Human behavior
How we think and feel
Human behavior
Who becomes a good sailor without knowledge of storms?
Martin Shaw • Navigating the Mysteries
Modern capitalism is a pro at two things: generating wealth and generating envy.
Morgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
Creativity is the opposite of anxiety. While anxiety stems from uncertainty and lack of control, creativity channels that uncertainty into optimism.
The way you choose to suffer is uniquely yours: “The fact that I’m me and no one else is one of my greatest assets… emotional hurt is the price a person has to pay in order to be independent” – Haruki Murakami
One morning I heard someone, whom I knew to be brave and dignified, cry like a child because he finally had to go to the snowy marching grounds in his bare feet, as his shoes were too shrunken for him to wear. In those ghastly minutes, I found a little bit of comfort; a small piece of bread which I drew out of my pocket and munched with absorbed
... See moreViktor E. Frankl • Man's Search for Meaning
Because the brain mediates our experience of the world, any neurosurgical problem forces a patient and family, ideally with a doctor as a guide, to answer this question: What makes life meaningful enough to go on living?
Paul Kalanithi • When Breath Becomes Air
"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men."-Frederick Douglass
Vince Allen
After the surgery, all ten of the patients in the study reported greater mobility and less pain. In fact, the men who received “pretend” surgery did just as well as those who’d received debridement or lavage surgery. There was no difference in the results—even six months later. And six years later, when two of the men who’d received the placebo
... See moreDr. Joe Dispenza • You Are the Placebo
“Every age has its signature afflictions. Thus, a bacterial age existed; at the latest, it ended with the discovery of antibiotics. Despite widespread fear of an influenza epidemic, we are not living in a viral age. Thanks to immunological technology, we have already left it behind. From a pathological standpoint, the incipient twenty-first century... See more