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ChrisWillxMar 4, 2026The Unconscious Devaluation Tactics of Narcissists and Their Impact on Others
PsychologyTransferenceCountertransferenceCluster B personality disorderNarcissistic devaluation
barryseconomicsFeb 1, 2026Accent, Class, and Credibility: Unpacking Internalized Bias and Linguistic Prejudice
PsychologyAccent discriminationClass prejudiceInternalized biasCode-switching
HealthyGamerGGNov 12, 2025Breaking the Cycle: An Integrated Approach to Panic Attacks with Pharmacology, Skills, and Baseline Regulation
PsychologyPanic attackPharmacology (SSRIs, SNRIs)Skills trainingVicious mental cycles
psychacksOct 13, 2025The Spark: Unpacking Unconscious Relationship Templates and Attachment in Dating
RelationshipsThe spark (dating)LimerenceButterflies/chemistry/vibingAttachment styles
hubermanlabOct 6, 2025The Operator's Blueprint: Building an Unbreakable Mindset and Maximizing Performance Through Structured Routines and Intentional Living
Self-DevelopmentMicro-winsEvening routineMorning routineCompartmentalization
PredictiveHistoryAug 1, 2025When Eschatologies Converge: Geopolitical Predictions for the Next 10-20 Years
GeopoliticsEschatologyGeopoliticsHybrid WarfareInformational Warfare- psychacksJul 18, 2025
The Sublimation of Male Desire: How Sex Drives Civilization and its Modern Challenges
PsychologySublimationLibido (Freudian concept)Sexual impulsePro-social ends - PredictiveHistoryJun 4, 2025
The Evolution of Western Thought, the Crisis of Faith, and Freud's Shifting Theories on Trauma and the Origins of Modernism
PhilosophyAnimismMother GoddessPolytheismMonotheism - hubermanlabApr 7, 2025
How to Find & Be a Great Romantic Partner: Navigating Feelings, Unfinished Business, and Relationship Dynamics
RelationshipsInternal narrativesEmotional compassFeeling accessibilitySelf-regulation - HealthyGamerGGFeb 24, 2025
Shadow Psychology 101: Integrating Suppressed Selves for Wholeness and Fulfillment
PsychologyShadow (Jungian concept)EgoPersonaConscious mind 
DrTraceyMarksDec 4, 2024How To Transform Your Mental Health: The Hidden Power of Dreams
PsychologyREM sleepVisual cortexLimbic systemPrefrontal cortex- hubermanlabAug 5, 2024
Accessing the Essential Self: Mind-Body Practices, Visualization, and Intentional Living with Dr. Martha Beck
PsychologyEssential SelfPerfect Day ExerciseIdeal Day VisualizationMind-Body Connection - psychacksJun 3, 2024
Romance as a Game of Hide-and-Seek: The Psychology of Projecting Wholeness
RelationshipsHide-and-seek (metaphor)Self-disavowalPsychological projectionEmotional contact - hubermanlabMay 13, 2024
Finding Your True Purpose: A Jungian Perspective on Self, Meaning, and Unconscious Drivers with Dr. James Hollis
PsychologySelf (capital S)Ego ConsciousnessSense of SelfNarrative Animals - DrTraceyMarksApr 3, 2024
When Your Feelings Take Control: Understanding and Addressing the Defense Mechanism of Acting Out
PsychologyActing out (defense mechanism)Defense mechanismsUnconscious conflictsEmotional immaturity - DrTraceyMarksMar 20, 2024
Projection: How Unconscious Defense Mechanisms Harm Relationships and Self-Worth
PsychologyPsychological defense mechanismProjectionUnconscious processMind-reading - DrTraceyMarksMar 6, 2024
Psychological Defense Mechanisms: The Mind's Unconscious Protectors and Their Link to Coping Skills
PsychologyPsychological DefensesDefense MechanismsUnconscious ProcessesEgo - psychacksNov 17, 2023
Why Women Pick Fights: The Paradoxical Reassurance of Anger in Relationships
PsychologyEmotional reinforcementAbsence of emotion as punishmentNegative attention seekingGender differences in emotional coping - hubermanlabNov 15, 2023
Mental Fitness, Neuroplasticity, and Emotional Resilience: A Huberman Lab Live Q&A
ScienceUnconscious mindForebrainLiminal statesLucid dreams - psychacksOct 13, 2023
Emotions Are Never Irrational: Distinguishing Emotional Validity from Justification
PsychologyEmotional rationalityEmotional illogicalityThought (broad sense)Embodied cognition - hubermanlabSep 27, 2023
Dr. Paul Conti on True Self-Care: Constructing a Life Narrative and Accessing Unconscious Insights for Mental Health
PsychologyTrue self-careLife narrative constructionSelf-awarenessAgency (verb state) - hubermanlabSep 20, 2023
Understanding and Cultivating Healthy Relationships: The Role of Self, Agency, and Generative Drive with Dr. Paul Conti
RelationshipsHealthy relationshipsPsychology of selfAgency (as a verb)Gratitude (as a verb) - hubermanlabSep 13, 2023
Improving Mental Health: Self-Inquiry, Drives, and the Generative Self
PsychologyMental health improvementSelf-inquiryAggressive drivePleasure drive - hubermanlabSep 6, 2023
Dr. Paul Conti on the Structure and Function of Self for Optimal Mental Health, Agency, and Gratitude
PsychologyMental healthStructure of selfFunction of selfAgency 
DocSnipesJul 26, 2023Creating Safety in Counseling: A Psychodynamic and Trauma-Informed Approach
PsychologyPsychodynamicsPhenomenological realityTransferencePacer method- psychacksJun 28, 2023
Carl Jung's Shadow Self and its Manifestation in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket
PsychologyArchetypesCollective ConsciousnessThe Shadow (Jungian)The Shadow (Unchosen Path) - HealthyGamerGGJun 24, 2023
The Real Reason Your Bad Habits Keep Winning: How Monks Break Habits Through Awareness, Not Willpower
PsychologyWillpowerHabit formationDopamine circuitCannabinoid circuit 
NewEconomicThinkingJun 14, 2023The Shaman's Call: Finding Authentic Vocation Through Jungian Dreamwork and William Everson's Teachings
PsychologyJungian psychologyVocational callingInner voice (daemon/daimon)Dream interpretation- psychacksMar 22, 2023
Why Men Get Jealous of Their Women's Past: The Cognitive Dissonance of Romantic Idealization
PsychologySexual historyEmotional bondingMate guardingEvolutionary psychology - HealthyGamerGGMar 16, 2023
The Decade-Long Pursuit of Self-Improvement and Intimacy: Unpacking Loneliness, Dating, and Complex PTSD
RelationshipsExternal ValidationInternal Self-WorthSelf-Improvement AddictionMental Masturbation - psychacksMar 13, 2023
The Disappearance of 'Good Men': Examining Evolutionary Pressures vs. Cultural Erosion of Masculinity
RelationshipsFemale hypergamyEvolutionary pressuresNatural selectionReproductive strategy - HealthyGamerGGMar 2, 2023
Navigating Relationships with Borderline Personality Disorder: Understanding, Challenges, and Strategies for Success
PsychologyBorderline Personality Disorder (BPD)Emotional RegulationRemission (BPD)Underdeveloped Sense of Self - psychacksMar 1, 2023
Rejecting Women as a Skill: Resource Management, Scarcity Mentality, and Emotional Intelligence in Relationships
RelationshipsWanting-giving asymmetryLow-cost, low-resource strategyUnconscious reinforcement protocolVariable reward schedules - psychacksNov 22, 2022
The Rationality of Infidelity: Why Successful Men Cheat and the Evolutionary Roots of Male Ambition
PsychologyInfidelityRisk-reward profileInterpretive frameDeferred gratification - DrTraceyMarksOct 19, 2022
Navigating Personal Toxicity: A Guide for Individuals Exhibiting Harmful Relationship Behaviors
RelationshipsToxic relationship behaviorsChronic angerDisguised anger (sarcasm)Punitive mindset - psychacksSep 25, 2022
The Inevitability and Unconscious Nature of Communication: More Than You Think
PsychologyNon-verbal communicationUnconscious communicationInternal stateInformation transfer - NewEconomicThinkingJun 23, 2022
Beauty, Uselessness, and New Economic Questions: Challenging the Mechanistic Paradigm
EconomicsUselessnessBeautyCommon goodInvisible republic of the spirit - NewEconomicThinkingJun 23, 2022
Beauty, Uselessness, and New Economic Questions: Challenging the Mechanistic Paradigm
EconomicsUselessnessBeautyCommon goodInvisible republic of the spirit - psychacksJun 13, 2022
Love Food: How Sibling Dynamics and Family Ecosystems Shape Individual Roles and Lifelong Specializations
PsychologyLove food (coined term)Emotional healthFamily ecosystemLimited resources (love food) - DrTraceyMarksMay 11, 2022
Understanding and Managing Anxiety: A Comprehensive Guide to Origins, Treatments, and Self-Help Tools
PsychologyAnxiety symptomsAnxiety disordersAnxious personalitiesNeuroticism - psychacksApr 29, 2022
Relationships and the Inescapable Game: Deconstructing Authenticity as Strategy
RelationshipsThe game of relationshipsGoals in relationshipsRules in relationshipsRelationship strategy - psychacksApr 15, 2022
The Critical Inner Voice: Understanding Its Origins and the First Step to Resolution
PsychologyCritical inner voiceSelf-talkIntrojectEgo-alien - psychacksMar 29, 2022
The Truth About Romance Obstruction: Why Forbidden Love Fuels Desire
RelationshipsRomance ObstructionRomantic ImaginationCognitive DissonanceDissonance Reduction - psychacksMar 27, 2022
The Tragic Nature of Romantic Love: Why Every Romance Ends in Death
RelationshipsRomantic tragedySecularization of religious doctrineSpiritual loveMaterial plane love - psychacksMar 2, 2022
Thoughts Aren't Private: Control Your Mind to Improve Communication and Well-being
PsychologyThought privacy (myth of)ConsciousnessSelf-loathing thoughtsSelf-deprecating thoughts - DrTraceyMarksDec 15, 2021
Therapeutic Hypnosis: Unveiling its Mechanisms, History, and Efficacy for Anxiety and Trauma
HealthHypnosisHypnotherapyMesmerismAnimal magnetism - psychacksOct 31, 2021
The Critical Inner Voice: Understanding Its Origins and First Steps to Undoing Its Influence
PsychologyCritical inner voiceSelf-talkIntrojectEgo alien - psychacksSep 19, 2021
Theory of Mind: How Unconscious Projection Shapes Our Reality and Overcomes Social Anxiety
PsychologyTheory of Mind (ToM)Unconscious projectionConsciousnessInterpersonal interaction - DrTraceyMarksSep 1, 2021
Anxiety: 5 Primitive and 2 Less Primitive Psychological Defense Mechanisms
PsychologyPsychological Defense MechanismsUnconscious ConflictAnxietyFreudian Ego Psychology 
lexfridmanAug 8, 2021Jeff Hawkins on The Thousand Brains Theory of Intelligence, Prediction, and the Evolutionary Origin of Consciousness
NeuroscienceThousand Brains Theory of IntelligenceNeocortexCortical ColumnsModeling Systems- DrTraceyMarksJul 14, 2021
Understanding Neuroticism: From Personality Trait to Psychoanalytic Concept
PsychologyNeuroticismFive Factor Model of Personality (OCEAN)OpennessConscientiousness - HealthyGamerGGJul 5, 2021
The Hidden Insecurity: Redefining Narcissism Beyond Internet Stereotypes
PsychologyNarcissism (redefined)Internal self-worthExternal validationSelf-centeredness - lexfridmanJun 25, 2021
Bret Weinstein on Science, Censorship, Human Adaptability, and Civilizational Risks in the Pandemic Era
ScienceScience as an institutionCensorship in scienceOpen data/science/communicationEvolutionary biology - DrTraceyMarksJun 23, 2021
Understanding and Overcoming Projection: A Psychological Defense Mechanism
PsychologyProjection (psychological defense mechanism)Negative self-talkSelf-esteemUnconscious thoughts - DrTraceyMarksApr 14, 2021
Understanding Conversion Disorder: When Anxiety Manifests as Neurological Symptoms
PsychologyConversion DisorderFunctional Neurologic Symptom DisorderMedically Unexplained Neurological SymptomsPseudoseizures - HealthyGamerGGOct 27, 2020
Unblocking Motivation: How Resolving Past Burdens Frees Your Present Drive
Self-DevelopmentBlocked motivationKarmic tiesSpiritual drainOverwhelm paralysis - HealthyGamerGGOct 11, 2020
Psychedelics, Personal Growth, and Global Consciousness: A Conversation with Rick Doblin
PsychologyPsychedelic-assisted therapyEgo dissolutionPreparation and integration (psychedelic therapy)Set and setting (psychedelic use) - NewEconomicThinkingAug 23, 2020
Henry Ponder: A Life's Vision on Economics, Social Justice, and the Future of Higher Education
EconomicsAgricultural economicsGrain elevator operationsSupermarket logisticsPart-time farming - NewEconomicThinkingJul 22, 2020
The Humanistic Imperative in Economic Thinking: Beyond Pretenses and Towards Justice
EconomicsUnconscious assumptionsSocial normsHumanistic lightEconomic vision - DrTraceyMarksJul 1, 2020
Understanding and Managing Mood Swing Triggers in Borderline Personality Disorder
PsychologyBorderline Personality Disorder (BPD)Mood swingsBipolar disorderHypomania - NewEconomicThinkingJun 24, 2020
The Dangerous Ideological Bias of Economists: An Empirical Study and Its Disciplinary Rejection
EconomicsPositivist conception of economicsMethodology of positive economicsObjective scienceRandomized control trial (RCT) - HealthyGamerGGJun 23, 2020
Optimizing Study Efficiency: The Role of Mental State, Circadian Rhythm, and Unconscious Learning
Self-DevelopmentStudy DLCDigestion of materialCalm mindTranquil mind - lexfridmanJun 21, 2020
The Ego, Resistance, and the Struggle for Creative Self-Realization
PsychologyResistance (capital R)EgoGreater Self (Jungian Self)Yetzer Hara - DocSnipesMay 4, 2020
Psychodynamics and Safety: A Quickstart Guide to Understanding Past Influences on Present Behavior
PsychologyPsychodynamicsUnconscious/Subconscious motivesChildhood experiencesAttachment experiences - HealthyGamerGGApr 7, 2020
Eastern and Western Approaches to the Mind: Understanding Internal Conflict, Ego, Emotion, and Intellect
PsychologyWestern models of mindConscious mindSubconscious mindUnconscious mind - DrTraceyMarksDec 4, 2019
Identifying and Understanding 8 Common Self-Defeating Cognitive Distortions
PsychologyCognitive DistortionsAutomatic ThoughtsFiltering (cognitive distortion)Black and White Thinking - DrTraceyMarksJul 17, 2019
Breaking the Cycle: How Childhood Experiences Drive Negative Relationship Patterns
PsychologyCorrective Emotional ExperienceObject Relations TheoryNarcissismBorderline Personality Disorder - DrTraceyMarksJun 19, 2019
How to Deal with Negative Emotions: A DBT Approach to Distress Tolerance and Mindfulness
PsychologyDistress ToleranceDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Maladaptive Coping BehaviorsEmotional Acceptance - HealthyGamerGGJan 26, 2019
Dharma and the Path to Overcoming Video Game Addiction: Finding Meaning Through Duty and Experience
PsychologyDharma (duty/responsibility)Suffering (Buddhist concept)Western philosophy of well-beingEastern philosophy of well-being - NewEconomicThinkingDec 7, 2018
Rethinking Economics: Morality, Preferences, and the Social Contract of Finance
EconomicsIncentiveBribeConsumer modelPreferences 
drekbergSep 1, 2011The Brain, Ego, and Happiness: Understanding Stress and Cultivating Presence
PsychologyNeural networksBrain developmentEmotional stressEgo (Eckhart Tolle's definition)- drekbergMay 16, 2011
The Autonomic Nervous System, Stress Perception, and a Non-Reductionist View of Health
HealthReductionismHolistic biologyAutonomic Nervous System (ANS)Sympathetic Nervous System - hubermanlab
Unlocking Flavor: The Chemistry of Food, Taste, and Cooking with Dr. Harold McGee
ScienceFood chemistryTaste perceptionUmamiMaillard reactions - psychacks
Overcoming Approach Anxiety: The Power of Massive Action and 'Truth Under Imaginary Circumstances'
PsychologyApproach anxietyEmotional disconfirming experienceMassive ActionEmotional programming - psychacks
How Women Unintentionally Complicate Love: Simplifying the 'Love Funnel' for Deeper Connection
RelationshipsLove funnelSales funnel analogyStreamlined transaction processCustomer blame - psychacks
The Business of Making Men Angry at Women: Creators, Algorithms, and Consumers in Social Media Polarization
PsychologySocial media polarizationOperant conditioningContingency managementFinancial incentives - psychacks
Embracing the Paradox: Personal Responsibility for Healing Past Wounds
PsychologyDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Core paradoxMental health treatmentFamily of origin - psychacks
Achieving Conflict-Free Relationships: The Psychology of Selection and Communication
RelationshipsConflict-free relationshipsEmotional nature (of women)Appropriate selectionOptionality (in dating) - psychacks
The Ongoing Process of Self-Discovery: Navigating Change and Understanding True Desires Through Action
Self-DevelopmentIntrojectsSelf-alienationProcess of becomingDestruction preceding creation - psychacks
Anatomy of a Panic Attack: Understanding Panic Disorder as an Attention Dysfunction (Part 1)
PsychologyPanic disorderAttention dysfunctionEarly onset symptomsChecking behavior - psychacks
Conquering the Fear of Being Judged by Others Through Theory of Mind
PsychologyTheory of MindFear of being judgedUnconscious projectionInterpersonal communication
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