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Tag: psychology

Against Parenting
World + People
The Other School

Against Parenting

Psychologist Alison Gopnik talks about cultivating childhood, the importance of grandparents, and why reading books about parenting might not be such a good idea after all.
Tomasz Stawiszyński
Settling Scores With Myself
Art + Stories
Opinions

Settling Scores With Myself

Kindness brings joy! One of our authors shares his thoughts on why it’s worth not being selfish in this article from the 1986 edition of “Przekrój”.
Jan Stoberski
Like a Cow Chewing Grass
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Like a Cow Chewing Grass

Negative thoughts tire us out psychologically. Sometimes they return again and again, like a boomerang, trapping our mind in a difficult cycle. What can we do with such thoughts?
Jowita Kiwnik Pargana
A Cure for a Lack of Reason
Soul + Body
Good Mood

A Cure for a Lack of Reason

How should we live our lives? We should try to do things that make sense and that are fair. Paul Bloom talks about the importance of human reason, how we might make moral progress, and why we would benefit from having less empathy.
Tomasz Stawiszyński
The Reverie of Rambo
Humor + Variety
Variety

The Reverie of Rambo

According to Heraclitus, gods live everywhere – even in those things we find repugnant. We might find some surprising insight in the worldview of John Rambo, too.
Tomasz Stawiszyński
The Happy Moments Trap
Soul + Body
Good Mood

The Happy Moments Trap

We often think of retreating to some secluded, distance place, full of heavenly peace. But behind such dreams often lie quite unheavenly motives.
Adam Aduszkiewicz
Thought Took Wing from the Body
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Thought Took Wing from the Body

Psychologist Bartłomiej Dobroczyński talks about the limits of thinking, how we might think less, and why thinking is analogous to sex.
Katarzyna Sroczyńska
Sex and Other Drugs
World + People
Science

Sex and Other Drugs

Kenneth Rosenberg talks about the cultural determinants of behavioural addictions, the importance of anti-psychiatry, and how American healthcare marginalizes mental health.
Marcin Moskalewicz
You Must Change Your Life
Soul + Body
Good Mood

You Must Change Your Life

In uncertain times, many of us look towards developing our self as a means of adapting to changing circumstances. Along the way, we may be helped by the likes of Jordan Peterson and Peter Sloterdijk.
Tomasz Stawiszyński
Children Are People Too. Theoretically
World + People
The Other School

Children Are People Too. Theoretically

A psychologist reflects on how our adult society built on hierarchies is letting down children.
Agnieszka Stein