Psychological research has shown that our minds are naturally more inclined to tilt towards the negative, the loss. Negative news, negative information sticks in our thoughts and it takes more mental effort on our part to get unstuck from that frame of mind. But it is not impossible. In this short, insightful and, in my … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Getting Stuck (and Unstuck) in the Negatives
Reading Preferences Survey: Share Your Interests
Please share your thoughts by taking part in my short survey on your reading preferences. Your feedback will help me improve humanfactor.blog
Spreading the Word: New Year’s Eve Ambience Video
Happy New Year! May this Hobbit inspired ambience music video bring magic to your New Year's Eve celebration!
New Year Revisited – Why January 1st?
The story behind the tradition to celebrate New Year's eve on December 31st and New Year on January 1st
Spreading the Word: Christmas at Hogwarts Ambience Video
This is a special weekend for many of us around the world. To those who celebrate, I wish you a very Jolly Christmas! To those who do not, may your weekend be peaceful, warm, and filled with love! We all can use a little magic in our lives sometimes. I hope this Harry Potter inspired … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Christmas at Hogwarts Ambience Video
Thank You: Quotes From 2021’s Top 5 Posts
With 2021 drawing to an end, I have looked back at what you have found most engaging on humanfactor.blog - the top 5 most-read posts this year. Before I unveil the winners, I would like to sincerely thank you all for your time and interest in my work. It is the most precious gift any … Continue reading Thank You: Quotes From 2021’s Top 5 Posts
Spreading the Word: Why Do We Self-Sabotage?
The value of self-knowledge lies partly in our ability to consciously understand ourselves and then develop more integrated personalities. The opposite of this implies having elements that are somehow disconnected from what we identify with when we think of 'who we are'. These elements are in our blindspots, obscured from our self-knowledge. If so, internal … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Why Do We Self-Sabotage?
Don’t Discard Your Ideas
One of the practical things I have learned during my philosophy studies is that it is wise not to judge your ideas immediately when they come to you. There is a real risk of creating a habit of suppressing your creative thought. Our minds are adaptive and learn to respond to the environment. So, if … Continue reading Don’t Discard Your Ideas
Spreading the Word: “Does Consciousness End?”
The topic of Nothingness has always captivated human minds. Death, darkness, void, abyss, no-thing, no-sense, no-experience, oblivion. However, our talk of nothingness as a state betrays an ancient misconception, one discussed by Parmenides ~2.500 years ago in his teaching that Being Is and Non-Being is not. We fall for the myth of nothingness when we contemplate … Continue reading Spreading the Word: “Does Consciousness End?”
How beliefs are different from actions?
In our daily lives, it is common for us to think and talk about actions in normative terms. I should do this, I'd better not do that, for different reasons, depending on the situation. Actions are amenable to such regulating, normative attitudes because we can choose how to act, we have control over our actions. In other words, our … Continue reading How beliefs are different from actions?
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