Tag: conflicts
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Keep your identity small
Paul Graham discusses the futility of discussions about politics and religion online. He attributes this to the lack of a threshold for expressing opinions and the integration of these topics into people’s identities. Graham suggests that keeping fewer things as part of one’s identity can lead to clearer thinking and better ideas.
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The Dark Matter Of The Mind
Joel Gold, a psychiatrist and Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at NYU School of Medicine, discusses the human paradox of desiring one thing while acting in a contradictory manner. He explores Freud’s concept of the unconscious mind, proposing that it governs our irrational behavior, much like dark matter influences the universe. Our hidden motivations and…