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What is the Consciousness?
Dawid Potgeiser, a neurophysicist who runs a project at Temple University examining the marvel of consciousness, reported a significant forward leap in the examination that finally answers a portion of the well-established inquiries: what is mindfulness, where does it come from, and how are we expected to manage it?
By Better Brain5 years ago in Psyche
Unmasking Virtue Signaling and Implementing Actionable Virtue
As I understand it, it is a good thing to care about important things and other people. One of the things that seem to be happening right now, especially in certain quadrants of America, where people consume a lot of media and social media, is that there is an abundance of things to care about, to feel worried about, and often enraged by. But what if I find it hard to care a lot about things that don't affect me or my loved ones personally even though they are issues that I know are important, like the environment, social issues, economic and political issues.
By Blessing Akpan5 years ago in Psyche
The Downside to Being Goal-Oriented
Lately, I have been thinking about the dark side of grit and in particular how being goal-directed in the extreme can be a bad thing. If you are spending a large proportion of your 168 hours per week pursuing goals, you may be spending fewer hours savoring the present moment being mindful. So these strivers who are rushing around getting stuff done, are maybe less happy. Maybe they’re just missing out, right? I mean, let me ask you this, in a given day, what percentage of time that you’re awake do you think you are having goal-directed thoughts versus the percentage of time where you have no goal in mind? You’re maybe eating a really good piece of brisket.
By Blessing Akpan5 years ago in Psyche
The True Meaning of Life
The need for meaning, the yearning for meaning, the search for meaning is universal. It's just instinctive that all of us at some point in some way, in some wording, ask this question, what's the meaning of life and what's the meaning of my life? I thought about it a lot. And I wrestled with it. Now, let me take a guess you very much have.
By Blessing Akpan5 years ago in Psyche
Importance of Methadone Withdrawal
Methadone is one of the most widely used drugs for the treatment of heroin, morphine, and other forms of substance abuse. It has a very low success rate when used for treating addictions to alcohol or cocaine. But it is still a valuable drug addiction treatment. For many years, methadone was available in clinics and hospitals throughout the United States. Today, however, it is generally offered in government-run or charity programs.
By Reena Bevil5 years ago in Psyche
The Rabbit Hole
I am an over-the-top personality. I overthink, overlove, over feel, over stress, etc.-it is all or nothing, which is not invariably a negative aspect of my personality when channeled in the right areas. My extremities have helped me to accumulated over fifteen years of experience with insomnia-which comes in waves. Waves of countless replays of things I could have done better or different in my life-reminders of immature mistakes that are set in stone forever. Waves of empathy I feel for people I may have hurt ten years ago. Insomnia is endless reels playing on inner eyelids. I do not come with an off switch, and I have been looking for one for a long time-trust me. These shoulders get heavy, and there are times when I am exhausted and screaming out to no one, “I need a freakin’ break!”
By Franchessica Hannawacker 5 years ago in Psyche
The Subtle Art of Letting Go
Throughout this website, many references have been made to the eastern philosophy that is Buddhism. While I do not want to mix this up with spiritualism or spirituality, there is one main precept that I would like to emphasize in this discussion post in particular. It is one whose origin is at the very heart and foundation of Zen Buddhism, and that is the first noble truth that all life is suffering, but it doesn't have to be.
By Aaron M. Weis5 years ago in Psyche
Random Thoughts
I fully recognize that my random thoughts may or may not be interesting to Vocal readers. And also that a number of them have been covered in my previous articles (as well as other people's) in more depth. I'm afraid that although I do not intend for this article to be political per se, it's likely that much of it will end up that way anyway... because these days basic human rights are considered to be controversial and political.
By Jenn Kirkland5 years ago in Psyche
Fighting Depression
It has taken a long time to get here. To get to the point where I can say, I have depression. I said a few years ago that I have ‘down days’ but that I didn’t class myself as someone with depression as I didn’t see myself as survive as I know others are.
By Samuel Moore5 years ago in Psyche
