Hindsight Bias One problem in modern society is hindsight bias. When you rewrite your past to better predict the future. A common metaphor is driving by looking in the rear-view mirror. A much deeper bias is our instinctive, cause-effect generator. This pops in many unexpected and troublesome places. Perplexing Randomness […]
Parasite Demons In Your Brain
Poor Mouse There’s a messed up parasite called Toxoplasma Gondii. When I mouse eats this, it switches his fear polarity. Normally when a mouse senses a cat he runs away as fast as he can. But once a mouse ingests the Toxoplasma Gondii parasite, it makes them believe the cat is his […]
Best Medicine Is Food
Free Health Seminar I went to this pretty interesting free seminar a couple of weeks ago. It was a health seminar, an alternative health seminar and right when I walked in it seem that it was all themed around the idea the ancient idea of Hippocratic’s. The guy who came up with the Hippocratic […]
Homeless Industrial Complex
Ex Non Girlfriend A couple of years ago there was this girl that I was really interested in. She went to my church and so I was trying to do anything I could to get together with her. She invited me to come with her one evening to help feed the homeless at a […]
The Transitionist
Woman From My Building There’s a woman who lives near my apartment. She lives in the same building, she parks kind of close to where I park and sometimes when we’re leaving we see each other. Sometimes when we’re coming back we see each other. She seems friendly. We each usually nod to each […]
Hypnotic Sexual Brainwashing
So, I’m At This Party… I was at this party the other night. I don’t really remember why I went. Maybe a friend of a friend called me. I was just hanging out talking to whoever. I saw this woman across the room. She was mid to late 40s. When I saw her she […]
Externally Projected Demons
From Peace And Tranquility A long time ago I used to be a devout Christian in fact there was a time in my life when I went to daily mass for work. Now even if I go near a church, particularly a Catholic church, I have to do everything I can to not pass […]
Guru Trap
(To read about the book, The Guru Trap, please click here.) How To Avoid Being Led Astray People love following gurus. The word itself is a religious term meaning “teacher” or “priest.” But it also means the guy people follow in self-development or financial circles. It’s one thing to learn some useful information from […]
Social Media Addiction
Why It Exists And How To Stop It It’s hard for most people to step away from social media for every long. We post things, and we check to see if our posts were liked by others. Virtually all sites that run on user created content leverage some very powerful triggers. Cialdini Is Everywhere […]