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Psychology, geopolitics, philosophy—and everything in between.
373 readings · 73–84
Hannibal Appearance is everything, don’t get lose in a crowd. If you don’t stand out, you are sure to disappear into obscurity. Appear larger, more colorful, and more mysterious by the timid and bland masses to get…
Law 38: Think as You Like, but Behave like Others Pausanias* If you feel irritated by the absurd remarks of two people whose conversation you happen to overhear, you should imagine that you are listening to the…
A Dialogue Unless you are terribly honest with yourself, you will not question the real reasons why you are avoiding something.
When one considers how ready are the forces of young men for discharge, one does not wonder at seeing them decide so uncritically and with so little selection for this or that cause: that which attracts them is the…
In The Neurotic Personality Of Our Time*, Horney discusses the nature of neuroticism and normalcy. What is Normal? One needs to compete with others to acquire power or wealth in society. Competition is difficult on…
Robert Trivers begins this chapter of The Folly of Fools by describing his efforts in the early 1970s to construct social theory based on natural selection. He aimed to understand the evolution of basic social…
Part Two: The Cosmogonic Cycle Jesus on the mount of olives* Chapter 4: Dissolutions 1. End of the Microcosm In this chapter, Campbell discusses the final part of the hero journey, death.
My Notes For Maps Of Meaning 2 (2017) – Jordan Peterson My Notes For Maps Of Meaning 2 (2017) – Jordan Peterson Maps of Meaning 2* Maps of Meaning 2 – Fallible Conscience [The introduction to Jiminy Cricket appears…
Law 44: Disarm and infuriate with the mirror effect Socrates reproaching Alcibiades* The Mirror Effect is about using people’s narcissism against them. And, as Greene shows, there are many variations of this…
The Social Animal There is no denying that belonging to a group brings with it many useful skills and knowledge but being too enmeshed in a group prevents us from thinking clearly.
Grand Strategy Readiness is everything. Resolution is indissolubly bound up with caution. If an individual is careful and keeps his wits about him, he need not become excited or alarmed.
Part Two: The Cosmogonic Cycle Shiva and Pervati* Chapter 2: The Virgin Birth 1. Mother Universe Some mythologies emphasize the maternal rather than paternal aspect of the creator, and she plays the roles that are…