Escaped Disciplines
About the difference between our attachment to ideas and the search for truth
Transposing
… Transposing a method or its terminology outside
read moreCause and effect against choices and their consequences
An insight designed to create awareness when freedom can reign and when the unavoidable physical cascade of cause and effect creates boundaries to our freedom and hence to read more
Conversational polyrhythms, Uniting distinct psychological dispositions by means of polyrhythmic dialogue
Conversational polyrhythms, Uniting distinct psychological dispositions by means of polyrhythmic dialogue
We do not use language, we are language.From the read more
Awake your inner blacksmith
The unexpected comeback of the bicameral mind
In 1976 Julian Jaynes (from hereon JJ) published a book that caused a short-lived sensation, it made an impressive round through academic circles to finally disappear to a somewhat lonely
read moreWho am I? A practical view on the self.
Podcast In a recent podcast with Gerard van der Molen, we discuss several ideas about the self. We approach
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WEAVING A WEB
We live in difficult times and that affects our mood. In daily language, we refer to this as having negative emotions or being too emotional. But read moreThe Differential Man
This article was originally written as a guest blog for authentic organization. Many thanks to Gerard van der Molen for the invitation. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Can contradicting thought patterns within ourselves be
read moreProcrastination
The forgotten love.
Procrastination is the soul rebelling against entrapment. Nassim Taleb.A story of procrastination Imagine a boy who does not succeed in doing his homework because there is read more
Fear and the coronavirus pandemic
Reading time: 10-15 min Take away points: -Fear is an essential component in the study of the coronavirus pandemic -Fear was
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