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После дождичка в четверг (posle dojdichka v chetverg), literally "after the rain on Thursday" yet meaning never. Не видать как своих ушей (ne vidat kak svoih ushey), "not to see [something] like your ears". Scottish Gaelic – pàillean am fàsach, "a palace in a wilderness"
Eye-rolling is a gesture in which a person briefly turns their eyes upward, often in an arcing motion from one side to the other. In the Anglosphere, it has been identified as a passive-aggressive response to an undesirable situation or person. The gesture is used to disagree or dismiss or express contempt for the targeted person without ...
Inattentional blindness. Inattentional blindness or perceptual blindness (rarely called inattentive blindness) occurs when an individual fails to perceive an unexpected stimulus in plain sight, purely as a result of a lack of attention rather than any vision defects or deficits. When it becomes impossible to attend to all the stimuli in a given ...
We've all grown up thinking that sitting too close to the television is damaging to our eyes ... but that might not be the case. Technology spawns lots of confusion ... and a few affectionately ...
Apophenia ( / æpoʊˈfiːniə /) is the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things. [ 1] The term (German: Apophänie from the Greek verb ἀποφαίνειν (apophaínein)) was coined by psychiatrist Klaus Conrad in his 1958 publication on the beginning stages of schizophrenia. [ 2] He defined it as "unmotivated ...
When you’re not up to getting too physical, there are other ways to give your hand-eye coordination a boost. Here are some options: Bouncing a ball. Playing catch. Playing video games. Learning ...
Cute aggression, or playful aggression, is the urge to squeeze or bite things perceived as being cute without the desire to cause any harm. It is a common type of dimorphous display, where a person experiences positive and negative expressions simultaneously in a disorganised manner. [ 1] Individuals experiencing cute aggression may find ...
It wasn't in the plans. Getting a dog is a big responsibility. While they are undoubtedly worthwhile and add much joy to our lives, bringing home a new family member also means giving some things up.