Moral judgment can be influenced by a magnet
Truth is not the same for all people at all times. Your Truth may look like the Lie in the views of other peoples of different cultures or even different families. Even those who taught you, sometimes change the tune and completely abandon their seemingly firm position.
The right hemisphere (that manages the left side of our body), among other things, tends to integrate and include, while the left hemisphere looks for a simple solution, better the one already proven to be successful before.
We are motivated by our desires, aren’t we? And it seems that our goal is to indulge ourselves. Would you agree? But not all our desires are equal.
Machiavelli looked at his experience without blinking and came to the conclusion that one cannot afford to ignore life realities if he wants to achieve a level of success in his quest. That is why he put together the instructions to a ruler who would like to change the life of his people for better. […]
Las Vegas tragedy requires our understanding of the roots and causes. Without it, we are going to remain blind to the lurking dangers.
We excuse ourselves easier than we forgive others. We often do not notice our own deficiencies and mistakes and are surprised that other people take offense and resent us or misunderstand us at least. We excuse ourselves by taking into account our intentions and judge others by the results of their (in)actions.
Fair competition is great. But it is based on the assumption that the starting conditions for the competitors were fair too. Well, how often this assumption is correct in the real life?
Why is he so enigmatic and still so appealing? Is it because of his monsters? Or because of his scary images of consequences for the sinful behavior? Or his bold assessment that our well-established order just does not make sense? We are all in his paintings even if we do not want to acknowledge it.
If we add to the mix the ability to share our thoughts directly (without using any words), then we can cooperate creatively (and without moral judgment) and become much more productive.