We live in an era where slavery is seemingly something of the past, but if you think about it… If in ancient times slave overseers used whips and iron chains, today they use the “social contract,” “patriotism,” and the “illusion of property rights.” The result… Lasīt vairāk »Slavery 2.0: You are state property maintaining itself
Your age is just a number that guarantees experience, but not emotional maturity. Someone who is emotionally immature can mess up any relationship. From work and friends to family and close people. These people refuse to take responsibility for their own lives and feelings. Communication… Lasīt vairāk »Emotional parasites: grown up, but behaving like a child
The human mind loves order. We have a naturally programmed tendency to seek patterns even where none exist. This specific psychological trait serves as the foundation for one of the most sophisticated persuasion methods – conclusions you reach yourself, but with the input data presented… Lasīt vairāk »The art of persuasion: the power of filling the gap
We all know the feeling: the same toxic partner again (just with a different name), the same argument with the boss, another empty bank account at the end of the month. You look in the mirror and ask: “Why am I so unlucky? Why is… Lasīt vairāk »Trapped by the unconscious: why you keep making the same mistakes?
When you’re afraid, your decisions become automatic – that is, you have little or no control over them. You think only about how to escape the uncomfortable situation right here and now. Long-term plans and logic don’t work in that moment. Why do we make… Lasīt vairāk »How fear influences your decisions
The Olympic Games are publicly presented as apolitical – a celebration of sport in which politics is seemingly excluded. This claim is a convenient narrative for viewers, but it does not correspond to reality. In essence, the Olympic Games are a tool for satisfying political… Lasīt vairāk »The Olympic Games are not just about sports
People like to think that the world is orderly and predictable, and that there is some secret mechanism behind randomness. It is precisely this need that gives rise to various pseudosciences, including numerology. They offer people the comfort they so desire. Numerology is based on… Lasīt vairāk »Numerology for those who don’t want to think
There are people who belittle themselves as if joking. “I’m stupid,” “I’ll never be able to do it,” “Classic — I messed everything up.” This is said with a smile or irony, as if that justified the use of such phrases. The body does not… Lasīt vairāk »Never say anything bad about yourself — not even as a joke
Let’s start with a straightforward observation: scams are a normal phenomenon. Their moral aspect is another matter, but the phenomenon itself is essentially a logical result of human behavior. Therefore, it is a normal, natural phenomenon based on human weaknesses and predictable behavior. Scammers are… Lasīt vairāk »Scammers and their schemes
How to look at the future without children. A topic that will be like oil on fire for people who leave their behavior to instinct. The loudest argument for having children is that society will age and there will be no one to support the… Lasīt vairāk »Why you shouldn’t have offspring
