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Intellectual Scalpels and Emotional Hammers

August 14, 2023August 3, 2023 by Thomas Schenk

Reflecting on the disconnect between intellect and emotions…

Categories Free Tags emotions 1 Comment

How to Manage Your Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 by Gleb Tsipursky

To achieve life goals and success, we need to gain control of our thoughts, emotions and behavior…

Categories Free Tags autopilot system, behavior, behavioral economics, cognitive science, Daniel Kahneman, emotions, feelings, goals, intentional living, intentional system, intuition, living intentionally, success in life, system 1, system 2, thoughts Leave a comment

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Do you believe in Love?

Do you believe in Love?

Some ancient thoughts on divinity can be surprisingly naturalistic when we look to the concepts behind the terms…

Mindful Writing (of a Sort)

Mindful Writing (of a Sort)

Imagining the mindful work of a medieval scribe…

The Myth of Disenchantment

The Myth of Disenchantment

By contrasting the richly meaningful world of our hunter-gatherer ancestors with the structured realities of civilization, this article challenges the

Is Meditation Selfish?

(cc) Alan Turkus

Some feel meditators should be doing something to make the world better, rather than just sitting…

Nature’s Creativity

Nature's Creativity

A contemplation upon and within Nature’s creativity…

What am I doing? (book excerpt & video: Living without free will)

What am I doing? (book excerpt & video: Living without free will)

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