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Tag: Mental Health
Why Should I Continue to Hope?: A Philosophical Analysis of Romantic Idealism
I’ve asked myself so many times: should I stop dreaming? It’s sort of a cliché that the young are idealists … More
Reframing Perfectionism: Knowing the Difference Between Absolute and Relative Perfection Can Alleviate Your Inner Struggles
One of the questions I get asked most frequently is: what can I do about my perfectionism? People understand where … More
Am I Just an Asshole?: The Difference Between Autism and Narcissism and Why it Matters
You’ll have to be really honest with yourself about this one. Over my short career, I’ve had several patients who … More
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
