Secrets π
"How can I be substantial if I do not cast a shadow? I must have a dark side also If I am to be whole."
βC.G. Jung
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I've long been driven to learn more and know everything, all the time, all at once.
But the secrets of the human mind gripped me like no other subject ever had after a career in journalism. π±
- Why do we become jealous and superstitious? πΏ
- Why do we cling to coffee routines and celebrate sameness?
- Why do we claim to want "good" news but click on "bad" news?
Can we prove God exists by proving God is meaningless?
Can we prove love is everything by proving love is meaningless?
At the Tulsa coffee shop where I work, I take solace in knowing that coffeehouses worldwide have a centuries-old tradition of providing shelter to:
- Scholars, philosophers, truthseekers
- Muckrakers, revolutionaries, artists
- Students, spiritual travelers, entrepreneurs
- Musicians, writers, filmmakers
- Hackers, disruptors, activists
And scientists, too.
Coffeehouses were once known as "penny universities." For the cost of a cup of coffee, one could become swept up in an intellectual and impassioned debate on faith and political leadership and whether love exists objectively.
Such questions are how I became obsessed with psychology, and behavioral science, and the human mind.
I saw possibilities in them for new public conversations. If we together knew more about how our minds worked, how much more could we achieve?
- next time "Decisions in the automatic mind canβt be easily controlled."
- listening Dinosaur Jr. "Feel the Pain"
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