Saturday, September 14, 2019
Den positive psykologis offentlighedshistorie i USA
"Happier? The History of a Cultural Movement that Aspired to Transform America", af Daniel Horowitz. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018.
Denne bog er en udmærket og let kritisk præsentation af positiv psykologis historie og forhistorie, skrevet af en amerikansk kulturhistoriker. Jeg talte tilfældigvis med ham og hans kone, nogle pæne og lidt betuttede ældre mennesker, i Orlando, Florida til konferencen i International Positive Psychology Association i 2015.
Sunday, September 01, 2019
Intrinsic and extrinsic competition
Distinguishing between intrinsic and extrinsic competition may be a key to avoiding the soul-crushing effects of highly competitive sports and finding ways for people to enjoy physical activity for "its own sake."
"Do you play sports to win or just for fun?" This is a question sports lovers often have to suffer. A sensible answer is "Both. Why would they be opposites?" Well, obviously, because people who are really keen on winning often seem to miss out on having fun. Doing sports or playing games only to win seems like a lot of work. Yet, all sports lovers know that the real fun lies in investing yourself 100% in the game, and that means--quite often--going for the win.
"Do you play sports to win or just for fun?" This is a question sports lovers often have to suffer. A sensible answer is "Both. Why would they be opposites?" Well, obviously, because people who are really keen on winning often seem to miss out on having fun. Doing sports or playing games only to win seems like a lot of work. Yet, all sports lovers know that the real fun lies in investing yourself 100% in the game, and that means--quite often--going for the win.
Saturday, August 10, 2019
Pengeskabelse når mange banker yder ét stort lån sammen
Når banker i gamle dage skulle udstede et stort lån, fx til en
regent eller en stor virksomhed, gik mange banker ofte sammen om at yde lånet.
Det fremstilles i historiebøgerne ofte som om, at de hver især stillede med et
mindre beløb og sammen blev det til et stort beløb – underforstået: mange
banker kan jo støve flere pengesedler op end en enkelt bank. Det er altså
formidlingsteorien, vi får serveret: Per låner pengene af Poul, Palle, Peter,
osv. Dog bruger de kvikke historikere ofte ord, der antyder at noget andet er
på færde: skaffe finansiering, mobilisere de nødvendige ressourcer, tilvejebringe
kredit, få fundingen på plads. Men hvad der er på færde, siges sjældent
rent ud.
Friday, January 25, 2019
Hvordan kan banker skabe penge?
Her prøver jeg at forklare det med et eksempel. Det er en ”ideal”-situation, som bankerne har søgt at nærme sig i århundreder, så det foregår ikke helt sådan endnu – men næsten.
Jeg har en konto i Merkur Bank. Jeg låner en million til en andelslejlighed. Banken skriver 1.000.000 ind på min lønkonto og opretter en udlånskonto i mit navn, hvor der står -1.000.000.
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