Anti-dogmatic types have a dogma themselves
Quick summary: for this post I am reporting on the following study - Bartlett. j. psychological underpinnings of philosophy. metaphilosophy. vol. 20 1989 - As I consider myself somewhat of a...
View ArticleIgnorance is Bliss?
Quick summary – Applying a ‘lack of knowledge or beliefs’ onto your perceptions so as to intentionally use ‘ignorance’ as a means of attaining ‘bliss’. ‘Ignorance is Bliss’ is a very common saying that...
View ArticleFear of Snakes is from the fear of snakes
Quick summary: A fear of snakes is one of the most common fears held by humans… why? Many would answer, “they are poisonous and can kill you,” but many things kill significantly more humans than snakes...
View ArticleWhy are people Defensive? Reducing the anxiety of change
Defensiveness is a behavior that people consciously and unconsciously engage in to avoid the anxiety which inevitably arrives with change. Change requires us to drop our perceptions of permanence… this...
View ArticlePast goals driving current choices? – Overcoming your inner teenager
Quick summary: What drives your choices, ambitions and behaviors? I am going to suggest that many (if not most) of us still carry values, goals, wants, wishes, desires etc that we forgot to let go of...
View ArticleVengeance and the Ego
Quick summary: Vengeance is a tool which creates instability in an attempt to create a stable ego. Continue reading →
View ArticlePlacebo effect – an underrated healer
Quick summary: I am going to suggest that we might be able to use mindfulness to gain control over the ‘placebo effect’ thereby positively influencing recovery of physical and mental disturbances. In...
View ArticleThe difference between good intentions and good actions = understanding,...
There are many saying about how many “evil actions” have been the result of good intentions. So how are we to know if our actions are good? Are there actions which are indisputably wrong and...
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