@Chops310

CHOP-ick. Associate Professor of Social/Personality Psychology at Michigan State University My opinions do not reflect the views and opinions of my employer.

 East Lansing, MI
chopiklab.com/
Joined March 2014
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Recently, a date said they were an INTJ (i.e., Myers Briggs). I told her, “I'm a PhD in psychology. I refuse to entertain some unscientific typology of personality with dubious scientific backing.” I took pride in expressing my needs. As a Pisces, I really struggle with that.
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Boring_Business
@BoringBiz_20h
Every single person you meet in your daily life is fighting a hidden battle that you know nothing about Send them a Zoom meeting link for an 8 AM call on Monday morning to finish them off
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🚨 It's finally out! 🚨 This is the big one. 100 cultures, 12,000 people, 108 researchers. Why people (and our most-used surveys) get collectivism wrong and how to fix it. Join me for a fun thread! 🧵 @NatureHumBehav nature.com/articles/s41562-0…
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Tristin Hopper
@TristinHopperJul 8
I was an extremely guilty child, constantly wracked with shame. I'm happy to report that this trait has not translated to my daughter, who just fumbled a large watermelon, watched it explode on the ground, and declared "oh well, it was heavy."
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I surveyed 4 personality handbooks and asked 2600 people how important it is to study each topic (from 1 to 5). All were rated above midpoint (yay!), but mental health/psychopathology, genetics/heritability/neurology, emotion regulation/happiness, and change/identity stood out.
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People only hate Elon Musk because he comes from an emerald mining fortune made in apartheid South Africa, he buys ideas and pretends he’s an inventor, he’s a white supremacist, union-busting, abusive employer, he’s hoarding $1T in stolen wages, he makes us ashamed to be human,
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Paul Muad’Dib@trygraptorJun 4
no it’s okay sir i know this 70mm showtime of The Odyssey is sold out, i just have to deliver this very large horse-shaped package to someone inside
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Typhoid Maury@GrahamSigMay 5
Conan just doing bits to his employees for 18 years and never having a genuine conversation is sort of the vibe I bring to my work place, unfortunately
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Neil Renic@NC_RenicApr 28
Handing your 7000 words over the word limit draft to your co-author
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james hawkins
@james406Apr 22
believe it or not, the world's entire population can fit inside this cube in new york city that means we can move everyone here and use the rest of the planet to build data centers to run agentic workflows seems like a no brainer to me
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kira 👾
@kirawontmissApr 16
i would never leave the house ever again if i saw this
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@mog_russENApr 14
🚨A man went on vacation and waved goodbye to his cat, only to discover upon returning—through a security camera—that the cat had sadly responded to his farewell.
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final exams are wonderful because I get to see students I’ve never seen before in my life
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Having fun isn't hard, when you've got a library card!
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The one employed philosophy PhD right now
Polymarket
@PolymarketApr 13
JUST IN: Google DeepMind hires a philosopher as it prepares for machine consciousness.
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**At my funeral** Student: "Will this be on the exam?"
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Neil Renic@NC_RenicApr 10
Reviewer 1: “ready to publish” Reviewer 3: “ready to publish” Reviewer 2:
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Every April Fools Day, I look my students in the eye and tell them how much I appreciate them
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Every morning, I wake up and read the obituaries. If my name isn’t in there, I have breakfast. Then, I complete yet another university-mandated training of some sort. This has been my life for 17 years.
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Dear Jenny, I need four Walmart giftcards for donors visiting. I'm stuck in a meeting. If you don't have time, could you provide me with the elusive knowledge that frees me from the shackles of unhappiness that so stalks me? If not, giftcards fine. I'll reimburse. Thanks, Bill
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I've had 4 proposals/defenses the last 2 weeks. I have 8 the next 2-3 months. A normal professor would complain and be overwhelmed. Not me, though. In a time of anxiety, I'm getting some of the best sleep I'll ever get. Then, I wake up, ask one question, and sign the form.
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