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You'll Never Change My Mind: Belief Perseverance

15 Jul 2021 2 minute read 0 comments TheCryptoShrink

I've known a lot of people in my life who I just won't debate with. I know they'll never change their mind no matter what kind of proof or argument I have to offer them. It's like talking to a wall, and it's really frustrating. Except I do it too. Fo...

Beware of Gaslighting, Especially When Both the Government and Media Do It

14 Jul 2021 4 minute read 5 comments LateToTheParty

Introduction: How Convenience Makes Society Vulnerable to Gaslighting In this day and age where technology has made everything more convenient and snappy, people have become very accustomed to taking the most expedient way to complete a task. However...

RSA - A small daily exercise to push your self-confidence and your own value

12 Jul 2021 2 minute read 0 comments WonderlandIsReal

Today, I want to tell you about a small exercise another patient and I do every evening before going to sleep. The goal of the exercise is that you reflect on your day and the things that happened in a shortterm effect. And in a longterm effect this...

I'm the Best! Understanding Illusory Superiority

7 Jul 2021 2 minute read 1 comment TheCryptoShrink

I like to think that I'm smarter than average. Probably also a better driver than most. Definitely better than average at my job. But I'm also not alone in believing that. You probably believe those same things, and maybe more. In fact, the vast majo...

A Response to CRT Apologists

5 Jul 2021 13 minute read 0 comments MatTehCat

    Abstract: This blog entry is a response to an article in the Washington Post by Valerie Strauss and Uma Menon. More importantly, it identifies what Critical Race Theory is, explores how it is used as an antiracist framework or lens, the effects o...

Lying – Good or Bad?

28 Jun 2021 2 minute read 0 comments cryptoexistentialism

Every single person, at some point in their lives, has told a lie. But no matter how good the intention, to lie on someone is and will always be something terrible to do. Even though nobody can run from their human nature, we should embrace positive...

Change Your Perspective: Stop Being Hard on Yourself

28 Jun 2021 2 minute read 2 comments HuffHappens

Sometimes life gets hard. You may not get the job you wanted, experience a break-up, or you may just be having a bad day. From this comes the nights that you lay in bed and think about all the mistakes or wrong turns you may have made.  Examining the...

Expectancy and Hope: what raises cryptocurrencies?

26 Jun 2021 5 minute read 6 comments 1x0Fx0 - 100

Just like everything that exists in this world, the human body has its current characteristics through a process of human evolution. It was the right random strategies that gave competitive advantage over other strategies, which were not as efficient...

Confirmation Bias and Your Bubble

24 Jun 2021 3 minute read 4 comments TheCryptoShrink

Most of us have heard at least passing reference to our social media "bubbles." I won't try to go in-depth on what they are since it's outside what I want to focus on here, but basically you see what an algorithm thinks you want to see. It's pretty i...

The very reason you lose on crypto investments

23 Jun 2021 3 minute read 0 comments 0x90

Whether you daytrade, swing trade, HODL or just experiment, there's in general only one way to lose on crypto. Selling the asset for a lower price than the initial buy-in. Even Buffet's #1 invesment rule says: "don't lose money", yet millions are doi...