Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, used to say that most of us have a personality that looks very much like an onion: In the center you have the Id, a very simple component that all it wants is immediate gratification and self-Pleasure thus following the … Pleasure Principle. Built around the Id, there is a second entity called the Ego, which basically is a … [ Read more ]
Subjects: Psychology | Behavior, Thought Starters
Like systems, individuals also tend to favor either reliability-oriented systems or validity-oriented systems consistently across multiple types of situations. When faced with the trade-off between validity and reliability, some will always sacrifice incremental validity to secure incremental reliability, while others will always sacrifice incremental reliability to secure incremental validity.
Author: Roger Martin | Source: Rotman Magazine (Winter2005) | Subject: Thought Starters
Author: Kishore Mahbubani | Source: strategy+business (Spring2008) | Subject: Thought Starters
Said to be passed down from a fellow named Hermes Trismegistus (“three times great”)—the Greeks called him “Hermes” (the messenger for the gods), the Romans called him Mercury (pictured him with winged shoes) and the Egyptians recognized him as their god Toth. According to legend, he was a contemporary (and even teacher of) Abraham. Considered the father of science, his Laws capture the essence of … [ Read more ]
Authors: Brian Johnson, Burt Goldman, José Silva | Sources: PhilosophersNotes, The Silva Mind Control Method of Mental Dynamics | Subjects: Excerpts, Philosophy, Thought Starters, Wisdom
Having moved from political prisoner to cognitive scientist to Chilean senator, this uncompromising philosopher of communication is now educating business leaders for the world of social media.
Authors: Fernando Flores, Lawrence M. Fisher | Source: strategy+business (Winter2009) | Subjects: Excerpts, History, Thought Starters
What follows is the text of a “sermon” that given as a “congregational reflection” to an all White audience at the Bethel Congregational United Church of Christ.
Author: John Metta | Source: Huffington Post (July 10, 2015) | Subjects: Articles & Links, Excerpts, Life & Society, Psychology | Behavior, Race Relations, Thought Starters