Psychitecture / designing the mind
self-improvement on a deeper level, based on the science of neuroplasticity and findings within cognitive, affective, and behavioral science --designingthemind.org
Psychology
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine
Arguing that mature masculinity is not abusive or domineering, but generative, creative, and empowering of the self and others, Moore and Gillette provide a Jungian introduction to the psychological foundations of a mature, authentic, and revitalized masculinity --publisher
run amok
Amok originated from the Malay word meng-âmuk, which when roughly defined means "to make a furious and desperate charge" --wikipedia
Munchausen's syndrome
a rare psychological and behavioural condition in which somebody fabricates or induces symptoms of illness in themselves --nhsinform.scot
Constructive Living, by David K. Reynolds
Request: A useful book for people looking to get out of depression, anxiety, neurotic conditions. Some overlap with Doc’s teachings.
Love & Will, by Rollo May
May shows how we can attain a deeper consciousness --amazon.com
Personality Disorders in Modern Life, by Theodore Millon
"Personalities are like impressionistic paintings. At a distance, each person is 'all of a piece'; up close, each is a bewildering complexity of moods, cognitions, and motives."
buyer's remorse
a feeling of regret experienced after making a purchase, typically one regarded as unnecessary or extravagant --request
conscience
"an inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior" -- Google dictionary
let it be easy (attitude)
Sometimes we get "locked into" an attitude or mental posture that makes / believes things harder than they have to be. We can snap out of that with this decision.
Objective Personality (typing)
Variant on the Jungian model, but with more parameters. "We use the scientific method to define and track personality on a spectrum of 512 types." -- their website
Robert Epstein (professor)
In a 2017 article, Epstein criticized efforts by companies such as Google and Facebook to suppress fake news through algorithms, noting "the dangers in allowing big technology companies to decide which news stories are legitimate" --wikipedia
self-help
"the activity of providing what you need for yourself and others with similar experiences or difficulties without going to an official organization" -- Cambridge dictionary
Dunning–Kruger effect (psychology)
cognitive bias whereby people with low ability, expertise, or experience regarding a certain type of a task or area of knowledge tend to overestimate their ability or knowledge --wikipedia
forgetting curve
hypothesizes the decline of memory retention in time. This curve shows how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it --wikipedia