Posts by Phil

Steve takes the charge on dipping into Nietzsche’s concept of Ressentiment, defined here as, "a sense of hostility directed toward an object that is identified as the source of one's frustration....

In this episode, Phil explains what Need for Cognition is, most easily defined as a scale ranging from enjoying thinking and finding it as something internally motivated, down to something that is a...

In this episode, Phil introduces a homebrewed concept that he defines as "Any action taken to stop a particular outcome results in causing that outcome."

In this episode, Steve leads the charge on discussing the ill-defined, commonly flung about term "codependence". What it is, what it means, and what to do about it.

In this episode, Phil takes the lead in explaining the two types of self-handicapping. He and Steve discuss why people do this, what they can do about it, and it's possible positive purpose.

In this episode, Steve talks about the idea of Cognitive Defusion. It is the process of distancing yourself from your thoughts, seeing them as suggestions or informants rather than inherent truths,...