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) and36 min read·Sep 1, 2019--1--1
David Tian, Ph.D.Recommended Reading List52+ Books on What School Should Have Taught Us About the Art and Science of Success, Fulfillment, and Achievement14 min read·Feb 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 Ziglar2 min read·Feb 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…3 min read·Feb 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 enough2 min read·Jan 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)2 min read·Jan 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…2 min read·Jan 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…37 min read·Jan 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.2 min read·Jan 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…29 min read·Jan 9, 2018----