Being in the world, this world, is an undeniable reality for each and every one of us. For without it, I wouldn’t be writing; nor you, reading; or anybody else who potentially comes across this essay (no matter how remotely). Each of us living, having lived; breathing, having breathed. Thinking and tinkering about the days…
Tag: psychology
Why CBT Should Not Be the ‘Gold Standard’ of Psychotherapy
CBT is the abbreviation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which is widely considered the McNuggets of the psychotherapeutic industry. To start, I would say that I am personally not a hater of CBT, nor do I have any vendetta against it. As an avid philosophy reader, I find the fundamental principles of CBT to be largely…
Why You Can’t Live Without Philosophy Even If You Don’t Care About It.
In today’s blog post, I will talk about my unqualified opinion on what philosophy is and attempt to describe the influences that it has on our lives. What is Philosophy? The word ‘philosophy’ originates from the Greek word φιλοσοφία (filosofia), which combines the word ‘philo’ meaning ‘to love’ and ‘sophia’ meaning ‘wisdom’, thus meaning ‘love…
Rewriting the Significance of Your Being
1. The Problem of Anxiety Red pill, blue pill? Such were the options that Neo received from Morpheus in the hugely acclaimed film The Matrix, as Neo grew bothered with the irregularities that he recently noticed in his life. Taking the blue pill is promised to instantly relieve him of all anxieties, after which he…
Getting My Thinking Brain Talk to My Feeling Brain
A lesson from Mark Manson’s Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope Mark Manson is a blogger turned book-selling author and a full-time writer who writes non-conventional self-help books that sold millions of copies worldwide. His first of two best-selling book, titled The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck has a bright orange cover…
The Social Dilemma – 10 Striking Quotes and Explanations (ft. Fupi)
This is the kind of film you sign up to Netflix for. You need to watch it, now. Fairly recently, I have been thinking about what Dicson’s Table as a ‘brand’ could be, and I thought that it would be nice to always feature a food item in every blog post even if it may…
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