You can change your life for the better by understanding sublimation and making it work for you. As a psychological term, the word sublimation refers to the act of transmuting self-defeating impulses into behaviors that are personally and emotionally rewarding and likely to be … [Read more...] about Discover Sublimation, the Agent of Success
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Evolving Consciousness is the Lifeblood of Mental Health
The New York Times buried the bad news on its science section’s back page, but it really ought to have been bannered across the newspaper’s front page. The headline, as it appeared in the print version earlier this month, reads: “While People Languish, Science Plays the … [Read more...] about Evolving Consciousness is the Lifeblood of Mental Health
How the Coronavirus Plays with Our Mind
It’s so easy now in the time of coronavirus to feel tense, helpless, and fearful. Yet these emotional states are major stressors. Stress weakens the immune system, so it’s obviously important to be emotionally strong. We can develop this strength by becoming more insightful about … [Read more...] about How the Coronavirus Plays with Our Mind
Access the Genius Within
Genius is ours for the taking if we know where to look. Just ask three geniuses: Vladimir Nabokov, Immanuel Kant, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. While these guys were natural-born geniuses, a capacity for genius is available to everyday people. Nabokov, the novelist, said … [Read more...] about Access the Genius Within
Learning to See Ourselves Objectively
In one of his great poems, Robert Burns generously recognized wee Mousie, “earth-born companion, an’ fellow-mortal!” In another poem, he wrote (as rendered in modern English), “Oh would some Power the gift give us / to see ourselves as others see us!” Yes, that would … [Read more...] about Learning to See Ourselves Objectively