Work, Games and self-esteem
Often people look at work as a synonym of necessary punishment, while they look at games as something fun, desirable and totally different. But in fact, work and games have a common psychological goal. Psychologically they provide the same end in different forms. Consider what one gets out of games (like computer games): Primarily, it is a sense of accomplishment, of achieving a prize and performing efficiently. Performing well in a game, advancing in a game provides an uplifting feeling of excitement - it is the essence of having a good time playing. Contrast it with failing repeatedly at some t

What is ethics and why do we need it?
We make decisions every day, all the time.  What do you think is the fundamental reason for our need to act, to make decisions?   One thing to notice is that our feelings and sensations depend on our choices. Certain things will make us happy, certain things will make us miserable.  Losing a house, a great job, a tooth, or a girlfriend can make one miserable. And yet the possession of these things is not automatic: it depends on the choices one makes every day. So why do we need to make decisions? Because if we don't, we loose the things we

Leadership & Values: a lecture by John A. Allison
A great lecture by John A. Allison, CEO of BB&T corporation bank, about the significance and practicality of morality in life. The significance of acting by a moral code explained by a man who has a long experience managing a big company and seeing people act everyday in ways either leading to their success or their failure. [Watch the lecture on Youtube].

Faulty common beliefs
Do your parents know best for you? No, you know best for you, and if you don't, you better start making it so."Casual sex is all about physicality, not about psychology". Wrong. Casual sex is possible by projecting a personality onto a stranger. When you get to know someone better it's less easy to project a personality on them. You must actually like them for who they are. Casual sex is very much about psychology, only it involves projection rather than actual knowledge of the partner.Does god exit? No. "God" is an invention of man, held as a belief out of conformity, psychological weakness or lack of critical, logical thinking on the subject. "Bad guys

"Community service" and help in good will
Yesterday, September 11th, Obama made a speech to the nation claiming the significance and meaning of the day is "community service".Take a moment to ponder: what exactly is the meaning of "community service", and is it really the reason so many American citizens helped others during the event 8 years ago?To "serve" means "work for or be a servant to", "do duty", "devote (part of) one's life or efforts to" another person.Is this what was the help about? Were those who helped saw themselves