Determinism in Therapy: Why the Belief in Free Will Can Be Detrimental to Your Mental Health

Most of my life, people told me that I was too hard on myself. I seemed to have always wanted … More

Emotional Reasoning: What Psychology and Philosophy Sometimes Get Wrong about the Utility of Our Emotions

“Nothing is more usual in philosophy, and even in common life, than to talk of the combat of passion and … More

What It Means to Be a Skeptic and Why You Should Be One

In the last few weeks, I’ve been re-learning fundamental statistical concepts in order to better understand psychological research. In the … More

The Untraveled Road: How Killing My Dream Made Me Much Happier

Lately, I’ve been coming to terms with one of my major professional decisions. For years, I went back and forth … More

I’m Not Enough: Why Feeling Like You’re Good Enough Shouldn’t Be Your Only Goal

“I hear what you’re saying, and I can see what I’ve done, but why don’t I feel it?” How many … More

Michael Shermer On Beating Bad Ideas with Better Ideas, Free Speech — HipHop XXIV

On episode 91, we welcome author Michael Shermer to discuss: Why and how humans come to believe in anythingOur difficulty … More

Mohamedou Talks The Mauritanian, Closing Guantanamo Bay — HipHop XXIV

On episode 90, we welcome author Mohamedou Ould Slahi to recount his imprisonment in Guantanamo Bay and working on the … More

The Myth of Self-Love: Why You’ll Probably Never Learn to Love Yourself and Don’t Need to

When I was a kid, I wanted to become the best. As is typical for a child who’s bullied, and … More

The Perils of American Exceptionalism: Review of The Mauritanian — HipHop XXIV

I’ve never been too frightened of horror movies because most of them aren’t realistic. The ones that terrify me are. … More

Paralyzed by the Fear of Uncertainty: Beginning to Overcome Debilitating Self-Doubt

Anxiety is a bitch. And the beliefs behind it are even worse. When people struggle with Generalized Anxiety or Obsessive … More