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Recently, I’ve been researching deeper into psychology and different therapeutic approaches. One of the books I picked up is Retrain Your Brain which offers a structured way to apply Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) principles.
The book is a combination of a textbook and a workbook – as much as I don’t like to scribble on books, the contents are good nevertheless.
In this blog, as is usual, I’ll write a detailed overview about the book.
Continue reading “Retrain your brain overview”Recently I bought this book. It’s small (170 pages), easy to read, and filled with images, like a comic strip.
In some cases, it only briefly touches on many big ideas, so prior knowledge helps, but you can always look up concepts for more depth.
Nevertheless, it’s a nice book that contains a lot of important ideas!
Continue reading “Introducing Psychoanalysis (graphic guide) overview”If you have been reading my blog regularly, you might have noticed a slight shift from deep, technical programming and mathematics-related topics to more psychological ones.
But, what is the common between the two topics? What is the actual, core topic that I’m interested in exploring? Let’s explore.
Continue reading “Gestalts and Strange Loops”Pride (pleasure from one’s achievements) is a very powerful force for feeding the ego. If handled properly, it can have positive effects, and if not, it can have many more negative effects.
Continue reading “On Pride”Recently I watched The Century of the Self, a 2002 BBC documentary.
It is a documentary that dives into how psychoanalysis, advertising, and politics joined forces to shape the way we think, shop, and even vote. It’s an interesting story about desires, control, and the unconscious forces that quietly navigates our lives.
You can watch it on archive.org for free. As usual, in this blogpost I’ll share my thoughts.
Continue reading “The Century of the Self overview”
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