What is the difference between fate and destiny? What does white privilege have to do with it?
Fate, destiny, borders and white privilege: some thoughts from Annie Pesskin
The loom of origins: how your brain really works by Annie Pesskin
This post is about how our brain works as a prediction machine. Our predictions get set by our interpersonal environment and then govern our feelings from then on.
When should you be judgmental? by Annie Pesskin
Rather than be made anxious by a fact, we prefer to be comforted by a fiction. This post is about prejudice; how it works, why it endures and what you can do about it.
Pull Yourself Together: Or Why You Can’t. Unravelling mental myths by Annie Pesskin
How does therapy change your brain? This article explains...
How do you become a narcissist? by Annie Pesskin
Narcissism has become a popular term, especially in the wake of Donald Trump. But what is narcissism and how do you become a narcissist? Read on to find out...
Why does shame feel so bad? by Annie Pesskin
This is a paper about shame. What it is, why it feels so horrible and how humans came to feel it, explored through the story of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Westworld and The Inner World, by Marina Christoforidou
I have been fascinated by the HBO TV series "Westworld' by Nolan and Joy. If you don't know about it, the series is about a Wild West-themed amusement park populated by 'androids' - also called 'Hosts' who live in the park. It becomes quickly apparent that the park functions as an escape from the conformities... Continue Reading →
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