Understanding ourselves can be harder than understanding our surroundings. While humans do have a lot of similarities to one another, we are still vastly different. There are some facts about psychology that are common to all people, and others that are about a more select group.
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The important thing when it comes to hacking your brain is making it work for you. Try different things, stick with what works, and don’t blindly follow what the next expert comes along and says unless you can truly benefit from it.
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In Michael Pollan’s latest book How To Change Your Mind he suggests that as people grow older the magic of the world goes away. Things feel more tedious. Our brains get used to the patterns we see around us. The joy of life can fade. And for this reason, Pollan suggests psychedelics as an antidote. […]
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Words are profoundly powerful, especially when chosen carefully. The simplicity of linking just three words, spoken at any moment, can evoke a multitude of emotions. Here are the 100 Best Three Word Phrases: 1. “I’ll be there.” 2. “I Love You.” 3. “Maybe you’re right.” 4. “I trust you.” 5. “Go for it.” 6. “Got […]
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Words are powerful especially when chosen carefully. A simple, four word phrase when stated in the proper tone, can evoke far ranging emotions and deliver a powerful impact. Here are the 100 Best Four Word Phrases: 1. I love you so. 2. Thank you very much. 3. Oh no you didn’t. 4. I want you […]
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Halloween is on its way and feeble horror tales are being dished out left, right and center. The following true stories, however, are not only filled with death and gore; they actually happened. Though often brutal and nonsensical, ritual suicide is real and has occurred throughout history. The motives behind mass suicide are varied. In […]
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Nine years ago the RIAA won a groundbreaking suit against Napster.com in what would become the beginning of a nearly decade-long flood of litigation. The incident seemed to be a tipping point for the Entertainment Industry, as both the RIAA and MPAA up until then had enjoyed little success in stemming the piracy movement which […]
Continue readingFor the past 56 years the Church of Scientology has blazed a path of headlines and mystery across the globe. Once existing only as the idea held by a single man, the Church has grown into a multinational, highly organized institution in record time. There is little doubt that trends in the 60’s and 70’s […]
Continue readingRiots display human beings acting at their worst. Usually the result of political or social turmoil, most riots rely on killing, raping, looting and widespread destruction to get their point across. After examining the tolls that riots take on society, we have to wonder whether this is an effective way to bring about change. Below […]
Continue readingDreams are the subject of great debate amongst dream experts, sleep researchers and doctors. Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud once stated: “Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy.” Here are some of the most common and weird dreams many people experience while they sleep. 1. Flying Dreams Flying dreams, with or without wings, […]
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