As though glimpsing into the present, 19th century psychotherapist Carl Jung wrote in his book, “Undiscovered Self,” that most problems of modern life are caused by “man’s progressive alienation from his instinctual foundation.”
Look upon any subway, bus, cafe or bar and it’s obvious our innovations have isolated us within the private glowing auras of our devices. But what is this instinctual foundation we’re distancing ourselves from?
In the simplest...
Sometimes in life, all the experience and knowledge simmering around in that ol' consciousness of ours combines itself in a way that suddenly causes...
Recently I was watching John Oliver’s Last Week Tonight episode on Facebook, and for the first time in my life found myself terribly at odds with his opinion. The segment was largely dedicated toward condemning Facebook for their actions...
Throughout most of human history there has been a divide between the wealthy and the poor, the elite and the lower class, those who lead and those who follow.
This seemed an inevitable continuation of our ape-ancestor’s proclivity towards hierarchies,...
There are roughly 240 million adults in the United States of America, and an estimated 3–4% of them are either sociopaths or psychopaths.
Don’t write off that low percentage, though, because 4% of the American adult population is 9.6 million...
