Supernormal stimuli are exaggerated stimuli that hijack our natural instincts and behaviors. They influence everything from our health and diet, to our relationships, and even our sense of “cuteness.”
The information pyramid is a valuable guideline for assessing the information you’re consuming on a daily basis. Do you have a healthy information diet?
It’s important we recognize the need for dissent and be willing to step out-of-line when appropriate – or we risk continuing a vicious “spiral of silence.”
We’re constantly being bombarded with facts, statistics, and graphs on news sites, blogs, and social media. How can we be a more skeptical thinker in the face of all this information?