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For Nietzsche, nihilism goes deeper than ‘life is pointless’ - Psyche
2023年4月5日 · For Friedrich Nietzsche, nihilism is a terrible psychological problem – a coping mechanism with deadly consequences. Friedrich Nietzsche’s well-known reputation as a philosophical provocateur is partly the result of his commitment to disabusing his readers of a variety of beliefs: their beliefs in a higher purpose, in an afterlife, in disinterested knowledge, in …
The virtue of honesty requires more than just telling the truth
2021年12月13日 · is the A C Reid Professor of Philosophy at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. He is the author of Honesty: The Philosophy and Psychology of a Neglected Virtue (2021), Moral Psychology (2021) and The Character Gap: How Good Are We? (2017), among other books. He lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Why teenagers are deliberately seeking brain rot on TikTok
2024年10月8日 · Talking to teens reveals a hidden sophistication to their media use. Rather than policing it, maybe we could learn from it. It is midday on a Friday, and I am in a room with about a dozen teenagers at an international school in Oslo, Norway.
Rather than fearing getting old, here’s how to embrace it
2024年4月10日 · is the author of Ageing Upwards: A Mindfulness-based Framework for the Longevity Revolution (2023). She holds an MSc in health, ageing and society, a BA (Honours) in psychology, and a MA in communication. She is the founder of Thriving Life in the Netherlands.
Cultural differences are far more nuanced than East vs West
2023年8月8日 · It’s simply not the case that ‘Eastern’ cultures are relationally-minded, while ‘Western’ societies are individualistic. The idea that people in the ‘East’ and in the ‘West’ differ psychologically in important ways has been studied for decades and popularised in countless articles and books.
How to create compelling characters | Psyche Guides
2021年2月10日 · Learn more. As E M Forster noted, the most compelling characters aren’t just round or dimensional, they surprise us in believable ways. The Big Five dimensions of personality describe the consistent patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviours that we experience when we’re feeling at our most ‘authentic’, but in reality of course the majority of people exhibit fairly …
How to ask for help | Psyche Guides
2022年4月20日 · Learn more. Creating a culture of help and support. Humans are an ultrasocial species, and we have evolved to cooperate in interdependent social groups. We have long relied on each other to help us care for our young children, stay safe from predators, and maintain enough resources to survive. We are generally motivated to help other people, especially …
How to deal with being bullied at work | Psyche Guides
2024年1月24日 · Key points – How to deal with being bullied at work. 1. Workplace bullying is a common experience that takes many forms. If you are repeatedly targeted by unwanted, unreasonable and harmful behaviour at work that seems to involve an abuse of power, it likely rises to the level of bullying.
How to motivate yourself to change | Psyche Guides
2024年1月21日 · What to do. There are four key stages involved when practitioners use motivational interviewing: engagement, focusing, evocation and planning. Engagement, which we won’t cover further in this Guide, refers to the need for practitioners to build a positive relationship or therapeutic alliance with their client or patient. We’ll start with the next stage, focusing, …