The Psychology Of Why It Happens Social challenges are a natural part of life, baked into our biology. If you look at animals in general, but specifically chimps, dominance challenges behave in a manner remarkably similar to in humans. Testosterone, a hormone had in greater amounts by men triggers competitiveness. Dominance challenges are essentially competitions … Read more
Many people have tried to answer what makes life worth living. In this article we are going to discuss 6 unique answers. How Nietzsche Recovered From Nihilism And Decided To Shave That Ridiculous Stash Nihilism is the belief that values, meaning, and purpose are all groundless. There is no inherent purpose to life and anything … Read more
According to science, every powerful dictator, politician, billionaire, or mob boss drew power from at least one of six sources. This article will explain those sources and show how you can use them to increase your power and influence. See also this article we wrote that reviews the nature of power according to science. Power … Read more
The shadow is a term from Jungian Psychology that represents a part of the ego that is repressed, unknown, or undesired. It can include both positive and negative aspects, like greed, rage, desire for power, or the desire to create. Any desire that is repressed because of social or personal dislike for that thing, gets … Read more
If you value power and status at any level, you will eventually have to bring down a powerful person. Sometimes you can go around such people but sometimes they won’t move and they are in your way. This article is meant as a jumping off point for you to learn how to beat them. It … Read more
The best way to know if you are being manipulated is to pay attention to the tactics of manipulation, and record instances when you think they are being used against you. Once you record the instance, put the journal down and step away. Clear your head and then come back to the entry later. Attack … Read more
Sometimes it is obvious when a person is trying to get information out of you. Sometimes it is less obvious. This article will provide a series of steps so you can figure out if someone is trying to get information out of you or using your for information. Determine what information they are after. The … Read more
What Is The Dark Triad? The dark triad is made up of narcissism, psychopathy, and machiavellianism. The triad is not a grouping of personality disorders, as is mistakenly assumed. It is simply a trait grouping. This trait grouping does porportedly have a relationship with antagonism, coming from the big 5 personality trait of disagreeableness (low … Read more
Psychology Of Guilt Trips And Shaming Others Guilt and shame are different things. Shame is more focused on a deeply held belief that we aren’t worthwhile or valuable as a person. Guilt on the other hand is focused more on a specific situation. It is a feeling we get when we go against something we … Read more
What Is A Good Mindset And Why Is It Important? Mindset is important in achieving any definition of success, whether it be financial, social, or something else. Having a strong mindset allows you to maximize your chance of achievement and minimize your chance of failure. One must ask why people employ a negative mindset when … Read more