Commercials – there are few things so annoying as having your attention interrupted to be told how unhappy you are and how happy you could be if you just spent a little bit of money. Advertising is something that has been woven into our culture, but it’s not unique to human beings – it happens in the animal kingdom as…
Tag: self deceit
WHEN ADVICE ISN’T ADVICE – LEARNING TO KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT
How many of you have been in this situation – you’re sharing a conversation with someone and the topic rolls over a problem that’s troubling them… “I just can’t seem to get enough sleep! No matter what I do, I’m always tired and have trouble getting out of bed in the morning! If I could just figure out what’s wrong…
“THERE’S NO WAY THAT’S TRUE” – THE DENIAL OF IMAGINATION
Just the other day I was browsing on Reddit and came across a post that caught my interest – a headline that was resigned as ridiculous for stating that “cancer is a choice”. For those that don’t know, Reddit is a website that is a collection of user-submitted material and links and can be quite informative, entertaining, and even horrific…
I’M SERIOUS THIS TIME
So what were you last time? This is a common slogan of people aching to make a change. It’s impossible to know how many times so many of us have said this in our lifetime, but it seems to be a mechanism to convince oneself that they truly want something, usually something intended to improve the quality of their life.…