life, psychology, mathematics
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”We watched this movie with my family last year, and recently our kids convinced us to re-watch it.
The tale of the Monkey King is a story of struggle, growth, and self-discovery. It’s about identity, ambition, and the boundaries we set upon ourselves but also those set by the universe.
Continue reading “The Monkey King (2023) overview”Recently I read In and Out the Garbage Pail. It’s an unconventional autobiography by Fritz Perls (the father of Gestalt therapy) where he takes the reader on a raw, stream-of-consciousness journey through his life and the development of Gestalt therapy. The book is both a story about his personal growth and a space for him to share his ideas. It is like a mix of a self-therapy session and a memoir – a real hodgepodge. 🙂
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