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"The Levels of Purpose" -How to find your true purpose?
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"The Levels of Purpose" -How to find your true purpose?

The quest for purpose is a multidimensional journey through philosophical insights, societal dynamics, and psychological intricacies, shaped by existential thinkers, sociological theories, and the psychological tapestry of desires, culminating in a comprehensive understanding of purpose as an evolving, dynamic process.

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The world's crisis of unfulfilled potential
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The world's crisis of unfulfilled potential

The Rule of Reappraisal represents a transformative approach to unlocking human potential by viewing challenges as growth opportunities, evident in stories of resilience like J.K. Rowling and Thomas Edison, and applied through education, workplace culture, mentorship, and community empowerment, fostering a society where untapped potential is realized.

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From Boss to Leader to Babysitter: The Evolution of Workplace Leadership
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From Boss to Leader to Babysitter: The Evolution of Workplace Leadership

The modern workplace has transformed, with bosses becoming more like parents, nurturing employee well-being with sleep pods, shorter workweeks, generous holidays, and lowered expectations, shaping a utopian work environment influenced by positive psychology and organizational behaviour research.

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2023: The Orwellian Overture – A Symphony of Parallels in Today's Reality
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2023: The Orwellian Overture – A Symphony of Parallels in Today's Reality

Orwell's "1984" transitions from cautionary tale to contemporary reality, with surveillance through smartphones, Newspeak mirrored in cancel culture, digital revision of history, thought crimes via social media, and Big Tech's control, reflecting an "Orwell-chic" era where Orwellian dystopia becomes an unsettling mirror to our world.

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Brave New World Revisited: The Modern Dystopia of AI-Infused Generations
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Brave New World Revisited: The Modern Dystopia of AI-Infused Generations

Exploring the parallels between Huxley's "Brave New World" and our AI-driven society, we find ourselves ensnared by digital soma, consumerism, and the illusion of choice, questioning whether we're truly in control or merely dancing to the tune of our tech overlords in a dystopia disguised as utopia.

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AI's Quest for 'Humanization'. Developing manners?
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AI's Quest for 'Humanization'. Developing manners?

As AI approaches singularity, it might unexpectedly master manners, navigating human social norms with politeness strategies, facing the challenge of balancing courtesy with authenticity, and potentially becoming a humorous guardian of etiquette while dealing with the complexities of groupthink and cognitive dissonance in its civil interactions.

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The Evolution of Necrobotics: Revolutionizing Medical Education
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The Evolution of Necrobotics: Revolutionizing Medical Education

Necrobotics, merging "necropsy" and "robotics," is revolutionizing medical education by providing immersive, technology-driven learning experiences. It enables risk-free, patient-centered learning, enhances engagement, and offers global accessibility, promising to produce highly skilled healthcare professionals adept in both theory and practice.

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The Milgram Experiment and Our Shocking Relationship with Consumer Culture
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The Milgram Experiment and Our Shocking Relationship with Consumer Culture

The Milgram Experiment's insights into obedience and social conformity find eerie parallels in today's consumer-driven society, where advertising authority and the desire for social proof influence our purchasing behaviours, often at the expense of ethical considerations and personal well-being, challenging us to question and resist consumer culture's implicit rules.

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The Marshmallow Test: What Our Impatience Says About Society
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The Marshmallow Test: What Our Impatience Says About Society

The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment, conducted by Walter Mischel, revealed insights into human behaviour and impulse control, highlighting our preference for instant gratification over delayed rewards. Its implications for modern society are profound, affecting personal finance, attention spans, education, and social inequalities, urging a reevaluation of our capacity to delay gratification for long-term benefits.

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From Clicks to Contradictions: The Digital Dilemma of Cognitive Dissonance
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From Clicks to Contradictions: The Digital Dilemma of Cognitive Dissonance

Cognitive Dissonance Theory highlights the contradictions within our actions and beliefs, exemplified by our eco-friendly gestures versus consumer habits. This dissonance, magnified in the digital age, underscores societal hypocrisy, urging a closer alignment between our professed values and actual behaviours.

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Decoding Human Cognition: Where Epistemology Meets Cognitive Theories
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Decoding Human Cognition: Where Epistemology Meets Cognitive Theories

The study of human cognition integrates the theories of Piaget's constructivism, Vygotsky's social constructivism, and Chomsky's innateness hypothesis, offering a multidimensional framework that emphasizes the interplay between individual learning, social context, and innate cognitive structures for a comprehensive understanding of cognitive development.

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The Gulag Archipelago and the Imperative of Delayed Gratification: Lessons for Current Generations
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The Gulag Archipelago and the Imperative of Delayed Gratification: Lessons for Current Generations

Alexander Solzhenitsyn's "The Gulag Archipelago" highlights the importance of delayed gratification, showing how resilience and patience in extreme conditions can lead to survival and dignity. This principle, juxtaposed with today's instant gratification culture, underlines the value of perseverance and self-control for achieving long-term goals and personal growth.

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Beyond Heroes and Villains: The Joker's Mirror of Moral Mayhem
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Beyond Heroes and Villains: The Joker's Mirror of Moral Mayhem

In exploring the Joker through the lens of Nietzsche's perspectivism and Girard's mimetic desire, we uncover the complex interplay between heroes and villains. This perspective reveals that the Joker, seen as a chaotic artist, reflects societal satire and our own inner struggles, challenging us to confront the blurred lines between heroism and villainy.

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