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Category: Psychology

Psychology

A List of One

Posted on July 1, 2021June 28, 2021 by Alec

Do you get overwhelmed with long lists of ways to improve your life? If so, Cat World is here to help you.

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Life, Psychology

No Luck Involved

Posted on June 25, 2021June 20, 2021 by Alec

Successful people often think their success is solely due to their efforts and abilities, and deny that luck might have played a role. The cats have talked about this before in their posts on Meritocracy and The Myth of Meritocracy. If you find this topic interesting, see Toby Morris’ brilliant comic On a Plate.

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Life, Psychology

Attention and Generosity

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Alec

Paying attention is one of the best things we can do in life.

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Psychology

Do the Thing We Fear

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Alec

It’s so easy to put off doing things we are afraid to do.

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Life, Psychology

Something Missing

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Alec

Some people think that writers must have a deep void in their lives that they are desperate to fill.

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Psychology

Being Human

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Alec

Being human is to live with a mind that refuses to either see clearly or to do the right thing.

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Pandemic, Psychology

The Next Pandemic

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Alec

When the next pandemic arrives, will people rush to be vaccinated or will they wait?

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Psychology

Just Stop Thinking

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Alec

Too much thinking is unhealthy. Sometimes we need to just refrain from thinking.

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Psychology, Sex

Happiness, Guaranteed

Posted on May 29, 2021May 28, 2021 by Alec

According to the Buddha, the path to happiness depends on letting go of our attachment to outcomes.

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Psychology

Maybe This is Happiness

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Alec

There are so many (too many?) books about happiness. Isaac Asimov is instead famous for writing foundational science fiction, but could he have had a point when he speculated about happiness?

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