Keep These 3 Emotions Out of Your Stock Market Endeavors

Keep These 3 Emotions Out of Your Stock Market Endeavors

What’s emotional investing? What type of emotions will prevent you from making good investments? When investing in the stock market, emotions of all kinds could stir you up. Howard Marks’s book The Most Important Thing contends that three key emotions (greed, fear, and the desire to conform) affect investors’ decisions and cut into potential profits. Check out how emotional investing could make or break your career as an investor.

5 Alarming Signs of Narcissistic Behavior in a Relationship

5 Alarming Signs of Narcissistic Behavior in a Relationship

Do you think that your partner might be a narcissist? What are common signs of narcissistic behavior in a relationship? Spotting a narcissist can be hard because they’re very good at hiding their behavior. There are a few behaviors, however, that are easy to point out if you know what to look for. Below we’ve listed five signs of narcissistic behavior in a relationship that are red flags.

The Outgroup Homogeneity Effect: Group Rivalry Gone Wrong

The Outgroup Homogeneity Effect: Group Rivalry Gone Wrong

What is the outgroup homogeneity effect? Why do cliques and groups form rivalries with one another? The outgroup homogeneity effect is when members of a group see themselves as unique individuals but believe outsiders are all the same. However, it’s likely that these in-group members aren’t as unique as they think they are. Below you’ll learn more about the outgroup homogeneity effect, according to The Status Game by Will Storr.

What Causes Social Inequality? How Status Plays a Role

What Causes Social Inequality? How Status Plays a Role

What causes social inequality? How does status cause inequality? When a group playing a status game feels threatened by another group, it feels justified in demonizing its enemies and destroying lives to protect its status. The result is deep-rooted inequality where minorities suffer while an elite class thrives. Let’s dive into what causes social inequality, according to The Status Game by Will Storr.

The Benefit of Self-Awareness (+ Steps to Achieve It)

The Benefit of Self-Awareness (+ Steps to Achieve It)

What’s the biggest benefit of self-awareness? How does awareness alter your mind? Dandapani’s book The Power of Unwavering Focus explains that your orb of awareness doesn’t simply experience your mind—it also slowly reshapes your mind, for better or for worse. This means that if you direct your awareness intentionally, you can shape your mind as you want so you can be more focused. Continue reading to explore how this process works so you can reap the benefit of self-awareness.

The 6 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Care What Others Think

Think and Grow Rich: Autosuggestion and Faith

Do you worry about your position in society? Why shouldn’t you care about what others think of you? In The Status Game, Will Storr writes that a status game is successful when it generates status for its members and for the group as a whole. Though there are plenty of reasons to play status games, they have a dark side. Find out why you shouldn’t care what others think of your status in society.

How to Improve Self-Awareness and Master Focus

How to Improve Self-Awareness and Master Focus

Do you lack control of your life? How can you improve self-awareness? Focus consists of intentionally directing your orb of awareness to specific regions of your mind, without letting anything else direct your orb of awareness for you. In The Power of Unwavering Focus, Dandapani explores how to improve your self-awareness and stay in control. Below we’ve organized Dandapani’s techniques for improving self-awareness into three steps, with additional advice on developing focus over time.

Albert Camus: Suicide Isn’t a Satisfactory Response to Absurdity

Albert Camus: Suicide Isn’t a Satisfactory Response to Absurdity

How did people react to Albert Camus’s philosophy of the absurd? Why did some think that suicide seemed like a reasonable response? According to Albert Camus, suicide isn’t the answer. In The Myth of Sisyphus, Camus draws on existentialist theory to argue that humans are doomed to an absurd condition. He asserts that, rather than surrendering to this belief via suicide, you should derive fulfillment from your brief existence. Continue reading to learn more about Camus’s views on suicide in the context of the absurd.

Albert Camus: Absurdity Is Man’s Futile Search for Meaning

Albert Camus: Absurdity Is Man’s Futile Search for Meaning

Does it ever feel like life is just, well, ridiculous? What does Albert Camus mean by absurdity? According to Albert Camus, absurdity defines our lives. He observes that we search for meaning and purpose and ask huge questions about our existence. But, for all our searching and asking, we come up with just beliefs, theories, and hopes—and always come up short of certainty. Read more to learn about Camus’s philosophy of the absurd.

Examples of Absurdism: Sisyphus & Others Who Press On

Examples of Absurdism: Sisyphus & Others Who Press On

Why did Albert Camus use Sisyphus as his primary model for absurdism? Why did Camus consider Sisyphus to be fulfilled in life? In his definitive philosophical essay The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus argues that human existence is fundamentally absurd. This is because the human drive for purpose and meaning is at odds with the reality that death is inevitable and humanity is cosmically insignificant. Read more to learn about the figure of Sisyphus and other examples of absurdism from Camus and elsewhere.