Mental Health · Personal · Social Contract

Who Isn’t Behind the Curtain? (Dunning-Kruger Effect, Impostor Syndrome, and a World of Uncertainty)

I take IQ tests as an antidote to boredom. A score over 130 is routine - sometimes exceeding 140 or 150 depending on the test. No, I am not a genius. The only way I could outperform the general population on an exam by a wider margin is to make the exam about my personal… Continue reading Who Isn’t Behind the Curtain? (Dunning-Kruger Effect, Impostor Syndrome, and a World of Uncertainty)

#HeForShe · Mental Health · Personal

Aesthetics and Human Attraction – a Personal Account

I want to discuss what I consider a riskier topic today - attraction. What better way for a socially anxious, aspiring ally to begin than to derail the entire discussion with qualifiers to assuage my guilt for wanting to discuss it, right? First, this is not common from an academic, psychological perspective, and what I… Continue reading Aesthetics and Human Attraction – a Personal Account

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An Open Letter to My Twitter Followers (and Some Insight Into Mental Health)

Before I get to the specifics of why I felt compelled to write this piece, we need to reach a mutual understanding about something. Mental health disorders are not rational. When I am in the midst of a panic attack, 95% of the time I know in my core that I have no reason to… Continue reading An Open Letter to My Twitter Followers (and Some Insight Into Mental Health)

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Fate (a few thoughts on predetermination from a formerly depressed and anxious free-will thinker that I hope improves your day)

I am not a religious man. In fact, apart from stolen moments of wonderment I don't even consider myself all that spiritual. There is superficial beauty in the world, and there is deeper beauty that derives from the purpose and meaning we create for ourselves. Everything that constitutes my life is the result of decisions… Continue reading Fate (a few thoughts on predetermination from a formerly depressed and anxious free-will thinker that I hope improves your day)