-
54 votes
-
Can ‘micro-acts of joy’ make you happier? I tried them for seven days.
11 votes -
Why are antidepressants so popular in Iceland? | Mindset
6 votes -
Why we crave – The neuroscientific picture of addiction overlooks the psychological and social factors that make cravings so hard to resist
15 votes -
Rebecca Solnit: Slow change can be radical change
19 votes -
What the Prisoner's Dilemma reveals about life, the Universe, and everything
32 votes -
Sludge videos are taking over social media and people’s mind
16 votes -
Frantz Fanon’s enduring legacy – The post-colonial thinker’s seminal book, “The Wretched of the Earth,” described political oppression in psychological terms
11 votes -
Studies suggest that relying on will power is hopeless [to eliminate bad habits]. Instead, we must find strategies that don’t require us to be strong.
46 votes -
There are two types of airport people : Some travelers love being late [2019]
22 votes -
You've just been fucked by psyops; the death of the internet
20 votes -
The case of Donnie Moss
6 votes -
Life begins at forty: The biological and cultural roots of the midlife crisis
10 votes -
The bodily indignities of the space life
21 votes -
Loved, yet lonely - You might have the unconditional love of family and friends and yet feel deep loneliness. Can philosophy explain why?
24 votes -
The happiest man in the world
14 votes -
Intro to Carl Jung and Jungian Psychoanalytics
Does anyone have any short-to-medium length content that clearly introduces the ideas of Jung? I don't mind it being dense philosophically, but there's sort of this deliberate obfuscation of ideas...
Does anyone have any short-to-medium length content that clearly introduces the ideas of Jung?
I don't mind it being dense philosophically, but there's sort of this deliberate obfuscation of ideas that Jungian content creators utilize towards some end.
In philosophy, specific terms and jargon is necessary to ensure philosophical precision of the idea being presented. If one looks up said jargon, they can gain context about what's being communicated.
As far as Jung content online goes, there's a lot of jargon being used, but I'd wager about 50% of it is made up on the fly. When looked up, the term often either doesn't exist, is an adhoc portmanteau of two random terms, or simply doesn't make sense within the context it's used. Why? It seems like they deliberately are obfuscating their ideas for seemingly no reason. Perhaps there's a perceived invulnerability to criticism if your position on basic ideas can't be nailed down?
It seems that Jordan Peterson is the most prominent idea-obfuscator in this tradition, but I understand why he does it; some of his audience likely wouldn't care for the fact that he's likely what they'd describe as an atheist if you were able to pin down the ideas he conveys (e.g., Christ is but one of many manifestations of a Jungian archetype.)
Kinds of content I'm looking for:
- Newb friendly
- Clearly communicates ideas
- Philosophically precise
- Critical, but not polemic (i.e., no "debunking" videos)
- Video/audio/books preferred
Thank you in advance (:
18 votes -
Maths anxiety
12 votes -
What wipes in Star Wars teach us about the brain and also interface design
27 votes -
Why people believe their own lies - The George Santos syndrome
20 votes -
A journey into the shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma controversy
14 votes -
The villa where doctors experimented on children
8 votes -
How disappearance became a global weapon of psychological control, fifty years on from Chile’s US-backed coup
21 votes -
Why are adverts so loud?
17 votes -
Here's why automaticity is real actually
17 votes -
A British Columbia study gave fifty homeless people $7,500 each. Here's what they spent it on.
42 votes -
It's very weird to have a skull full of poison
42 votes -
What Courtney Dauwalter learned in the pain cave
6 votes -
I’m so sorry for psychology’s loss, whatever it is
40 votes -
A University of British Columbia study gave fifty homeless people $7,500 each and debunks stereotypes about homeless people’s spending habits
34 votes -
Who is likely to believe in conspiracy theories?
35 votes -
What is narcissism? Science confronts a widely misunderstood phenomenon
24 votes -
Canadian court upholds social media sensitivity training requirement for Jordan Peterson
62 votes -
Fifty years on, Swedish psychiatrists are now calling the infamous Stockholm Syndrome a 'constructed concept' used to explain away the failures of the State
27 votes -
The psychological weight loss strategy | Laurie Coots
13 votes -
Book recommendations: Psychology topics
Hi everyone :) I am pretty obsessed with consuming information as someone with ASD, and one of my preferred topics to really dive into is Psychology, Philosophy, and Business ethics that can...
Hi everyone :) I am pretty obsessed with consuming information as someone with ASD, and one of my preferred topics to really dive into is Psychology, Philosophy, and Business ethics that can relate to the other 2 topics. I generally read a lot of articles, journals, and studies, but I have found myself really wanting to dive back into the course topics that I was learning about in college before I dropped out, as I don't do well in structured school settings.
I have been re-visiting a lot of Freud's work and other basic course stuff, but I do love more advanced topics that make me connect the dots between my personal studies and my schooling, so honestly just drop some titles for anything nonfiction and not as self help directed and I will check it out.
Thanks guys :)
18 votes -
Study: People expect others to mirror their own selfishness, generosity
40 votes -
AP psychology effectively banned in Florida over lesson on sexual orientation, gender identity
64 votes -
Consciousness and intrinsic brain information
5 votes -
Icono: A universal language that shows what it says
25 votes -
Is there a name for the "this is not who I am" defense?
Basically as the title says. I'm a big proponent of "judging people by what they do, not what they say"; it has been one of my most unshakeable life mottos and I can't, for the life of me, grasp...
Basically as the title says. I'm a big proponent of "judging people by what they do, not what they say"; it has been one of my most unshakeable life mottos and I can't, for the life of me, grasp why or how someone with even a modicum of intellectual honesty can believe otherwise.
I'm very interested in the nature of the mental gymnastics going on inside the people who defend themselves with such statements.
Thanks folks !!
EDIT: rephrased for clarity
44 votes -
Looking for sources related to "The Repetitive Nature of Human Tribulations"
Hello everyone :) I write as a hobby and have had an article in my drafts for a long, long time. In essence, I'd like to discuss the "repetitive nature of human tribulations/suffering/life", that...
Hello everyone :)
I write as a hobby and have had an article in my drafts for a long, long time. In essence, I'd like to discuss the "repetitive nature of human tribulations/suffering/life", that is, the fact that regardless of superficial characteristics we all are confronted with extremely similar circumstances throughout our lives.
Whether it's 10 years into our lives or 40, there's joy, heartbreak, loss, a need to belong, some desire for freedom, a need for a purpose, lack of direction, obsession with a newly found direction, etc.
I'd love to come across poets, philosophers, psychologists, etc who have touched upon this subject: we are not defined by our circumstances, as they are, in very broad strokes, largely the same, but by how we are able to adapt and reinvent ourselves amidst those same circumstances.
Looking forward for your answers :)
Thanks!
7 votes -
I interviewed the researcher behind the Misinformation Susceptibility Test
https://youtu.be/vodNabH5qoM But some important context: Earlier this month I saw a post regarding a Misinformation Susceptibility Test and was curious how 20 binary questions could be an...
https://youtu.be/vodNabH5qoM
But some important context:Earlier this month I saw a post regarding a Misinformation Susceptibility Test and was curious how 20 binary questions could be an indicator of someones media biases.
I started digging into the related paper and while the methods and analysis was interesting, there was still a lot of questions. So I reached out to Dr Rakoen Maertens who headed the study and we agreed to a discussion on the assessment and his experiences in social psychology.
The video above is an unlisted, unedited cut of the interview and I'd love to get some feedback:
Firstly: I have offered the Dr a tildes invite and he may engage with any questions or discussion. Time was limited and there were a lot of topics that was only briefly touched on or overlooked. Here is the original paper and supplementary resources if you want to see some of the language model work and bigger 100 question tests.
Secondly: I am going to do a more through edit and posting this on a dedicated channel. Since cutting off reddit, twitter and tiktoc; I've sort of rediscovered a love learning and investigations. I'd like to know if people like this form of engagement and discussions. No fancy production, just simply engaging with the research and academics behind topical and interesting ideas.
I'm already reading into fandom psychology, UV reflective paint, children's TV and CO2 scrubbing technology.
72 votes -
Psychologists at the University of Cambridge developed a Misinformation Susceptibility Tests. What's your MIST score?
86 votes -
America’s therapy boom
29 votes -
What is reality? Lisa Feldman Barrett, a neuroscientist explains.
5 votes -
Grab a friend and try this crazy ear stretching illusion called "Buddha's Ear Illusion"
9 votes -
How People Change: Psychoanalyst Allen Wheelis on the essence of freedom and the two elements of self-transcendence
9 votes -
Have you ever thought about suicide? How did you cope?
How did you end up in such a place, how did you get out? I'm currently struggling with this myself.
56 votes -
Lonely people see the world differently, according to their brains
30 votes