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The Analysis of mind, by Bertrand Russell. - StumbleUpon. Debruine/Teaching/Meth_A/files/Reporting_Statistics.pdf. Discounting. Discounting is an internal process during which we, out of conscious awareness, ignore information relevant to the solution of a problem.

Discounting

A discount always entails some distortion of reality, which confirms our script beliefs . Discounting is a form of putting oneself, another person, or the world in general down. Put another way, discounts help us to maintain the status quo rather than change. It's generally a rather unhelpful thing to do, but sticking to what we know and what we normally do helps us to feel safe. Unfortunately, this is often at the expense of a richer life. Applying the concept of games. Games seem to creep into people's relationships quite easily.

Applying the concept of games

Once you have read the chapter on games , think about your own relationship: do you recognize a pattern between the two of you that is happening again and again? Do you both end up feeling bad in some way at the end of it? Does it feel like it simply stays the same and you aren't learning anything from an argument? Games in relationships - games people play by Eric Berne. Fear of Intimacy - and How To Overcome It. Survey : Nightlife Survey: Club - COPIED [xkykjytvvw] Genes to Cognition Online. 5 Ways You're Accidentally Making Everyone Hate You. #2.

5 Ways You're Accidentally Making Everyone Hate You

You Wasted Their Time Getty All you did was email your boss with a simple question or idle thought, and she jumped down your throat! What a bitch! Then, later that night, you popped into your buddy's house unannounced, and like one minute later he's all acting annoyed, opening the door and saying, "Well, good to see you! " Or maybe you're on the other end of the situation in the first entry -- you messaged an acquaintance with a "happy birthday" and you got cold, dead silence in return. Brain Implant Improves Thinking in Monkeys. Superhuman: the Incredible Savant Brain. Sex and the Brain: Men's Health. Fear of Intimacy/Commitment. Do you struggle in relationships that are defined by drama, or by the pursuit/withdraw dynamic between partners?

Fear of Intimacy/Commitment

Fear of Intimacy - the wounded heart of codependency. Free five minute personalty test. How to quickly and easily hallucinate without LSD or magic mushrooms. The Phobia List. Hints for Remembering Better. Lust is the Purest form of Love. Damned are the Men Who consider Desires Depravity For it is that Depravity Wherein lies the Source of Birth and Light!

Lust is the Purest form of Love

Lust is loathed as filthy, depraved and primitive. A desire that does not belong to the world of men we live in, who by the process of evolution were supposed to leave it behind with the wild and rudimentary habits of their ancestors. The man who has forsaken his body and its desires can not live without damning everything that is important, for what else is left to live for. Popular Science - A Nerd's Guide to Reading.

Lucid Dreaming Techniques. Why Creative Thinking is Inclusive Thinking, by Michael Michalko. Albert Einstein was once asked what the difference was between him and the average person.

Why Creative Thinking is Inclusive Thinking, by Michael Michalko

He said that if you asked the average person to find a needle in the haystack, the person would stop when he or she found a needle. He, on the other hand, would tear through the entire haystack looking for all the possible needles. With creative thinking, one generates as many alternative approaches as one can. Creative thinking is inclusive thinking. You consider the least obvious as well as the most likely approaches, and you look for different ways to look at the problem.

5 Ways To Hack Your Brain Into Awesomeness. Much of the brain is still mysterious to modern science, possibly because modern science itself is using brains to analyze it.

5 Ways To Hack Your Brain Into Awesomeness

There are probably secrets the brain simply doesn't want us to know. But by no means should that stop us from tinkering around in there, using somewhat questionable and possibly dangerous techniques to make our brains do what we want. We can't vouch for any of these, either their effectiveness or safety. All we can say is that they sound awesome, since apparently you can make your brain... #5. & The Many Reasons We Rely Upon Our Clutter. Post written by Leo Babauta.

& The Many Reasons We Rely Upon Our Clutter

Clutter isn’t an easy problem to solve, no matter how many times I might tell you to toss it out, tell you that you don’t need it. A book isn’t just an object with words on it. A jewelry box isn’t just a container. Sorry darling, I just cant help it: How scientists have found out the real reason why many men fall asleep after sex. By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 08:04 GMT, 22 July 2012 | Updated: 06:59 GMT, 23 July 2012 It's a problem that leaves many woman frustrated, but scientists might have finally given men an excuse for sleeping straight after sex For men who roll over and nod off rather than engage in pillow talk, it’s the perfect excuse. They really do need to sleep after sex because the male brain is designed to switch off at that point, scientists claim.