If we compare a current home with one fifty years ago, we will discover that we accumulate all kinds of objects, many of them not only unnecessary but …
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We no longer seek the truth, we only want certainties, according to Hannah Arendt
Post-truth is that slippery slope in which objective facts influence public opinion less than emotions and personal beliefs. An area in which reality …
Why we need to learn to live in the present without thinking so much about the future
"If happiness always depends on something you hope for in the future, you will be chasing a utopia that will always elude you, until the future, and …
Power causes brain changes that anesthetize empathy
“If power were a drug, it would come with a long list of side effects. It can intoxicate. It can corrupt. It can alienate,” wrote the journalist Jerry …
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Affective ambivalence, when you love and hate at the same time
Our society extols consistency. Consistency, stability and firmness are praised values while inconsistency, instability and indecision become …
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We need to listen more – but really and everyone
The importance of active listening is enormous, but in the rush, we have forgotten it. We listen distractedly, so that the words become a background …
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Double standard, when we measure with different rods
We like to think that we are very congruent, logical and sensible people, but many times our beliefs and preconceptions shape prejudices that push us …
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