Tag Archives: Happiness

The Century of the Self Series (2002)

Posted on June 12, 2022 by kwc

The Century of the Self is a 2002 British television documentary series by filmmaker Adam Curtis. It focuses on the work of psychoanalysts Sigmund Freud and Anna Freud, and PR consultant Edward Bernays. In episode one, Curtis says, “This series … Continue reading →

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Quote: Jefferson on government

Posted on May 3, 2021 by kwc

Posted in Bullying, Health Related, Philosophy, Politics, Ponerology, Psychology, Quotes, Society | Tagged Control, family wealth, Government, Happiness, Mass, oppression, Power, trust, Wealth | Comments Off

Hedonism and Its Impact on Society

Posted on August 27, 2020 by kwc

Achieving a pleasurable well-being within our body and within our state of mind is probably one of the most essential necessities that every human being strives to achieve on a constant basis; from all, each human being is constantly faced … Continue reading →

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How to Think

Posted on July 13, 2012 by kwc

Chris Hedges truthdig.com Cultures that endure carve out a protected space for those who question and challenge national myths. Artists, writers, poets, activists, journalists, philosophers, dancers, musicians, actors, directors and renegades must be tolerated if a culture is to be … Continue reading →

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The Psychology of Flow (in under 300 words)

Posted on June 28, 2012 by kwc

PsyBlog spring.org.uk What is it like to be fully alive, right now, engaged with what you are doing? That’s the psychology of flow. When the happiness and creativity expert Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was studying how painters work, he noticed an odd … Continue reading →

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Quotes: No Treason by Lysander Spooner

Posted on June 15, 2012 by kwc

An American individualist anarchist, political philosopher and legal theorist, Lysander Spooner, published No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority is 1867. The following quotes have been selected from various sections of the essays. From No Treason No 1: “The principle that … Continue reading →

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We The Tiny House People (Documentary): Small Homes, Tiny Flats & Wee Shelters

Posted on May 28, 2012 by kwc

TV producer and Internet-video personality Kirsten Dirksen invites us on her journey into the tiny homes of people searching for simplicity, self-sufficiency, minimalism and happiness by creating shelter in caves, converted garages, trailers, tool sheds, river boats and former pigeon … Continue reading →

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Rory Sutherland: Perspective is everything

Posted on May 5, 2012 by kwc

Rory Sutherland TED “Waiting seven minutes for a train with a countdown clock is less frustrating and irritating than waiting four minutes, knuckle-biting, going ‘When’s this train going to arrive?’” (Rory Sutherland) The circumstances of our lives may matter less … Continue reading →

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Holding On To a Job You Hate Will Eventually Make You Sick

Posted on April 5, 2012 by kwc

Prevent Disease Staying at a job you hate may affect more than just your happiness. New research finds that employees who stay at jobs out of a feeling of obligation are prone to several health problems, including exhaustion, stress and … Continue reading →

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Misogyny: A Collection of Writings on Women by Friedrich Nietzsche

Posted on March 30, 2012 by kwc

Friedrich Nietzsche TheAbsolute Actio in distans When a man stands in the midst of his own noise, in the midst of his own surf of plans and projects, then he is apt also to see quiet, magical beings gliding past … Continue reading →