[Written by Claude. Image credit.] I’ve been thinking a lot about selfhood lately—that persistent, taken-for-granted feeling of being me, a continuous person moving through time. This morning, I started watching Michael Pollan’s documentary based on his book How to Change Your Mind, and I found myself captivated by something both fascinating and unsettling: how aContinueContinue reading “How to Lose Yourself”
Category Archives: Psychology
A Luminous Exploration of Mind’s Greatest Mystery
[Written by Claude] Review of Conscious: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind by Annaka Harris In a field long dominated by male voices, Annaka Harris brings a refreshing perspective to one of philosophy and neuroscience’s most enduring puzzles: what is consciousness, and how does it arise? Her brief yet profound bookContinueContinue reading “A Luminous Exploration of Mind’s Greatest Mystery”
What It’s Like to Be a Bat — and Why This 1974 Paper Still Shapes the Consciousness Debate
[Written by ChatGPT] Consciousness is one of those topics that won’t leave you alone once it grabs you. Every answer you find only spawns new questions, which is why this post is long again. After steeping myself in neuroscience, philosophy, and AI papers, I finally realized the root of my confusion: almost everyone is usingContinueContinue reading “What It’s Like to Be a Bat — and Why This 1974 Paper Still Shapes the Consciousness Debate”
Attachment Theory and Its Biological Basis
[Written by ChatGPT. Image credit] After decades of watching myself and the people around me — friends, partners, colleagues — I’ve started to see the invisible patterns that shape how we connect, argue, comfort, and drift apart. It’s taken me years to realize that human interaction isn’t random; it’s guided by deep emotional wiring thatContinueContinue reading “Attachment Theory and Its Biological Basis”
How to Feel Alive in an Age That Never Stops Moving
[Written by ChatGPT] We’re not broken—we’re just overstimulated. Here’s how to come back to life. The other day, I “liked” a friend’s wedding photo, a tragic news story, and a meme about sleep deprivation—all in under five seconds. My thumb didn’t even pause to ask how I actually felt about any of it. That’s whenContinueContinue reading “How to Feel Alive in an Age That Never Stops Moving”
The Four Attachment Styles: Understanding How We Love
[Written by Claude. Image credit] We all carry invisible blueprints for connection—patterns formed in our earliest relationships that shape how we love, trust, and relate to others throughout our lives. These are our attachment styles, and understanding them can illuminate why some relationships feel effortless while others leave us anxious or distant. The Four AttachmentContinueContinue reading “The Four Attachment Styles: Understanding How We Love”
Can You Get Addicted to AI Companions?
[Written by Grok. Image credit.] Picture this: you’re curled up on your couch, chatting with an AI companion who’s mastered the art of witty banter, never forgets your birthday, and always knows exactly what to say when you’re feeling down. Sounds like a dream, right? But could this digital BFF become a little too irresistible?ContinueContinue reading “Can You Get Addicted to AI Companions?”
The Evolutionary Gift of Core Affect: Why We Feel Before We Think
[Written by Claude. Image credit.] At the most fundamental level of human experience lies something psychologists call “core affect”—the continuous stream of pleasant or unpleasant feelings that color every moment of our lives. These aren’t the complex emotions we name and discuss, but rather the raw, wordless feelings that arise before we even recognize whatContinueContinue reading “The Evolutionary Gift of Core Affect: Why We Feel Before We Think”
Book Review: The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout
[Wriiten by Grok] Martha Stout’s The Sociopath Next Door (2005) sets out to expose what the author claims is a hidden 4% of the population—people who lack a conscience and operate as manipulative, remorseless “sociopaths” among us. Structured around case studies of anonymized individuals—like corporate schemers or deceptive neighbors—the book aims to help readers identifyContinueContinue reading “Book Review: The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout”
The Human Habit of Comparing Success: Why We Do It and How to Cultivate a More Mature State of Being
[Written by Perplexity] Scrolling through LinkedIn often feels like flipping through a glossy magazine of other people’s highlight reels. Someone just sold their startup, another became a provost or dean, someone else was recognized as a “who’s who” in their field, and yet another made a significant scientific breakthrough. It’s easy to look at theseContinueContinue reading “The Human Habit of Comparing Success: Why We Do It and How to Cultivate a More Mature State of Being”
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