Improve Your Critical Thinking, How to Get Rid of Evolutionary Habit of Seeing the World, & Is it your personality, or a disorder?
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Socrates, one of the founding fathers of Western philosophical thought, was on trial. Many believed he was an enemy of the state, accusing the philosopher of corrupting the youth and refusing to recognize their gods.
But Socrates wasnât feared for claiming to have all the answers, but rather, for asking too many questions. Erick Wilberding digs into the technique known as the Socratic Method.
It was way past dinner time. I was driving back to my home. I was in a bit of a hurry to reach the gift shop on time before it was scheduled to close for the day. It was the sixth birthday of my little princess. I just managed to bail myself out from committing the crime of being late by promising to reach the home with that âspecial giftâ promised to my adorable princess.
But, before I could have a sigh of relief and disconnect my call while navigating through the maze of evening traffic, I witnessed someone jumping the traffic signal. I couldn't resist the urge to curse the driver for his utterly irresponsible behavior.
Source: How to Get Rid of Evolutionary Habit of Seeing the World
Search the internet and youâll discover that Dorian Gray, it seems, has body dysmorphia. Lady Macbeth, with her incessant handwashing, has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). King Lear? Bipolar disorder. Even in the Hundred Acre Wood, home of Winnie-the-Pooh and friends, neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders are rife. Pooh himself has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Eeyore has depression; and Piglet, with his relentless, uncontrollable worry, is a textbook case of generalized anxiety disorder.
Today, this is what we do. We look at the people around us, real or fictional, and we try to figure out what it is they have. In the past, this kind of exercise was reserved for those in extreme distress. Now it is applied more widely. We try to diagnose people in the public eye (hello, Donald Trump), but also our friends, family, and colleagues. Most importantly, perhaps, we diagnose ourselves.
Source: Is it your personality, or a disorder?
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Piyush Kamal
Ex-IRS, Economist, and a Published Author who loves to play at the intersection of Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, and Philosophy.
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