Aeon+Psyche
Why there’s no such thing as the mind and nothing is mental
~12 min read · · The terms ‘mind’ and ‘mental’ are messy, harmful and distracting. We should get rid of them · Shared by 247, including Massimo Pigliucci, Anita Leirfall, Abeba Birhane, Uyên Đỗ, Howard Getson, Rick Powell, Nir Eyal, Alejandro Dominguez, Sonja Peteranderl (@glocalreporting@chaos.social), Jason Silva, Marylin Delgado (@marylindelgado@zirk.us), Matthias Lampe, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire
Nat Eliason
I'm a Stupid Monkey and You are Too
4 min read · · Instead of relying on Willpower, or even Habits, I use the Stupid Monkey model: how do you get a stupid monkey to not do something it really wants to do? · Shared by 6, including Rick Powell
Aeon+Psyche
Neurodiversity is not enough. We should embrace psydiversity
~14 min read · · We live in a world that must move beyond identity politics and embrace new models of the mind. Enter psydiversity · Shared by 170, including Miguel Angel Escotet, Carly, Rick Powell, Vaughan Bell, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
Scientific American
Your Brain Does Something Amazing between Bouts of Intense Learning
2 min read · · New research shows that lightning-quick neural rehearsal can supercharge learning and memory. · Shared by 371, including Thomas Power, Gabriele, Chris Isak 👩💻 #ISE2023, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Rick Powell, Guy Kawasaki, Leonardo Sumulong, Mike Taylor, venkat - bala, Prof Patrick McGhee
TED Talks
How to support a friend or family member who’s struggling with their mental health
7 min read · · Every person’s experience is different, so what’s the best way for you to show up for them? Mental health advocate Sahaj Kaur Kohli provides you with 8 dos and 8 don’ts. · Shared by 217, including ClearAction / Lynn Hunsaker, CCXP, Rick Powell, Jo Hemmings 🇺🇦
Aeon+Psyche
The self is not singular but a fluid network of identities
~13 min read · · You cannot be reduced to a body, a mind or a particular social role. An emerging theory of selfhood gets this complexity · Shared by 478, including justin caouette, Bas Grasmayer, Esther Schindler, Carly, Marylin Delgado (@marylindelgado@zirk.us), Anita Leirfall, Tom Connor, Vaughan Bell, Andrzej Jóźwik, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Rick Powell, Stephanie A Kowalski, Jason Silva, kp, John Hagel, Abeba Birhane
The New York Times
The Psychedelic Revolution Is Coming. Psychiatry May Never Be the Same.
~11 min read · · Psilocybin and MDMA are poised to be the hottest new therapeutics since Prozac. Universities want in, and so does Wall Street. Some worry a push to loosen access could bring unintended consequences. · Shared by 211, including Shelley Bonanno, MA, LLP (she/her/hers), Chris Brogan/Chief of Staff, Daniel Kraft, MD, Sai Kan, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, MAPS, Vaughan Bell, Bjorn Larsen, Rick Powell, Forbes India, Dorlee Michaeli, MBA, LCSW, Scott Galloway, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.
The Guardian
Brain fog: how trauma, uncertainty and isolation have affected our minds and memory
9 min read · · After a year of lockdown, many of us are finding it hard to think clearly, or remember what happened when. Neuroscientists and behavioural experts explain why · Shared by 477, including Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Steve Faulkner SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social, Gabriele, Jo Hemmings 🇺🇦, Prof. Akiko Iwasaki, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, David Owen, Jason Silva, Rick Powell, Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, teresa bücker, jenniferdaniel@typo.social 🐘, Guy Kawasaki, Tim McDonnell, @arnicas@mstdn.social
youtube.com
(4) Less is more: Why our brains struggle to subtract
· When solving problems, humans tend to think about adding something before they think of taking something away - even when subtracting is the better solution.... · Shared by 7, including Bob Sutton, Rick Powell
Aeon+Psyche
If you stay mentally well your entire life, you’re not normal
6 min read · · Surveys suggest only a minority of people live lives entirely free from mental disorder. What can we learn from them? · Shared by 47, including Jason Silva, Salman 🦊, Doug Sundheim, Rick Powell
Nautilus Magazine
Welcome to the Next Level of Bullshit
~11 min read · · One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit.” These are the opening words of the short book… · Shared by 37, including Rick Powell, Anita Leirfall, Jose Luis Calvo, Sebastien Meunier, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Chintan Shah
journals.sagepub.com
Top 10 Replicated Findings From Behavioral Genetics - Robert Plomin, John C. DeFries, Valerie S. Knopik, Jenae M. Neiderhiser, 2016
· Subscription and open access journals from SAGE Publishing, the world's leading independent academic publisher. · Shared by 5, including Rick Powell
nature
The hidden links between mental disorders
9 min read · · Psychiatrists have a dizzying array of diagnoses and not enough treatments. Hunting for the hidden biology underlying mental disorders could help. · Shared by 573, including Neil Hart 💙, Carly, Rick Powell, Vaughan Bell, Liv 😷, Ceferino Díaz, Tauno, L. Taylor Banks, Matthias Lampe, hiten.eth, Aníbal M. Astobiza, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Kevin Mitchell @WiringtheBrain@ mstdn .social, Josh Blaha, Fern
Nat Eliason
16 Popular Psychology Myths You Probably Still Believe
~14 min read · · With fewer than half of major psychology studies failing reproduction, it's not crazy to assume a new psych study is more likely to be false than true. · Shared by 9, including Cameron Yick ~ @hydrosquall@vis.social on mastodon, Rick Powell
The New Yorker
What Does the Life of the Mind Do In a Crisis?
5 min read · · Crises are, at least while they are happening, not educational opportunities. But there are still things to learn. · Shared by 149, including Dr Skye Cleary, Nigel Warburton 🇺🇦 #FreeUkraine, Miguel Angel Escotet, Liv 😷, Christian Surchi, David V. Johnson, Jane, Rick Powell, Jason Stanley, John Danaher
Aeon+Psyche
What one night of psychosis felt like to a young psychologist
~13 min read · · It was one terrifying, exciting night of delusions, hallucinations and paranoia. What would it teach a future psychologist? · Shared by 136, including Vaughan Bell, Rebecca Roache, Prof Hugo Spiers @hugospiers@mastodon.sdf.org, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire, Rick Powell, Matthias Lampe
