Conceptual Metaphor Theory: Abstract concepts are metaphorically understood. Eg. "Affection"(Abstract concept) is understood in terms of "warmth"(metaphor).
Published on Dec 25, 2020
There’s a reason that programmers always want to throw away old code and start over: they think the old code is a mess. They are probably wrong. The reason that they think the old code is a mess is because of a cardinal, fundamental law of programming: It’s harder to read code than to write it.
Published on Dec 24, 2020
Defining yourself by your suffering is an effective way to keep suffering forever (ex. incels, trauma).
Published on Dec 24, 2020
Keep your identity small. "I’m not the kind of person who does things like that" is not an explanation, it’s a trap.
Published on Dec 24, 2020
In Psychedelic trips, insights are more stronger - they seem like the revealed truth. This is true in mystical experiences as well - what you learn in such experiences has a higher authority in your mind.
Published on Dec 20, 2020
If we can say that the ego has a location in the brain, it would be the default mode network. Its very active when you are doing nothing - its where self talk takes place. Default Mode Network regulates a lot of other parts of the brain - when drugs dials it down the rest of the brain is "let off the leash". Networks in the brain that don't generally communicate directly starts communicating directly. This can have an effect of jolting the brain out of bad habits.
Published on Dec 20, 2020
Existentialism is a philosophical movement that focus on the meaning or purpose of life.
Published on Dec 20, 2020
People tend to accept ideas that a threshold percentage of their friends also subscribe to. This can be manipulated by creating a Majority Illusion
Published on Dec 19, 2020
Social networks can create the illusion that something is common when it is actually rare. Its the local impression that a specific attribute is common when the global truth is entirely different. Eg. In a group of 5 people, 1 person is a drinker and others are drinkers. Everyone in the group is friend with one person and the drinker. So 4 people will see that 50% of their friends are drinkers - even though, in reality only 20% of the 5 is a drinker.
Published on Dec 19, 2020
Too much bonding social capital and it will create group think that will not take in ideas from outside. Too little and ideas will not be shared between members.
Published on Dec 19, 2020