But can any Tipsters do Feng Shui? That seems to be where the real money is.
>From today's Wall Street Journal: HONG KONG -- About 170 investors with a net worth of at least $1 million each crowded into a ballroom at the Four Seasons Hotel to hear Alion Yeo's views on the markets for the coming year. The audience, clients of European bank ABN AMRO Private Banking, peppered him with questions. "The incoming U.S. president and [Treasury] secretary were both born in the Year of the Ox," said one client. "Is that a problem?" Mr. Yeo's answer: Yes. The pair of oxen in charge of the U.S. economy could be an accident waiting to happen. Hold out until after January 2010 before investing in the U.S., he advised. Forget your broker. Here in Hong Kong, when a feng shui master talks, people listen. http://tinyurl.com/dm9zk2 <http://tinyurl.com/dm9zk2> Joe Joseph J. Horton, Ph. D. Box 3077 Grove City College Grove City, PA 16127 724-458-2004 [email protected] In God we trust, all others must bring data. From: Michael Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 6:34 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Psychic's business booming in tough economy - CNN.com Yes. I do "psychic stuff" as demos in class too :) [Hmmm. Myers-Briggs. Isn't that serious science (cough, cough)!] And yes, conscience is my downfall also. Drat! ...Although, having read some "internal" justification psychics use, maybe I could let myself be convinced that I am really doing "the clients" a favor, spreading some light and hope in a dismal situation, .... --Mike --- On Sat, 2/7/09, Gerald Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: From: Gerald Peterson <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [tips] Psychic's business booming in tough economy - CNN.com To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 5:21 PM I'm with you Mike. I've done Tarot, handwriting analyses, palm reading, and even the Myers-Briggs...but only for entertainment at parties or as class demonstrations. Now if only I could get my conscience out of the way. I can tell people what they want to hear much more easily than teaching them what is actually known! Gary >>> Michael Smith <[email protected]> 2/7/2009 7:42 pm >>> This seems reasonable enough to me (reasonable perhaps being a pun). As pointed out, lottery sales are recession proof too. And really, aren't these decisions driven by emotion? Decisions in the throws of desperation I think are mostly emotional. And I believe that when it comes to a battle between emotion and reason, reason doesn't stand a chance! And ultimately, this is good news as I am thinking of entering this venerable area of work :) After all, if soothsaying isn't the world's oldest profession then it must be the second oldest--it has stood the test of time; time I cashed in :)) --Mike --- On Sat, 2/7/09, Christopher D. Green <[email protected]> wrote: From: Christopher D. Green <[email protected]> Subject: [tips] Psychic's business booming in tough economy - CNN.com To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 11:01 AM When there's not enough money for rent and food, what do people spend their money on? Psychics, apparently. I would think that even people who normally go in for this kind of stuff would regard it as an amusing luxury; one of the first things to be cut when times get tough. But I am wrong because, as is my wont, I reflexively assume that most people are minimally rational (despite the massive number of times I have been shown otherwise by both research and everyday experience). So what is the psychological explanation for this? That when hard time are upon us people feel more desperate than ever for an extra little "edge," and they think that psychics might provide it? http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/02/05/psychics.economy/index.ht ml Then again, perhaps the whole article is junk. This is just one psychic who just happens to say, in the midst of a rare and enormous promotional opportunity (being intereviewed by CNN), that business is better than ever before and that even people in business suits have begun to come 'round. I only hope this is the case. Chris -- #yiv534713936 p.p1 {margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;font:16.0px Times New Roman;} #yiv534713936 span.s1 {font:16.0px Lucida Grande;} Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ========================== --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
