoretical, Thermochemistry*
- Earth Science: Environmental Science, Gemology, Physical Geography, Geophysics, Paleontology
- Space Science: Astrobiology, Astronomy, Astrophysics
- Physics: Aerodynamics, Computational, Electricity, Mechanics, Molecular,Quantum*, Theoretical, Thermodynamics
Formal Sciences
- Computer Science: Logic, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Communications, Operating Systems, Programming, Security, Software Engineering, Theory
- Mathematics: Logic, Algebra, Analysis, Probability, Geometry,Calculus,Trigonometry*,Number Theory,Game Theory,Dynamical Systems*,Mathematical Physics, Graph Theory, Combinatorics
- Statistics
Applied Sciences
- Business: Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, Operations Management
- Engineering and Technology: Chemical, Civil, Educational, Electrical, Materials Science, Mechanical, Systems Science*
- Medicine and Health: Alternative,Clinical Science, Research Medicine, Dentistry, Medical Specialty (eg. Dermatology, Podiatry, Surgery), Nursing,Nutrition*,Physical Fitness,Health Informatics,Medical Toxicology, Traditional Medicine, Therapy (Speech, Occupational, Physical, etc.), Public Health
Hi! So, I’m making a switch y'all:
Langblr/studyblr -> autodidact/polymath blog (it’s essentially the same thing, just spanning more of the things I study as languages are no longer my primary focus)
Rather than striving towards jeparletoutesleslangues I am more towards jesaistout, which was my original outlook anyway
My former bio: Native tongue: English. Dabbling in: French, Spanish, Latin, Ancient Greek, Toki Pona. Absolute beginner in: German, Egyptian Arabic, Esperanto, Romanian.
*I know I’m undertaking a LOT*
~ resources for autodidacts/polymath aspirations ~
- B-ok.cc
- Wikibooks
- Wikipedia
- Mango Languages
- Duolingo
- Youtube
- Archive.org
- Quizlet
- Google Scholar
- Research Journals
- Where is Scihub Now
- For Dummies type series
- University Published Primers/Introductions
- Textbooks
