David White

Promoting Human Ingenuity - Curiosity & Skepticism - Author of 'Superstitionism - The Psychology of Sport' - Conversations are key:

[David White @superstitionism]

Test this #Lawofattraction 'thought frequency' nonsense on every terminally ill cancer patient & it should work (manifest) 100% of the time. Not cancer remission but 100% cured. Is discovering cancers 'frequency' the key to a universal cure?
#Superstition
https://t.co/pzSpGtj1PZ

[David White @superstitionism]

Paris 2024 Olympic wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from her Gold medal bout for being overweight. The press said unlucky but luck does not exist, only probability & if you don't make weight the probability is disqualification.
#Paris2024 #Wrestling
https://t.co/EqEhWXC1Ce

[David White @superstitionism]

Here's a first - Superstitions by proxy. 5 time World Surfing Champion Clarissa Moore can't surf in her lucky socks so her husband has to wear them while she competes. She said, "All the heats I've lost this year he hasn't been wearing them".
#Surf #Rituals #Beliefs #Olympics

[David White @superstitionism]

Here's a first - Superstitions by proxy. 5 time World Surfing Champion Clarissa Moore can't surf in her lucky socks so her husband has to wear them while she competes. She said, "All the heats I've lost this year he hasn't been wearing them".
#Surf #Rituals #Beliefs #Olympics

[David White @superstitionism]

Test your willpower this World Book Day 2024. Try putting your phone down without checking it for 30mins and begin reading a book you've been meaning to start. It's that simple. Or is it?
#WorldBookDay @UlsterUniLib #libraries #LibrariesIre #books #Britishlibrary #AmazonUK

[David White @superstitionism]

Better late than never. Preserve the freedom to read books and have access to books even those we don't like.
#BannedBookWeek #BBCNI #LibrariesNI #BookWeekUK #LevarBurton #BBCNIPress

[Banned Books Week @BannedBooksWeek]

#BannedBooksWeek is here! Our Honorary Chair, the inimitable @levarburton, is ready to take action - are you? Join us in supporting library workers, educators, authors, and readers everywhere on Let Freedom Read Day, October 7! #LetFreedomRead

https://t.co/ZcEGmskHYQ

[David White @superstitionism]

Clinging to superstitions hold the same comfort value for athletes as the teddies they clung to as childen. The following 'comforters' highlight that this trait does not end at childhood. https://t.co/Su8RAVh8uH
#Sportpsychology #Beliefs #faith #Sport #placebos #performance

[David White @superstitionism]

Here's my blog about ghosts, god & the lottery questioning whether
1. You are more likely to suspend logic in favour of a comfortable delusion?
2. Than actually care if your beliefs are true.
#Ghosts #God #omens
Ghosts, God, or a whole 'Lotto' Delusion? https://t.co/DnrkLy8CEo

[David White @superstitionism]

"I felt the England team had lots of bad luck. Some of it was self-induced" said #Talksport Cricket Editor Jonathan Norman.
PS.
If it's self induced it isn't bad luck. Luck doesn't exist.
#FulhamJon #EnglandCricket
#CricketAus #SJopinion
@unsplash 🎁 https://t.co/lRQPbdsiHs

[David White @superstitionism]

A ghostly face at the window, creepy footsteps in the hall. Ally McCoist MBE explains "It's a haunted house. A woman of the Church told me". Salem Church hanged 19 innocent women for being witches. Just saying.
#AllysBears #TalkSport #Ghosts #Laurawoods
https://t.co/qq6QDVFDWO

[David White @superstitionism]

Man Utd Manager Erik Ten Hag said after losing 7-0 "We were unprofessional, undisciplined, poor in transition, didn't track runs, fight for each other or stick to the plan". Luck played no part. Only chance & probability.
#MUFC #LiverpoolFC #LivManUtd #Luck #UnitedStandMUFC

[David White @superstitionism]

Funny & informative with a sense of foreboding. A reminder of why it's so important to promote science over superstition. Great presentation @BlackBoxBelfast from @siobhbar
@SarahBaccianti
@dhaydenceltic & Dr Sharon Arbuthnot @eDIL_Dictionary
#niscifest
https://t.co/qRhFEAqUtk

[David White @superstitionism]

New insights last night at @niscifest as @d_a_robson discussed how mindsets are formed & can transform your life, from his new book 'The Expectation Effect'. A conversation well Chaired by @Repealist Dr. Shubhangi Karmakar.
#NISF23 #CrescentArts

[David White @superstitionism]

Ritual No2 'The Easter Habit'.
What's your unique eating habit for devouring a Creme egg?
Do you eat it in bites?
Lick the cream out first? Or a different method. Try changing your habit this year. See if you can..
#Rituals #Habits #psychology #patterns #Superstitions #CadburyUK

[David White @superstitionism]

3 examples of quirky British & Irish rituals that subconsciously lead to ceremonial & generational behaviour. No1 is the National debate over which goes into the tea cup first. The tea or the milk? Whats your response?
#Rituals #Psychology #Irish #British.
https://t.co/MezFfeLhd4

[David White @superstitionism]

"Gods will is right there" said #Saints manager Nathan Jones. If it was Gods will for @SouthamptonFC to beat @ManCity, was it also Gods will to lose the previous 3 Premier league matches in a row, or is Nathan counting the hits & ignoring the misses? https://t.co/sbkzjMPHHs

[David White @superstitionism]

Thanks Leo, Winner of the popular @BBCOne game show 'The Tournament' with @AlexScott (MBE) for the nice comments about my book & finding time to read it. Series 2 Episode 28 for interested parties.
#TheTournamentTV #BBCOne #Quiz #Superstition #lucky #God

[David White @superstitionism]

Can a Witch doctor cure Sadio Mane's World cup dream? Proof that superstitions are rife in the 21st century. Senegalese FIFA General Secretary says "We are hoping for miracles". Oops there's another one.
#SMane_Officiel #sadiomane #WorldCup2022 #football
https://t.co/XMBMP6CfZm

[David White @superstitionism]

My book promotion 'Trade-off' continues at pace. New demographic, new territory, this time @AmazonBooks_ Japan. Why? Because superstitions are rife in every culture. #amazonbooksprime #BookTwitter #book #Waterstones #Psychology #Philosophy #Sport
https://t.co/b5tq0jbqV0

[David White @superstitionism]

It's #bookweekni and here's my 'Read 1 Page a Day' challenge.
1. Choose a book that will question your current beliefs.
2. Read one page a day.
3. Discover whether you're open-minded enough let new information alter your point of view.
Here's my contribution. Read it if you dare