According to the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, “the two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom.” This is where inward wealth comes in.
In today’s world, the latter is the biggest issue for us. In fact, the lives of so many people are so pain-free that boredom is the primary cause of mental pain.
What does thinking better even mean? The German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, explained it best in his book, The Gay Science: “He is a thinker; that means, he knows how to make things simpler than they are.”
Roughly 2000 years ago, the Stoic philosopher Seneca explained the essence of anxiety well: “We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.” Fast forward to today, I bet we suffer way more in imagination compared to when Seneca said that. Since that time, we […]
Your mind is extremely powerful. Your thoughts determine your actions. The “nocebo effect” is a great example of that. The placebo effect happens when positive expectations lead to improved health outcomes. But the nocebo effect is the exact opposite. It’s when negative expectations or beliefs […]