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Introduction The continuous development in our understanding of personality presents an excellent opportunity for the reevaluation of the relationship between personality and morality. Psychologists have always, to a degree, concerned themselves with the moral implications of their findings. However, with the emergence of complex, empirically verified frameworks for constructs like personality, the opportunity to do…
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Introduction This article is written as the only resource you’ll ever need, or I’ll ever need, on productivity. The concept has been beaten to death in the modern world — and after reading many articles — I’ve never found a satisfying mental model for thinking about it. So, I created one, and that’s what this…
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Generated by GPT Deep Research The Effect of Reading on the Brain Reading is far more than an information-gathering pastime – it is an active neurological process that can literally rewire the brain. Learning to read and engaging with text shapes neural pathways and fosters new connections among brain regions. Neuroscientists have found that reading…
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Introduction This is a sequel to my previous article that dove into the forces working against the growth of humanity. As defined in my previous article, the growth of humanity is the increase in number of humans. Since humanity, by definition, is the collection of all human beings, the only way for humanity to grow…
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Defining The Forces Working Against the Growth of Humanity The purpose of this article is to identify and explain the forces working against the growth of humanity in the modern world. Before doing this, it is essential to establish what the growth of humanity actually means. For the purpose of this exploration, the growth of…
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Knowledge “All evils are caused by insufficient knowledge.” – David Deutsch Our best definition of knowledge is found in epistemology, a branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of knowledge. In epistemology, knowledge is understood as the intersection of truth and belief, meaning it’s the true information that humans believe. Knowledge can be categorized into…
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“The Second Law defines the ultimate purpose of life, mind, and human striving: to deploy energy and information to fight back the tide of entropy and carve out refuges of beneficial order. An underappreciation of the inherent tendency toward disorder, and a failure to appreciate the precious niches of order we carve out, are a…
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“The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy, to drive him before you, to see his cities reduced to ashes, to see those who love him shrouded in tears, and to gather into your bosom his wives and daughters.” – Genghis Khan Conquest refers to the act of acquiring control over a country, territory, or…
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The Powerful Force of Conformity “It’s easy to stand with the crowd. It takes courage to stand alone.” – Mahatma Gandhi We have a deep longing to fit in with the group, and for good reason. In the event of isolation, life can become quite difficult. Our evolutionary path as a group species has ensured…
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“It’s easy to stand with the crowd. It takes courage to stand alone.” – Mahatma Gandhi As human beings, we have a deep longing to fit in with the crowd. Evolution has programmed into us mechanisms to ensure that we keep with the group, for without the group, we would be in big trouble. Even…