David Tian, Ph.D.Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Wang Yangming’s Moral PsychologyWang Yangming’s moral psychology bears many key similarities to the theoretical principles of modern Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) andSep 1, 20191Sep 1, 20191
David Tian, Ph.D.Recommended Reading List52+ Books on What School Should Have Taught Us About the Art and Science of Success, Fulfillment, and AchievementFeb 24, 2018Feb 24, 2018
David Tian, Ph.D.If you want more money, bring more value to more people“You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.” — Zig ZiglarFeb 18, 2018Feb 18, 2018
David Tian, Ph.D.The key to motivation is to uncover and unblock the reasons why you’re unmotivatedPeople aren’t generally lazy. They simply aren’t motivated to do the thing they’re trying to force themselves to do. Understanding WHY…Feb 15, 2018Feb 15, 2018
David Tian, Ph.D.Don’t Wait Until It’s PerfectIf you’re waiting until it’s perfect, don’t. Good enough is good enoughJan 25, 2018Jan 25, 2018
David Tian, Ph.D.Philosophy’s greatest blindspot is ignorance of the unconscious“Those who know but do not act simply do not yet know.” — Wang Yangming (1472–1529)Jan 22, 2018Jan 22, 2018
David Tian, Ph.D.Women are not passive victims in modern datingIn the current culture of victimisation, extremist feminism, and casual man-hating, people tend to forget that not too long ago, Fifty…Jan 18, 2018Jan 18, 2018
David Tian, Ph.D.Oneness, the Brain, and Unconscious Judgments in Moral Psychology and the Philosophy of Wang…NOTE: This is the second of two essays originally to be included in a volume published by Columbia University Press in 2018. However, a…Jan 16, 2018Jan 16, 2018
David Tian, Ph.D.If you always think you’re right, you’ll never learn anything newChange. That’s a necessary sign of progress, growth, maturity, learning, evolution.Jan 15, 2018Jan 15, 2018
David Tian, Ph.D.Philosophy and Psychopathy: Wang Yangming’s Theory of Oneness as Case StudyNOTE: This is one of two essays originally to be included in a volume published by Columbia University Press in 2018. However, a feminist…Jan 9, 2018Jan 9, 2018