Many thanks to those here who helped, and apologies if you've seen this before. Doubtless you will see it again. Desperate times. I also apologise for the title, which wasn't my decision.


Trevor


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychology-...of+the+weather

In message ,
Trevor Harley writes
Many thanks to those here who helped, and apologies if you've seen this
before. Doubtless you will see it again. Desperate times. I also
apologise for the title, which wasn't my decision.


Trevor


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychology-...081539487X/ref
=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539850701&sr=8-1&keywords=psychology+of+the+weather

The bit in the blurb on Amazon that made me sit up and take notice was
"The book sheds light on our preoccupation with this natural phenomenon,
providing insights into how the weather on the day we were born can
directly affect our intelligence and personality..." I must try to find
out what the weather was like on the day I was born.
--
John Hall
"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history
that man can never learn anything from history."
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

On 21/10/2018 17:31, John Hall wrote:
In message ,
Trevor Harley writes
Many thanks to those here who helped, and apologies if you've seen
this before. Doubtless you will see it again. Desperate times. I also
apologise for the title, which wasn't my decision.


Trevor


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychology-...081539487X/ref
=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539850701&sr=8-1&keywords=psychology+of+the+weather

The bit in the blurb on Amazon that made me sit up and take notice was
"The book sheds light on our preoccupation with this natural phenomenon,
providing insights into how the weather on the day we were born can
directly affect our intelligence and personality..." I must try to find
out what the weather was like on the day I was born.

Really?
That would appear to be wandering off into astrology-style territory.

--
Col

On 22/10/2018 04:36, Col wrote:
On 21/10/2018 17:31, John Hall wrote:
In message ,
Trevor Harley writes
Many thanks to those here who helped, and apologies if you've seen
this before. Doubtless you will see it again. Desperate times. I also
apologise for the title, which wasn't my decision.


Trevor


https://www.amazon.co.uk/Psychology-...081539487X/ref
=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539850701&sr=8-1&keywords=psychology+of+the+weather

The bit in the blurb on Amazon that made me sit up and take notice was
"The book sheds light on our preoccupation with this natural
phenomenon, providing insights into how the weather on the day we were
born can directly affect our intelligence and personality..." I must
try to find out what the weather was like on the day I was born.

Really?
That would appear to be wandering off into astrology-style territory.


Yep. However, I've long wondered whether the time of year on which you
are born might have an impact. Would a baby born in mid-summer be more
prone to depression due to decreasing daylight during the first
six-months of its life? Conversely, would a child born in mid-winter be
a born optimist?

This is not statistically significant nor is it a cause of my hypothesis
but I was born in mid-summer and have experienced clinical depression
for many decades. However, I recently did an online test for autism and
passed that with flying colours (ave score 16, 80% of autists scored 32,
whilst I got 35!). Like most tests, there are possible flaws in it but
it might suggest a different cause for depression than the one I
mentioned previously. Complicated, ain't it?

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks. Web-site: http://www.scarlet-jade.com/
"There is nothing more frustrating than playing hide and seek with a
deaf wolf." [Benton Fraser]
OS: Linux [openSUSE Tumbleweed]

In message , Graham P Davis
writes
I've long wondered whether the time of year on which you are born might
have an impact. Would a baby born in mid-summer be more prone to
depression due to decreasing daylight during the first six-months of
its life? Conversely, would a child born in mid-winter be a born
optimist?

I've sometimes wondered whether the impact of the weather on the mother
during pregnancy might have some ongoing influence on how her baby
develops mentally and physically. In particular, the mother's diet at
different seasons of the year is likely to differ slightly. (And that
was even more true in the days before refrigeration and the large-scale
importation of foodstuffs from around the globe.)

When the school year starts may also be a factor. I believe it's
accepted that those who are the youngest in their class are
disadvantaged compared to their older peers. at least for the first year
or two. However now that nursery education is far more common it may be
less of a factor, as there's no longer the sudden leap from no-school to
school at age five.
--
John Hall
"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history
that man can never learn anything from history."
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

On 22/10/2018 09:04, Graham P Davis wrote:
On 22/10/2018 04:36, Col wrote:


Really?
That would appear to be wandering off into astrology-style territory.


Yep. However, I've long wondered whether the time of year on which you
are born might have an impact. Would a baby born in mid-summer be more
prone to depression due to decreasing daylight during the first
six-months of its life? Conversely, would a child born in mid-winter be
a born optimist?

It has been argued that in the past those babies that were born in
winter at a time of relative food scarcity compared to other times of
the year developed slower and had more health issues in later life.

--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl
Snow videos:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg