By request

Nobel Minds 2022

The 2022 laureates in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine and economic sciences talk to Zeinab Badawi and students in the audience at the Royal Palace in Stockholm about their discoveries and achievements, and how these might find a practical application --YouTube

purgatory is real

The Catholic Church holds that "all who die in God's grace and friendship but still imperfectly purified" undergo a process of purification, which the Church calls purgatory, "so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven" --wikipedia

T/F: posture during meditation affects its effectiveness

A good posture will avoid the hazards of being physically uncomfortable vs. falling asleep

hard-nosed

"realistic and determined, tough-minded" -- Google dictionary. Or "being tough, stubborn, or uncompromising" merriam-webster.com

The Tim Ferriss Show (podcast)

One of the most popular podcasts, with millions of listeners --request

T/F: ego mechanisms don't work if they don't lead to pleasure

Request: Quote from Doc’s book. [Note: the request didn't say which book]

"mandatory" gift-giving

With social repercussions if you don't or if your gift is not good enough. It pervades a lot of cultures --request

The Wisdom of Psychopaths, by Kevin Dutton

What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success

deleting one's comments

Request: Posting a comment, feeling anxious about it and deleting it to relieve anxiety. A rather common behavior, and I'm guilty of this myself.

glutathione (antioxidant)

capable of preventing damage to important cellular components caused by sources such as reactive oxygen species, free radicals, peroxides, lipid peroxides, and heavy metals --wikipedia

Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation

Benjamin Hardy the author refers to Doc in his videos and books, so was wondering if his writings calibrate high and if they do can be of use to others as well --request

alkaline diet

Proponents of the diet believe that certain foods can affect the acidity (pH) of the body and that the change in pH can therefore be used to treat or prevent disease --wikipedia

one-upper (behavior)

a person who responds to hearing someone else's experience or problem by immediately telling a similar story about themselves with a much more fantastic or terrible outcome --request

“the mind talks all the time; that’s ego. Spirit doesn’t talk"

It’s from “101 WAYS TO PEACE”. Way number 31: “The mind is an ‘it’ not a ‘you’ --request

generalized anxiety disorder

characterized by excessive, uncontrollable and often irrational worry about events or activities... overly concerned about everyday matters such as health, finances, death, family, relationship concerns, or work difficulties --wikipedia