This reconstruction of reality, is sometimes called the brain’s ‘model’ of the world. However, there is a reality that exists outside our mental projections. All human drama stems from the difficulty to mediate our model of the world with the outside reality.
Let’s call this the mind game. The articles in the category ‘Mind’ address this fundamental challenge in the life of how to develop the best mental model of reality to be successful in life. Central elements to winning the mind game are a growth mindset, emancipating oneself from the herd mentality, and understanding one’s cognitive biases.
In the quest for success, have you wondered about the secrets behind the extraordinary achievements of leading business figures? Insight into their triumphs can be found in a collection of strategies drawn from influential business...
Change is an inevitable part of life, and cultivating resilience can help us navigate the challenges and uncertainties that come our way. Ancient Chinese philosopher Laozi, the author of the Tao Te Ching, offers profound wisdom on these...
The Growing Need for Blood Donations Every day, countless individuals around the world rely on blood transfusions for various reasons, such as surgeries, accidents, and medical conditions like anemia or cancer. The World Health...
How to Be Successful in Life By Doing the Simple Things Right Every DayEverybody wants to know how to be successful in life. And especially at the beginning of each year, we make New resolutions to change our lives, wishing to pivot...
4 Good Reasons Why not to Complain And How to Complain if You Really MustThere are good reasons why not to complain because complaining doesn't do us any good. Rather, excessive complaining can put a serious dent in your overall quality...
How to Increase Happy Brain Chemicals to Feel GreatThe most powerful ally on your quest to live a good life is feeling happy. But it has always been a matter of philosophical debate and personal preference what constitutes true happiness....
Things That Will Make You HappierHappiness can be elusive. Especially when you are feeling down and wonder what possibly are the goals, habits, and things that make you happier in life. And happiness can mean different things to different...
Life is a hodgepodge of good and bad experiences. And especially when we are off-balance, we tend to question the meaning of it all. Then at times, there is this voice in our heads, and we end up feeling treated unfairly in our distress....
In a complex and volatile world with rapid technological change, we must be creative and innovative to be at the top in business and in life. Or so it seems. Here is why innovation is overrated and what instead makes you succeed. These...
Confucius was a giant. His thoughts and ideas reverberate through the ages and are today as relevant as in his lifetime some 2500 years ago. Here are the ten best Confucius Quotes and their meaning with important keys in life and work. Go...
When thinking about reaching your goals in life, it is not obvious why habits beat willpower. In fact, perseverance, grit, and sheer willpower rank high on the list of success factors. We admire willpower, which we see as a hero's...
Understanding why a sense of agency is important for our well-being, let's first look at what the sense of agency is: Marc Jeannerod (2003) described the sense of agency as 'the way by which the self builds as an entity independent from...
The mind here is, according to Wikipedia, ‘the set of cognitive faculties, including consciousness, imagination, perception, thinking, judgment, language, and memory.
‘Consider that whole beautiful world around you, with all its colors and sounds and smells and textures; Your brain is not directly experiencing any of that. Instead, your brain is locked in a vault of silence and darkness inside your skull.’ says neuroscientist and fiction writer David Eagleman.
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