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A Professor Explains How to Negotiate — FiLife

A Professor Explains How to Negotiate

Adam Galinsky is (deep breath) the Morris and Alice Kaplan Professor of Ethics and Decision in Management at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

What this means is that Adam Galinsky, for a living, thinks about negotiating. How people negotiate; how they negotiate well; how they negotiate poorly. Adam Galinsky is very, very good at knowing what he wants, what other people want and how to get what other people want to be the same thing as what he wants. He’s sort of a conversational ninja, and the conference room is his dojo.

It only seemed proper to have Professor Galinsky share some of his thoughts about the art and science of negotiation, and he graciously agreed to put some thoughts on paper (or pixels) for us. Or was it that we realized it was in our best interest to give him the opportunity? Damn you, Galinsky! You win again!

1. Planning is the key to success. Truly understand your underlying interests. Often times we get caught up with our stand or position, but these are only proxies for our interests–and those matter most. It’s important to remember that many positions can satisfy the same underlying interest. Make a scoring system if you are dealing with more than one issue: compare different deals and make quick assessment of trade-offs and concessions.

2. Go in with power. Power comes from 2 main sources in negotiation: alternatives and information. So work on getting good alternatives (so you are less dependent on this negotiation to meet your needs) and finding out as much information about the other side (what are their alternatives, time pressures, etc.). Research shows that negotiators with better alternatives and more information get better outcomes.

3. Be a good perspective-taker and detective: Try and understand their underlying interests. This doesn’t mean being overly sympathetic. In fact, my research shows that perspective-takers get better individual and joint outcomes, but empathizers do worse on both counts. They key is to not only do your research before the negotiation but to ask lots of questions during the negotiation.

4. If you don’t ask for something you can’t get it. Focus on your target price, your ideal outcome. So be aggressive with your first offer: Negotiation norms dictate you can’t make a second offer that is more aggressive than your first offer

5. Make the first offer. Numerous scientific studies show that making the first offer leads to better outcomes. You anchor the negotiation in your favor. The only time you should not make the first offer is when the other side has way more information than you do (but you should not be in that position because you’ve already gathered information). Make your first offer as extreme as possible but without embarrassing yourself in front of a trusted party.

6. Don’t forget the other side’s satisfaction. A satisfied opponent will be more likely to fulfill the terms of agreement and less likely to seek revenge. A satisfied opponent also increases your power by giving you a potential alternative in the future and by helping your reputation (i.e. more people will want to negotiate with you).

6a. You can make the other side feel satisfied in a number of ways. The easiest thing to do is be humble when the deal is reached. And making aggressive first offers can help here. A nonaggressive first offer leaves you with two unappealing options: make tiny concessions or be obstinate. One of the best predictors of negotiator satisfaction with an outcome is the number and size of the concessions extracted from an opponent. By making an aggressive first offer you give your opponent the opportunity to “extract” concessions from you: not only will you get a better outcome, but you’ll also increase the other side’s satisfaction!

Also don’t immediately accept an opponent’s first offer, because my own research shows that the person making the offer is likely to be filled with regret. Even if you like your opponent’s first offer, you should demand concessions! You’ll achieve a better outcome the other side will have higher satisfaction.

“The whole goal here,” Adam explained to us, “is to trade away your low-priority desires for your high-priority desires. Ideally, you find someone whose low-priority desires are your high-priority ones. That would be perfect, but that almost never happens. So the trick is to make the other person give you exactly what you want, and then make them feel really good about it.”

– Sam Grobart

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Myers-Brigg Intro

Myers-Briggs Introduction

by Cory Caplinger

 

The Myers-Briggs system measures people in four areas...subdivided by two functions

  • How a person relates to others (either by Extraversion or Introversion)
  • How a person takes in information (either by Sensing or iNtuition)
  • How a person makes decisions (either by Thinking or Feeling)
  • How a person orders their life (either by Judging or Perceiving)
Relating to Others Information Taking Decision Making Life Order
Extraversion (E) Sensing (S) Thinking (T) Judging (J)
Introversion (I) iNtuition (N) Feeling (F) Perceiving (P)

Extraversion? Perceiving? What do these words mean? Read the following lists and compare each function to each other.

Extraverts Introverts
Expressive Quiet
Outgoing Shy
Energized by action, people, things Energized by ideas, feelings, impressions
Speak before they think Think before they speak
Share personal information easily Reluctant to share personal information
Prefer to be in the company of others Prefer to be left alone
Distracted easily Can concentrate well
Have a lot of friends Small, close group of friends
Uninhibited Inhibited
Like working in teams Would rather work alone
Approachable, open with strangers Stand off-ish, keeps to themselves
Like meeting new people Prefer a small group of people they already know
Develop ideas through discussion Ideas come from thinking alone
Manager, salesperson, customer service rep. Librarian, mechanic, legal secretary
Party animal, social butterfly Wallflower

Are you an Extravert or an Introvert? Examine your day, your past week, your life. Does it feel more like "you" when you are interacting, communicating, experiencing (Extravert)? Or are you more of yourself when alone thinking, reflecting, doing a hobby, etc (Introvert)?

Sensors iNtuitives
Focused on the physical world Focused on the mental or spiritual world
Live by their five senses Use a "sixth sense", "hunch", and "gut feeling"
Concrete Abstract
Interested in "what is" Interested in "what can be"
Realistic Idealistic
Practical Imaginative
Understands details, particulars Understands meaning, generalities
Only see the obvious Look beyond the surface
Down to earth Head in clouds, deep
Use words literally Use metaphors, analogies, hidden meanings
Live in the present Live in the future
Needs evidence and facts Speculative and theoretical
Traditional and simple Original and complex
Banker, police, athlete, surgeon, pilot, cashier Artist, scientist, poet, mystic, social reformer, philosopher
Sees the trees instead of forest Sees the forest instead of trees

Are you a Sensor or an iNtuitive? Is your day mostly spent attending to reality, and understanding the facts (Sensor)? Or do you usually dream, theorize, compose, see symbolism, and walk the inner mind landscape (iNtuitive)?

Thinkers Feelers
Value truth Value harmony
Use logic in making decisions Use personal feelings in making decisions
Notice wrong reasoning Notice when people need support
Driven by their rational mind Live by their passionate heart
Honest in speaking their mind Will hide the truth so the other person won't be hurt
Firm with people Gentle with people
Uses justice in dealing with others Uses mercy with others
Can be labeled "cold, hard, heartless" Labeled "bleeding heart, softy, weak"
Impersonal with others Take things personally
Objective Subjective
Critical Empathetic
Prefers a logical, impersonal atmosphere Prefers a warm, friendly atmosphere
Thick-skinned Thin-skinned
Engineer, scientist, manager, computer programmer Therapist, nurse, teacher, artist, clergy
Uses feelings to serve their logic Uses logic to serve their feelings

Are you a Thinker or a Feeler? Are you objective, impersonal, interested in goals and ideas (Thinker)? Or are you more friendly, personal, interested in others, and are comfortable with deep emotions (Feeler)?

Judger Perceiver
Decisive, and makes decisions quickly Adapts to situations, and gathers more information before deciding
Makes life firm and controlled Makes life flexible and relaxed
Easier to finish projects Prefers to start projects
Organized Disorganized
More serious More carefree
Routinized and predictable Spontaneous and unpredictable
Uses schedules and timetables as a guide Does whatever comes up
Dislikes suprises and needs advanced warnings Enjoys surprises and spontaneous happenings
Needs issues settled Doesn't like anything unalteratable
Hard-working Leisurely
Can be too close-minded Can be too open-minded and fickle
Gets things done as soon as possible Procrastinates
Can be overly responsible Can be irresponsible
"Goes down with the ship" "Changes horses in midstream"

Are you a Judger or a Perceiver? Are you an organized, work-comes-first, decisive person (Judger)? Or are you an adaptable, spontaneous person who prefers to explore the possibilities (Perceiver)? Please note that Judger does not mean "judgemental", as some people have thought.

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