psychology :: research

"abusing power ~ diminishes empathy" ~ no surprises here
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recovering from Ayn Rand

another bout of ~ irrational certainty ~ about everything

neighbors destroying a couch with pieces of same couch

let rumpus begin ~ did someone say 'catharsis'? ~ sounds of destruction

invalid reflections

realization ~ my deepest painful wounds are ~ all self-inflicted

DMT: The Spirit Molecule

for reconnection ~ we need the help of the plants ~ respect medicines

return of scholarly psychedelics :: the spirit molecule

DMT's purpose ~ experience - deliver ~ our full potential  

dieting advice

it's not what you eat ~ you're missing the obvious ~ it's what's eating you

classless and clueless

zero social skills ~ insufferable asshole ~ sadly deluded

julian barnes • on.npr

at an age when some ~ certainties are undermined ~ too late to unlearn

Veterans' Day • 11 - 11 - 11

what i saw that day ~ when pearl harbor fell is ~ tattooed on my soul

author's perspective

everyone has a ~ splinter of ice in their heart ~ our human nature

dignity therapy

we've all had failures ~ what you choose to remember ~ face death - face 'the wall'

dignity therapy

written narrative ~ tell the story of your life ~ outlast beyond you

dignity therapy

learning to face death ~ with dignity therapy ~ easing one's way out

Ron Paul (Congressman, Texas-14)

we hid what happened ~ why should we so fear the truth? ~ end these blundered wars

perhaps next try i'll ~ achieve escape velocity ~ till then hunker down

at the heart of the matter

we're up against man's ~ selfish, aggressive instincts ~ planet's survival

hated by the dark side

yes we risk our lives ~ we have to find our own truth ~ we are journalists

spoiler alert … nevermind

new study suggests ~ great stories can't be spoiled ~ tell me the ending

an old, old story

to advance yourself ~ culture of telling the boss ~ what he wants to hear