Category Archives: Information

Why We Think

By | August 14, 2022

[August 14, 2022]  The reason we think is so that the world does not crush us.  According to those who study animals, it is believed that animals think by moving.  The problem with thinking by moving is that when you make the wrong move, you’re dead.  Human beings can generate fictional images of themselves in a fictional world… Read More »

Psychology of the Dominant Male

By | August 13, 2022

[August 13, 2022]  Frans de Waal is a Dutch primatologist.  His findings on chimp behavior are remarkable and deserve some exposure here.  And, not just because he is probably the world’s greatest living primatologist but because his work is unbelievably important.  His study1 of dominant male chimps has a lesson for us humans. Popular thinking about the dominant… Read More »

There is Value in Work

By | August 11, 2022

[August 11, 2022]  People work so they can at least have basic shelter from the elements so that they don’t starve, and to protect their family from privations.  That is a negative way of viewing work.  But work is routine, commitment, and meaning.  There is, indeed, value in work for many. A psychologist (who I cannot remember his… Read More »

Don’t Tread on Me

By | August 6, 2022

[August 6, 2022]  The Gadsden flag has been around in America for a long time, 247 years to be exact.  Recently, the flag – or its symbolism – has been controversial.  The FBI flagged it and the Betsey Ross flag as “extremist” and associated with “anti-government or anti-authority violent extremists.” Of course, the FBI also says, “The use… Read More »

Reputation and Narcissism: Dr. Jordan Peterson

By | August 4, 2022

[August 4, 2022]  Dr. Jordan Peterson explains the idea of “reputation.” The most valuable thing you possess is your reputation; by any stretch of the imagination.  Your reputation is an indicator of productiveness, generosity, and competence.  If you have a good reputation, people can trust you to properly engage in reciprocal and productive social interactions with them.  They… Read More »