The biggest problem in American politics is that liberals and conservatives don't disagree enough. They should disagree more. Let me explain what I mean by that. There's a difference between understanding and agreement. Understanding means seeing things from the other person's point of view, and knowing what they really mean. The opposite is misunderstanding -- …
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Emotional maturity, Part 7: Avoiding the obstacles and just talking about feelings
This is the final post in this series -- I'll explore some possible explanations for why we don't just talk about our feelings. To reiterate, talking about your feelings is really important. They originate in your subconscious, making them hard to interpret, but they have important information. Talking to other people is the best way …
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Emotional maturity, Part 2: Subconscious beliefs
In the last post I talked about how most of your feelings are hidden, buried in your subconscious mind until you dredge them up. But feelings aren't the only things in your subconscious. You also have a lot of ideas and beliefs about who you are and how the world works. Some of them have …
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Social conditioning in Undertale
The video game Undertale shows how games, as social systems, have the power to change the way we interact with others and see ourselves. If you have not played the game and have any inclination towards RPGs, I highly recommend you play it before reading this article. Much of the charm and effect of the …
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