psychology

Feb
09

The Danger of Journaling IS Introspection

I was having an off-day a few months ago. To try and lift my spirits, I decided to take advantage
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Jan
31

Pop Science Shouldn't Quote Real Science

This is one of the most important things I can share with you. Why is it so hard to be
Jan
28

Consumerism in a 250 Year Old Country

There’s a quip from the historian Will Durant, that a nation is born stoic and dies epicurean. (Location 538)
Jan
28

The Subjectivity Vortex

The Focus of a Furnace Without a Chimney Of all the advice in the world that you do not want
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Jan
28

The Anthropomorphic Urge to Otherize

Govinda said: “But what you call thing, is it something real, something intrinsic? Is it not only the illusion of
Jan
28

Relaxition for Me is Focusing Elsewhere

When our beliefs are hopeful and optimistic, the mind releases chemicals that put the body in a state of physiological
Jan
27

Confirmation Bias and How to Avoid It

We have the need to be right and to make others wrong. We trust what we believe, and our beliefs
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Jan
27

Limited Budget of Attention

you dispose of a limited budget of attention that you can allocate to activities, and if you try to go
Jan
27

Asking the Hard Questions

This is the essence of intuitive heuristics: when faced with a difficult question, we often answer an easier one instead,
Jan
27

The Foundation of Values

Are values intrinsic or are values built over time Values Document? Certain values are heavily based in millennia old traditions…