Psychology

Your $4 latte addiction isn’t what’s stopping you from reaching financial freedom. — This short story is sure to punch you in the face…then inspire you. A young man in 2012 sat down at a Portland cafe. An elderly gentleman walked past him and sat at the table next to him. He was working on his Macbook like the cool digital nomad he…

“You’re living in a meat suit controlled by a monkey brain that has out-of-date software from 1000s of years ago.” — Society feels like it’s in a death spiral for some. It’s not but it can feel that way if you unlock your phone or dare to watch the news. No matter how smart, sexy, or sophisticated you’re friends are they’ll have plenty of days from hell. A few sentences can…

When you watch the news, you think the world is about to end. Honestly, if you consume the news on any given day of the year, you’re confronted with so many big world problems that you can’t help but think, “The world is getting worse.” I see this with a…

As artificial intelligence grows, so will our understanding of consciousness and what it means to be human — On June 11, Google engineer Blake Lemoine released a transcript of his conversation with LaMDA. LaMDA is Google’s machine-learning model that mimics human speech and thought, and Lemoine believed it was sentient. While the consensus remains that LaMDA has a way to go before attaining sentience, there is a lot…

It’s possible — here’s a place to start. — You want to leave — but you can’t. You have your reasons. Money. Kids. Houses. Property. The Dog. Shame. Guilt. Loneliness. Sadness. Worry. You just don’t have the energy for it. But the inescapable truth is that you and your partner have lost your way. It’s not toxic (well, okay…

#1. Let go of things you can’t control — Everybody experiences painful emotions: From grief and panic to anger and disappointment, emotional suffering is universal and unavoidable. But how people respond to emotional suffering varies dramatically. For some, emotional pain leads to a storm of negative thoughts, self-defeating behavior, and even more painful emotions. …

Some thought patterns may fuel mental health problems. — Here’s an experience we’ve all had: You text a friend, and the friend doesn’t text you back. Minutes pass, then hours. What’s going on? Maybe your friend is busy with work and isn’t checking texts. Or maybe your friend saw your message and is ignoring it. These are two of…

One thing they are all eager to see — Bitcoin is not crashing right now. The crash happened in 2021. The cryptocurrency (along with the whole crypto industry) is now in the pain phase. The good news is that it won’t stay low like this forever, but the bad news is that it will stay like this for a…