One night last week, as I was falling asleep, in my head I told myself – as I’ve done before – I don’t want to have weird or bad dreams, I want to have fun dreams. I’ve done this as my intention before going to sleep, as I’ve kind of convinced myself that this intention-setting does… The post Remembering Dreams While Falling Asleep appeared first on Sam Woolfe.| Sam Woolfe
Note: ‘Encounters with Autism’ is an essay that’s been sitting in my drawer for a couple of years. It’s formatted and styled slightly different to my normal practice here, b…| Death is a Whale
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Certain kinds of mind wandering can lead to powerful epiphanies The post Daydream Your Way to Life-Changing Insights appeared first on Nautilus.| Nautilus
Should We Bring the Dead Back to Life? Recently “griefbots” have become common, allowing people to chat with simulations of dead loved ones.| Nautilus
Daniel Pallies, a philosophy postdoc at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, recently wrote a blog post entitled “The inexplicable appeal of spicy food”. Pallies, from his bio, indicates th…| Love of All Wisdom
When people are stressed out and focus on the negative, they are more likely to treat their colleagues poorly. And many managers are at a loss when it comes to preventing uncivil and toxic behavior on their teams. New research on gratitude practices shows that encouraging colleagues to express thanks and focus on what they are grateful for can decrease mistreatment on a team. The authors’ recent study found that gratitude journaling decreased workplace rudeness by enhancing research partici...| Harvard Business Review
“Do superheroes exist in the real world?”my son asked after I finished reading the last line and closed the book. “Yes! Well, not exactly like in your comics, but there are people who act heroically even when no one is watching.”I responded, trying to sound convincing. “But where are they?” his eyes glared like he […] The post Optimization for Pleasure and Lack of Direction appeared first on Durmonski.com.| Durmonski.com
In this last-ditch diptych, your crusty 89-year-old literary grandaddy completely changes tack, holding forth on the biggest philosophical and scientific questions of our age.| Deep Dish
“We eat first with our eyes.”—Apicius, 1st-century Roman gourmand. When it comes to dining, whether you’re setting the table for a date night or a big spread for a corporate event, the focus is commonly on the food, the company, and the ambience. The most important aspect that can make or break the dining experience [...] The post Food for the eyes: The psychology of a well-set table appeared first on Food & Home Magazine.| Food & Home Magazine
This post is a romp through some of the absurd and overtly nonsensical implications of a Flat Earth model. Let it be a lesson to us not to base belief on what we want to be true. Continue reading →| Do the Math
Power is like heroin. One little bit and you’re hooked. For some people, at least. We can grasp how dictators go mad – the paranoia, the real and deadly threats posed by enemies, the lack of honest feedback, the lady bodyguards with benefits, the obsequiousness from everyone around. What amuses me more is those people […]| SovietMen
*In the last couple weeks, most of you have likely witnessed video of at least two murders (Charlie Kirk and Iryna Zarutska). I intentionally avoided watching both videos. Do you think it’s good for our psychology that we are able to witness countless murders with the click of a mouse or a swipe of our […]| Active Response Training
In my formative years as a tech entrepreneur, Paul Graham (cofounder of YCombinator), wrote a seminal essay entitled: Be Good. Most tech folks have| SparkToro
AI is trapped in Plato’s cave. It is trapped in a world made of words. Words that exist as a …| qwerky science
Over the last few years, a horrifying idea scratched at the back of my mind. Could morality be a path …| qwerky science
Sure, this advice is simple as all hell. Maybe offensively so. But some of us need to hear this. Me …| qwerky science
Fate summoned me to the deepest core of true America, alligators, shotguns, and all (citation refused). Through the power of …| qwerky science
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No, I’m not gone, but simply vacant in my online endeavors. I’ve been writing way much, a lot, nearly a …| qwerky science
Will I ever be human again? I long to be human, like before. Is this merely a phase? A transition? An inevitable component of our development? First, we are innocent children. Then, the competitive…| qwerky science
Uncertainty. Do you endure it, bend it to your will, or let it consume you whole? Do you shrink in its presence hoping it'll pass you by and knock on someone else's door?| BEEW
Difficult as it may be to remember now, there was a time when Meryl Streep was not yet synonymous with silver-screen stardom — a time, in fact, when she had yet to appear on the silver screen at all.| Open Culture
Therapy referrals may be on the decline for many therapists. Here are three possible reasons why, with solutions for each.| Psychotherapy Notes
Dee Gill wrote an article for UCLA Anderson Review titled Unflattering Facts Don’t Dent Positive Self-Assessments (17 September 2025).| Articles of Interest
Attention spans are evolving. People are quick to scroll past content that doesn’t resonate, but they’ll spend minutes (or hours) with content that feels relevant, personal, and valuable. The key is to meet your audience where they are: hook them quickly, deliver value consistently, and show the human side of your brand The post What Shorter Attention Spans Mean for Marketing in 2025 appeared first on Social Hospitality.| Social Hospitality
Hysteria Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning by Thomas Harrington at Brownstone Institute The following is an excerpt from Dr. Thomas Harrington’s book, Treason of the Experts: Covid and the Credentialed Class. Sadly, for most people today, World War I, or what some older Brits still refer to as the Great War, doesn’t mean too much. This is too bad, as it is perhaps the best mirror we have on the behavior of people and countries during the Covid era. For those who have forgotten, WWI occurr...| Brownstone Institute
The Courage to be Disliked (Kirawa reru yūki, 2013) by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga. Allen & Unwin, 2018. On the outskirts of the thousand-year-old city lived a philosopher who taught that the world was simple and happiness was within the reach of every man, instantly. A young man who was dissatisfied with life went … Continue reading How to become happy| Calmgrove Books
Last Updated on September 16, 2025 by Avia Let me ask you. Do you ever have a melodic bleary wakey-wakey moment? That moment when you’re … The post Why Are Songs Stuck in My Head? A Guide to Earworm Meaning, Memory, & More appeared first on Whats-Your-Sign.com.| Whats-Your-Sign.com
Dr. Keith Witt traces how dopamine-driven evolution shaped human consciousness from ancient seafood consumption that triggered civilization's "Big Bang" 80,000 years ago to today's hyper-stimulating culture that exploits the same neurochemical reward systems for profit. While our dopamine-flooded modern world creates unprecedented pathologies like addiction and isolation, it also sets the stage for the next evolutionary leap: conscious integration of our reward systems with relational wisdom ...| Integral Life
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Delighted to post this small conversation with Nick Shackleton-Jones. Nick posts brilliantly witty rants on TikTok that are just the best things I hear about work and the futility of bureaucracy. TikTok is a fame machine and if creators drop a banger they can end up reaching a vast audience. Nick has posted some content...| Eat Sleep Work Repeat
If we shifted our focus from the individual to the collective how different would our results at work be? The leader as the ‘repeater in chief’ I’m joined by Colin Fisher who explains that great teams are the most important contributors to great outcomes at work. The problem is that for many of our teams...| Eat Sleep Work Repeat
It’s been a while since I revisited a conversation on offices and how our physical workspaces are evolving. Disruption has made the property business hugely raise their games. With 20-25% of Gen Z workers self reporting having issues of neurodivergency the office is trying to prove that it’s still the centre of great workplace cultures....| Eat Sleep Work Repeat
This question has probably been asked by almost everyone at some point in their lives. But the answers we receive vary from "it is very good" to "it is very bad". I can understand that becoming obsessive about it is bad (in fact becoming obsessive about anything is bad). But this seems a psychological effect, not one that brings actual physical harm. Is there any definite evidence to say that it is good or bad ? By bad, I mean do we see any definite physical effects like impotency, nerve weak...| Recent Questions - Skeptics Stack Exchange
On a recent Friday night, I installed a video game on my computer: Civilization 5. I don’t play “hardcore” (that is: long, complex, time-consuming) video games much anymore. Really, barely ever. The last time I did before this was probably nearly three years ago. But there was a time when I played them regularly and really […]| Frozen Toothpaste
Daniel Pallies, a philosophy postdoc at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, recently wrote a blog post entitled “The inexplicable appeal of spicy food”. Pallies, from his bio, indicates that one of his key interests is the question: “What makes a Continue reading If only Bentham had read the Kāma Sūtra→| The Indian Philosophy Blog
It was thirty years ago, in 1995, that a then-unknown junior academic named Jeffrey Kripal published Kālī’s Child: The Mystical and the Erotic in the Life and Teachings of Ramakrishna. The book took a new look at the stories written about the revered 19th-century Bengali mystic Ramakrishna, from the then-current Freudian lens: it explored passages that it described as homoerotic, and argued that there was a connection between the homoeroticism and the mysticism. Kripal, who was raised Cat...| The Indian Philosophy Blog
When I was a kid, like all the boys who came before and after me, I learned to deal with bullies. Some fellows fled, others took them on. One young man-mountain, who was tall and overweight, sat on me once. Another, whose fiery red hair matched the impression that I should stay away, had a […]| Dr. Gerald Stein
On Wednesday, I promised those who read today’s post the possibility of winning an autograph of Methuselah, the 969-year-old man of the ancient world. Unfortunately, there is a problem on the autograph front. First, Methuselah didn’t know many words. Some have suggested that this limitation on his ability to think not only compromised his […]| Dr. Gerald Stein
A market research analyst uses data-driven insights to achieve results that resonate with consumers. Earn an MA in Psychology at TUW. The post How a Master’s in Psychology Helps Market Research Analysts appeared first on Touro University Worldwide.| Touro University Worldwide
There is a well-known scene in Woody Allen’s Take The Money And Run (1969) when Virgil Starkwell (Allen) takes a psychological test to join the Navy, but is thwarted by his lascivious unconscious. The psychological measure that proves to be Starkwell’s undoing—rejected, he turns to a life of crime—is the Rorschach inkblot test, devised a […]| Open Culture
Lauren Taylor discusses the benefits of narrative therapy in different cultures, in research, and in the field.| Columbia University Press Blog - Publishing a universe of knowledge for reade...
The Calm app has been downloaded over 150 million times, but before its success, founders of the app struggled to get investors to back a mental health company.| CNBC
When was the last time you felt truly happy in your life? Maybe you will feel that is a deep question, maybe too deep to start an article, but actually, it can be really easy to answer. Maybe it was just taking a coffee with a friend, going for a walk in nature, travelling in […]| VOICES
Not too long ago, I received an email I was not expecting at all. Even though I knew I would have to face it sometime, it hit me out of the blue. Okay, not completely out of the blue but rather from one year back in time. It was a letter I had written for […]| VOICES
In times when anxiety, stress, and uncertainty knock on every door, especially among young people, not everyone has access to a psychotherapist, nor do they always want to sit in front of someone and open their soul. But what if I told you that you don’t need to be in a therapist’s office to start […]| VOICES
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Not all heroes wear capes; some offer hugs for a living. The post Strangers for hire: The business of paid cuddling appeared first on The Queen's Journal.| The Queen's Journal
We are emotional beings. We like to consume content that’s polarizing.| inspired by rebels
I am reading the third edition of The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell, and I encounter multiple concepts presented as different, but I do not see much difference. Currently, these concepts are emotions, experience, and pleasure. Can you tell me what the distinction between them is in the context of the book, and where the difference is explained better? This is my first game design book, and I did not read much psychology or anthropology before. My background is in softwa...| Recent Questions - Game Development Stack Exchange
Can psychedelic therapy unlock buried memories of childhood trauma? According to venture capitalist Amy Griffin, the answer is a resounding yes. In her acclaimed 2025 memoir The Tell, Griffin details how MDMA-assisted therapy helped her recover repressed memories of sexual abuse by a trusted teacher during middle school. Her story offers a compelling case study of memory recovery through psychedelic intervention, though it also enters contentious scientific territory where experts debate the ...| Shortform Books
What if the key to breakthrough thinking lies in doing the opposite of what we usually do? Edward de Bono’s Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step by Step introduces a revolutionary approach to problem-solving that challenges our conventional thought patterns. Instead of following predictable logical sequences, lateral thinking encourages us to explore unexpected connections, embrace temporary confusion, and generate multiple possibilities before settling on solutions. Continue reading to get an...| Shortform Books
Researchers specialising in fields related to the workings of the brain are being invited to... Exeter-Hong Kong collaboration opens doors to brain science research appeared first on News.| News
B2B sellers often think of customers as rational decision-makers who seek to maximize value, reduce costs, and save time. But a study of 2,128 office workers across the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy found that B2B customers prefer interactions that fuel their psychological needs — even if they require more time or cost more money. Viewing customer service through the prism of the three core psychological needs — autonomy, relatedness, and mastery —...| Harvard Business Review
Humans and bees share genetic traits responsible for social behavior, suggesting that the basic elements of connection transcend species.| The Debrief
It’s not enough that you identify your biggest obstacles in forex trading profitability. You also have to act on it. So, where do you start?| Learn Forex Trading With Babypips.com
With an extra busy trading week already underway, you may be feeling tempted to pounce on ALL the opportunities to make profits. But here’s why sitting out may also be a good risk management decision.| Learn Forex Trading With Babypips.com
Both somatic therapy and charismatic Christianity can involve intense physical reactions in people, such as trembling, shaking, writhing, and crying. This got me thinking about whether there might be some common ground in how both practices achieve these effects. ‘Slain in the Spirit’ in Charismatic Christianity During worship, Pentecostal and charismatic Christians might fall to…| Sam Woolfe
This series explores a rarely discussed strength of direct instruction: its power to motivate students. While critics often paint explicit teaching as boring or uninspiring, the truth is that its structure, pace, and design motivate kids better than any other system. There is a certain romance in education about the idea of “Productive Struggle.” The notion goes … Continue reading Direct Instruction Motivation, Part 3: Success, Not Struggle| Education Rickshaw
It was thirty years ago, in 1995, that a then-unknown junior academic named Jeffrey Kripal published Kālī’s Child: The Mystical …Continue reading →| Love of All Wisdom
Last month I had the good fortune to attend a weeklong conference of Buddhism scholars in Leipzig, Germany – a wonderful opportunity in many ways, not least that one gets to be in a world far remov…| Love of All Wisdom
The Pandemic of Fake Psychiatric Diagnoses by Peter C. Gøtzsche at Brownstone Institute On 12 September, UK child and adolescent psychiatristSami Timimi published “When mental-health diagnoses become brands, the real drivers of our psychic pain are hidden” in the Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper. In his superb article, Sami carefully explains how he arrives at his painful conclusion: You see there is a truth that we (in the mental-health business) hope no one will notice – we liter...| Brownstone Institute
The Instinct to Hurt Those with Whom One Disagrees by Robin Koerner at Brownstone Institute “It’s long past time for all Americans and the media to confront the fact that violence and murder are the tragic consequence of demonizing those with whom you disagree day after day, year after year, in the most hateful and despicable way possible.” -Donald Trump. Never did I expect to write an article about the moderation of political communication that began with a quote from Donald Trump. ...| Brownstone Institute
What does it take to become a clinical psychologist, not only from a training, but from a human perspective? And who cares for the carers?| Neurofrontiers
Commitment is hard, harangued by the twin devils of temptation and convenience, hamstrung by lack of preparation, blown back by our general aversion to difficult work. Undoubtedly, you’ve decided to change something today. You’ve decided to accomplish something. ‘Tis the season, after all. Regardless of the nature of your goal, you would do well to commit with more than mind. You’ll need to change your environs and alter patterns.… The post Commitment: The 3 Hard Choices for Success...| Whole Life Challenge
Fielding a great team is crucial to winning on any playing field. The same is true in building long-term, sustainable health and fitness. But I’m not talking about your friends, family, co-workers, and gym buddies who are there to help keep you motivated and accountable. Those people are important — but just as important, if not more so, is the team that is with you 24/7, giving you advice, encouragement, or, alas, discouragement no matter what you’re doing.… The post How to Create a ...| Whole Life Challenge
We were standing on a dirt trail in the middle of pristine oak woodlands that gave way to rolling golden hills stretching down to the Pacific Ocean. I was lead hike docent that morning, and we paused in the shade for the group to snap a photo, and I stared out at the ocean. “Dude, you can’t see anything man-made anywhere from here!”… The post 6 Easy Ways to Get a Big Green Scoop of Nature Into Your Life appeared first on Whole Life Challenge.| Whole Life Challenge
The line is long, and for an hour I don’t stop moving. First a spoonful of beans on the plate, then a squirt of ketchup and mustard on each hamburger. Everyone is patient and polite. Some look me in the eye, and smile, or make a quick joke. Some look at the floor and seem to have trouble forming words. One man in a polo shirt asks my name, tells me his, and when he returns for seconds he says, “Thank you, Hilary.”… The post The Surprising Ways Helping Others Can Improve Your Health ap...| Whole Life Challenge
Psychological safety—a shared belief among team members that it’s OK to speak up with candor—has become a popular concept. However, as its popularity has grown, so too have misconceptions about it. Such misunderstandings can lead to frustration among leaders and employees, stymie constructive debates, and ultimately harm organizational performance. In this article the authors identify the following six common misperceptions: Psychological safety means being nice; it means getting your w...| Harvard Business Review
A good golfer doesn't blast every shot, and a good investor doesn't YOLO every choice. Minimize your miss, and the game is more rewarding.| Portfolio Charts
On a recent visit to the Chicago Writers Museum, I conceived the idea of giving my eldest grandson the gift of a lifetime—something small, forever to keep. An exhibit featured brief short stories …| Dr. Gerald Stein
Adopting organizational psychology in the workplace enhances productivity, employee retention, and well-being. Earn a PsyD degree online. The post The Impact of Organizational Psychology on Workplace Performance and Employee Well-Being appeared first on Touro University Worldwide.| Touro University Worldwide
Some policies aimed at reducing unwanted behavior can backfire. Therapists with late cancellation fees may be a good example.| Psychotherapy Notes
A researcher at Washington University in St. Louis is working to harness artificial intelligence to find psychological traits hidden in language.| The Source
Keith Martin Smith and Alexander Love explore Terry O’Fallon’s Stages model as a powerful lens for understanding how humans grow, make meaning, and relate across vastly different realities. Together, they reveal how developmental precision — not content or ideology — holds the key to deeper empathy, cultural healing, and truly integrative practice. This post was originally published on Integral Life.| Integral Life
Last month the FInancial Times published an article by John Burn Murdoch in the form of an analysis of personality data, specifically looking at what are styled the Big Five personality traits: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism. Typically these five factors are regarded as a statistically reliable way to measure personality. Unlike approaches like...| Eat Sleep Work Repeat
Nobel Prize narrative is not harmless compliment. It is calculated effort to sanctify one pillar, while the others collapse beneath evidence.| Brownstone Institute
If you have a mental health issue, don’t see a psychiatrist. It might turn out to be the biggest error you made in your entire life.| Brownstone Institute
Antidepressants are being used in children and adolescents, although they drive some of them to commit suicide and don’t work for them.| Brownstone Institute
Next time you’re struggling to move past a mistake, stop and remind yourself of the spotlight effect.| Melody Wilding
Here are some simple yet powerful psychology-backed mind tricks that can deepen connection and attraction with your partner.| Clever Dude Personal Finance & Money
What Having a Magician for a Father Taught Me: A childhood under the spell of sleight-of-hand taught me skepticism and curiosity| Nautilus
Every single expert followed the same three-phase journey to mastery. No exceptions. No shortcuts.| Babypips.com
This site uses affiliate links to Amazon.com Books for which IANDS can earn an affiliate commission if you click on those links and make purchases through them. 1. Introduction to NDE Aftereffects Over the past several decades, NDEs have emerged as a transformative phenomenon that challenges conventional understandings of consciousness, death, and personal identity. These […] The post Aftereffects of the Near-Death Experience appeared first on Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife.| Near-Death Experiences and the Afterlife
New studies reveal how psychedelics can reorganize brain function, offering stronger, longer-lasting benefits than conventional approaches.| The Debrief
Scientists explore 'autobiographical hypermnesia,' a rare ability that allows people to recall of life events in exceptional detail.| The Debrief
Binge-watching TV which has often been considered a negative behavior may have positive mental health benefits including helping with stress.| The Debrief
Professionals interested in advanced marriage and family therapy can expand their impact and influence in family health with a DMFT degree. The post How Advanced Training in Marriage and Family Therapy Strengthens Relationships and Communities appeared first on Touro University Worldwide.| Touro University Worldwide
Last month’s active lifestyle left me less time for reading. I was only able to read one full book. But what a book! Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion - Robert B. CialdiniI started reading this as it was recommended to me as one of the main books in the …| dr knz @ work
I am currently working on a new project. It’s thematically related and a natural extension of my previous work. For context, last year I developed a system that helps people connect at in-person events. I’m still convinced of its utility, but it is somewhat expensive to operate (there …| dr knz @ work
Buckle up: we need to talk about serious stuff. ❦❦❦ First, some notes on short-form learnings this month. In Praise of “Normal” Engineers: A software engineer argues against the myth of the “10x engineer” (IEEE Spectrum), Charity Majors reminds us that when a company mistakenly focuses on “hiring the top 0 …| dr knz @ work
Quite some reading happened. Let’s start with books. How to be Interesting - Jessica HagyThis is a short, illustrated inspirational handbook. I picked it up because it had been cited from a few other things I was reading. I think this would be OK to put in the hands …| dr knz @ work
This month (in fact, most of my time since I returned from Geneva in March) pretty much felt I was occupied with a full-time management job. My routine every day went approximately as follows: 07:30-09:00 kickstart my thinking in preparation for later action in the day:review current …| dr knz @ work
Just a bit more than two weeks did not enable long reading sessions. I did not open as many books. I was also less lucky than last with regards to quality. I’m OK - you’re OK - Thomas Anthony HarrisWhere the author introduces and explains transactional analysis, a model …| dr knz @ work
Psychology is a diverse discipline that describes a range of human phenomena, drawing from a wealth of research — along with applied practice — to reveal why people think, learn, or behave the way they do. Specializations such as abnormal psychology and developmental psychology attract a great deal of attention, but other applied practices can prove just as impactful. One, in particular, is beginning to attract more recognition due to its considerable economic and social implications: org...| JWU Online
Harvard psychologist breaks down why employers are increasingly seeking out workers with intuitive as well as analytical skills.| Harvard Gazette
