Privileged glimpses of the bleeding obvious...

THIS is why some people think psychologists are just slightly more informed and inquisitive than your average telephone psychic. News Flash! Your computer desktop reveals hidden truths about your psyche! Organizational skills uncovered! Here are some of the more enlightened chestnuts from esteemed corporate psychologist Ben Williams:

The appearance of the desktop may also provide powerful insights into how comfortable someone is with technology.

"It could be that the person with not much on their desktop is naive about technology," said Mr Williams.

"The person with a lot of whizz bang stuff is very technology aware. They know how to download these things, install them and store them."

Brilliant, Dr. Ben! (I mean, Mr. Ben...at least, they refer to him this way in the article...) And:

"If you have cute pictures or toys on your computer, that says you spend a lot of time on the computer," explained Mr Williams.

"It says this is my territory, look how exciting or dramatic it is."

The hell you say! Let me write you a check!

Later, Mr. Williams asserted that "Many people also like to look at pictures of pretty things, and often do this while eating food that tastes good." He also noted sagely that "Pain hurts." Sheesh...






posted by MT at 11:20 AM |