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Do You Have Energy Blockages? Stop Living in the Past

What are energy blockages? What are the signs that your spiritual energy is blocked? And more importantly, what can you do to unblock it? Energy blockages are knots in your spiritual energy that form as a result of past trauma, preventing your energy from flowing freely. Once an energy block is established, your present life experience will always be polluted by the past until you release the block and allow the free flow of experience through your consciousness again. Keep reading ot learn about energy blockages and what to do to release them.

Group Selection Is a Myth: Only Genes Matter

Is there such thing as group selection? Why did the lemmings jump off the cliff in the famous documentary? The theory of “group selection” states that some members of a group may sacrifice themselves for the good of the species. This theory is greatly flawed because if there was a self-sacrificing gene, then the members of the group with that gene would die out very quickly. Continue reading about the myth of group selection.

Why Having Too Many Options Is a Bad Thing

Is there such a thing as too many options? How does having too much choice hold us back? How can we learn to commit to one option? When you have too many options available to you, you become distracted and miss out on disappearing opportunities. There are three ways to stop wasting time on options and commit: narrow your options, consider your losses, and recognize your disappearing options. Continue reading for tips on how to choose when you have too many options.

The Evolution of the English Language: A Brief History

What are the origins of English? What are the key events in the evolution of the English language that were most instrumental in shaping it into the version we speak and write today? English, as we know it today, is very different from its original Anglo-Saxon version. To understand how this came to be, we need to understand the evolution of the English language and the processes by which it transformed into English as we know it today. Keep reading to learn about the evolution of the English language.

Homo Deus: Meaning and Implications

What is the meaning of the term Homo Deus? Do you think our species Homo Sapiens will eventually evolve into Homo Deus? The term Homo Deus was coined by Yuval Noah Harari to refer to the human species that will come after Homo Sapiens. In his book Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow, Harari unpacks the meaning of Homo Deus and explores its implications for society at large. Keep reading to understand Homo Deus, its meaning, and the implications according to Yuval Noah Harari.

Adopting an Athlete’s Mindset in Tennis & Life

What is the athlete’s mindset? How can you use this mindset to help you improve your tennis game? An athlete’s mindset is all about mental strength, focus, and self-coaching. Having an athlete’s mindset can help you on and off the court. Read more about the athlete’s mindset and how it works.

We Are All Hypocrites: How We Justify Ourselves

In what ways are we all hypocrites? What methods do we use to delude ourselves of this truth? It’s easy to point out the hypocrisy of others, but it’s harder to admit that we’re all hypocrites. In The Happiness Hypothesis, it states that we all delude ourselves into thinking that we contribute more than we do and we discredit the contributions of others. Continue reading to learn more about the psychology of hypocrisy.

Why Depression Is on the Rise: Darwinian Reasoning

Why is depression on the rise? What does depression have to do with evolution and social standings? According to Darwinian Medicine, depression has functions in social standing. Low serotonin levels help mediate hierarchies in a social structure and maintain peace. However, today’s society is much different than the Stone Ages and depression is on the rise. Continue reading for more information on why depression is on the rise, according to evolutionary scientists.

The Barefoot Investor: 5 Tips From Scott Pape

Do you want to apply the lessons from The Barefoot Investor? What are some The Barefoot Investor tips for personal finance management? In The Barefoot Investor, Scott Pape offers practical tips to manage your money so that you can eliminate debt and start building wealth. The was written for an Australian audience, but the following The Barefoot Investor tips are universally applicable. Here are five personal finance management tips from The Barefoot Investor.

British and American English: The Great Divide

What are the differences between British and American English? How did the same language evolve into two different versions? The British and American English differ in a few fundamental ways, but this has not always been the case. The great divergence between the two was a slow and long historical process, which started when the first English-speaking settlers arrived in the Americas. Read about the divergence between British and American English.