Oct 2, 2020True Positivity: a Systematic Method from Cognitive Psychology to find Positivity and Meaning in Your Own Experiences.“Think Positively!” If you’ve ever received this advice from a friend you know how it feels. You mustered the courage to open up and share your deepest struggles. All they could do was butchering the complexity of your emotional life to a lack of positivity. …Psychology20 min readPsychology20 min read
Jul 18, 2020Achieving True Freedom (even from what you Want)Freedom. We all want it. Most of us don’t have it and crave it. Many would not know what to do with it even if they had it. I surely have deeply desired freedom for as long as I can remember. It’s been one of my driving values for a…Freedom3 min readFreedom3 min read
Published inBetter Humans·Jan 25, 2019Member-onlyCognitive Journaling: A Systematic Method to Overcome Negative BeliefsA complete system for using principles of cognitive behavioral therapy to overcome your own problematic emotions and behaviors — Working on myself and with my patients, I see firsthand that it’s not easy to practice self-reflection while staying objective. You often end up staying at the same level of thought of the problems you are analyzing. You enter a debate with your mind, and you keep buying into your…Self Improvement33 min readSelf Improvement33 min read
Dec 8, 2018Mental Constructs: the cornerstone of self-improvementThink about what moved you to self-improvement in the first place. I guess that it probably was some frustration or some obstacle on the pursuit of an objective, which made you stop, step back, and think that maybe it was your own behavior or attitude which needed to change, rather…Self Improvement7 min readSelf Improvement7 min read
Dec 8, 2018How to overcome creative blocks. An essay on CreativityA creative block is a scary moment in the path of a maker. It not only undermines progress, but it raises doubts on the creator’s identity. As a creator you create: if you are stuck, maybe you are a phony and not so much creative after all. Creative blocks are…Creativity17 min readCreativity17 min read
Dec 7, 2018What my Italian barber taught me about Mastery and RelationshipsMastery in craft and relationships are common themes in my life, as I strive to improve both constantly. I believe Truth is to be found everywhere. Recently I was able to gain new insights on them after a trip to get my hair and beard trimmed. Here’s how it happened. Italian barbers and craft mastery …Life Lessons7 min readLife Lessons7 min read
Oct 16, 2017The dangers of self-medicating poetryI recently fell in love with poetry. As a long time avid philosophy reader, I had always discarded poetry as a weaker, wimpier, softer form of Truth finding. Until recently, and I need to thank philosophy for that. Contemporary philosophy tells us that Truth is always one step out of…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read