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Behaviours

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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The Origins of Sanity

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The Origins of Sanity

Though politeness tends to stop us from dwelling on the point, all babies start off – as we might put…
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Why We Behave As We Do

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Why We Behave As We Do

A key principle governing the natural world is that animals adapt to thrive in particular habitats; what we call an…
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