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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psychology
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…