The Cognitive Biases that Make Us All Te...

Nearly every culture around the world encourages sacrifice today for a better tomorrow. So why is delayed gratification so hard? 

There's a lot to like about stoicism, but it falls short in some key areas for me. Here's my take on it and the other influences on my personal philosophy. 

Setting goals points us in the right direction and helps us clarify our values. But hanging on to goals when they no longer serve us is a recipe for misery. 

<p>Never underestimate the pain of a person, because in all honesty, everyone is struggling. Just some people are better at hiding it than others.</p> 

You guys sent in your judgements and we reacted to them! We talked last episode about how the first thought we have about something or someone isn't our fault. What we consume in the media coupled with the societal normals that are drilled into our heads since the moment we open ... Show More

Differ by all means, but very respectfully. Those who hurl abuse at others are WRONG! They have no concern for the Ummah or Humanity. They are so desperate to shove their opinions down the throats of others and have run out of respectful ways of doing it. The price of insulting a ... Show More

Even with the rise of the #MeToo movement, victim-blaming remains a tenacious problem. Could the tendency to blame the victim be programmed into the human mind at the most basic level? And how can we undo it? 

Humans are inclined to judge others’ failures harshly. But it’s awfully lonely living in judgment and beware, because as you so harshly judge others, you’ll get the same back multi-fold. 

The COVID pandemic brought on a whole bunch of change to nearly everyone in the world. All of a sudden people were under lockdowns, out of work, unable to see their loved ones, even fighting for their lives.  But ever so steadily, things have improved. Vaccines came along and we ... Show More

<p>The Honesty Challenge - Getting more truthful with ourselves and our world - Most of us value honesty yet are not aware of how regularly we avoid facing what's difficult inside us, and how we are less than truthful with others.  This talk explores the practice of radical self- ... Show More

<p class="p1">One of the biggest problems in our society is how we handle judgement and the opinions of others. But you must realize that you have ONE LIFE and it is better to live it for yourself than for someone else. </p>