The Mental Benefits of Being Terrible at Something | Outside Online

Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning. Vanderbilt makes a compelling case that learning something new has myriad advantages, including promoting the brain’s ability to rewire itself, connecting you to new people and new communities, and reengaging our innate curiosity and open-mindedness. While all of these offer tremendous benefits, that last one may be the most important.
— Read on www.outsideonline.com/2423015/80-20-rule-beginner-mastery-benefits

How a Materialist Philosopher Argued His Way to Panpsychism | Mind Matters

“The energy process is experiencing. So I don’t touch anything in physics. I simply replace the picture of energy that most people have with the idea that this energy is somehow experiencing. That’s it.”

Strawson’s version of panpsychism appears economical in that it dispenses with the conundrum of the origin of consciousness. Except for one thing: To bridge the gap to human consciousness, he relies on evolution, seen as an active force rather than as a sequence of events:

— Read on mindmatters.ai/2021/05/how-a-materialist-philosopher-argued-his-way-to-panpsychism/

Milgram experiment – Wikipedia

The experiment found, unexpectedly, that a very high proportion of subjects would fully obey the instructions, albeit reluctantly. Milgram first described his research in a 1963 article in the Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology[1] and later discussed his findings in greater depth in his 1974 book, Obedience to Authority: An Experimental View.[3]
— Read on en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment

How our Own Attachment Style Impacts our Relationships – Momentous Institute

So when we react strongly to something, we can ask ourselves, “Am I reacting to what’s happening in this moment, or am I instinctively slipping into patterns from my past?” When we are stressed, we are more likely to revert to a less functional style of parenting, especially when our default is based in an insecure style of attachment.
— Read on momentousinstitute.org/blog/how-our-own-attachment-style-impacts-our-relationships

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