The reading collection
Psychology, geopolitics, philosophy—and everything in between.
373 readings · 97–108
The Principles of Psychology* is a book written by William James and published in 1890. The book covers a wide range of topics concerning the human mind and behavior. The first main idea is that the human mind is…
Giuseppe Borri* “To become the founder of a new religion one must be psychologically infallible in one’s knowledge of a certain average type of souls who have not yet recognized that they belong toge
The Time Paradox is a book by Phillip Zimbardo and John Boyd that explains how our attitudes towards time shapes the way we live our lives, who we become, and what we value.
Law 40: Despise the Free Lunch El Dorado* Don’t fall for “free” gifts. There is a saying in business, “if you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.
Chapter 6: Civilization The ‘Clash of Civilizations’ thesis has been revived by recent events in the world.
Law 35: Master the Art of Timing The Patient Hawk* Space we can recover, time never. Napoleon Bonaparte, 1769-1821 Being in a hurry will make it seem that you lack self-control. Don’t rush.
Wanting by Luke Burgis is about mimetic desire. Burgis was an entrepreneur who was on course to living out the Silicon Valley myth, before he experienced a change of heart.
In The Master and His Emissary*, Iain McGilchrist explains our reality through the perspective of brain lateralization.
Law 36: Disdain the things you cannot have: ignoring them is the best revenge Sour grapes* You should never make it apparent that you have been unable to attain something that you want. It is much wiser to treat what…
If you compliment another person, you must quickly knock on wood to prevent bad luck that might occur to this person, that an evil eye might bring about bad luck. Many people inherit their superstitious beliefs from…
Law 39: Stir Up Waters to Catch Fish A monkey, whilst munching a ripe pear, was pestered by the bare-faced importunities of a wasp, who, nolens volens, would have a part.
In The Interpretation of Dreams*, one of the classic works of psychology in the 20th century, Freud wrote that dreams were created by two processes in the mind. The first comes from an unconscious force which…