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How to Weaken the Hold of Addiction

Many of us are prey to addictive behaviours which we know run contrary to our deeper interests but which we find ourselves entirely unable to desist from at key moments.

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Charles Darwin and the Descent of Man

It is completely understandable that we are often maddened by what might be called ‘normal’ humanity. In such moods the 19th century naturalist Charles Darwin has much to say to us.

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Straightforward vs. Complicated People

A basic distinction in humans is between those who are simple and straightforward to deal with – and those who are – as we tend to be reminded when we interact with them – repeatedly tricky or complicated to handle.

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Cures for Love

Relationships

Cures for Love

‘Cures for Love’ is the title of a self-help book written by the Roman poet Ovid in 2 AD that…
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The Theory of Triangulation

Self-Knowledge

The Theory of Triangulation

‘Triangulation’ is a term used in psychoanalysis to refer to the way in which someone can be drawn to repeatedly…
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How Heartbreak Ends

Relationships

How Heartbreak Ends

Heartbreak is a paradoxical state in which, for a time – very strangely – we take the side of the…
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Ruminating on One’s Ex

Relationships

Ruminating on One’s Ex

We can spend a great deal of time – years, perhaps – wondering why certain people, whom we loved very…
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