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"Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka is a haunting and surreal exploration of existentialism and the human condition. This novella introduces readers to Gregor Samsa, a diligent traveling salesman who wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a gigantic insect.
Kafka's narrative delves into the isolation, alienation, and absurdity that Gregor experiences as he grapples with his new identity. The novella is a profound examination of the individual's...
2) How We Think
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"How We Think" by John Dewey is a groundbreaking exploration of the process of thinking and its role in education and problem-solving. In this influential work, Dewey delves into the nature of intelligence, inquiry, and reflective thought, offering valuable insights into how individuals can enhance their thinking abilities and engage in meaningful learning experiences. The book begins by challenging traditional notions of thinking as a passive, linear...
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Greg Harden changes lives. This is why hundreds of world-class athletes, doctors, lawyers, teachers, business leaders, college students, and professionals from all walks of life have come to him for advice and direction-including 7-time Super Bowl Champion Tom Brady, 23-time Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps, Heisman Trophy winners Desmond Howard and Charles Woodson, CEOs of major companies, and championship coaching staffs from all over the world....
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Published in 1872, thirteen years after On the Origin of Species, The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is devoted to documenting what Darwin believes is the genetically determined aspects of behavior. Together with The Descent of Man (1871), it sketches out Darwin's main thesis of human origins. Here he traces the animal origins of human characteristics such as pursing of the lips in concentration, tightening of the muscles around the...
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The present paper is an attempt to formulate a positive theory of motivation, which will satisfy these theoretical demands and at the same time conform to the known facts, clinical and observational as well as experimental. It derives most directly, however, from clinical experience. This theory is, I think, in the functionalist tradition of James and Dewey, and is, fused with the holism of Wertheimer, Goldstein, and Gestalt Psychology, and with the...
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PRINCIPLES OF TOPOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY by KURT LEWIN. Originally published in 1936. PREFACE by DR. WOLFGANG KOHLER Swarthmore College Swarthmore: DEAR KOHLER This book is the result of a very slow growth. I remember the moment when more than ten years ago it occurred to me that the figures on the blackboard which were to illustrate some problems for a group in psychology might after all be not merely illustrations but representations of real concepts....
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The Mind is the instrument you must employ for the accomplishment of any purpose.
[Sidenote: Three Postulates for this Course]
With these three fundamental propositions as postulates, it will be the end and aim of this Course of Reading to develop plain, simple and specific methods and directions for the most efficient use of the mind in the attainment of practical ends.
To comprehend these mental methods and to make use of them in business affairs...
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The feelings of gratitude, compassion and pride are easier to generate than the willpower and self-denial that underpin traditional approaches to grit. And, while willpower is quickly depleted, prosocial emotions actually become stronger the more we use them. These emotions have another crucial advantage: they're contagious. Those around us become more likely to apply them when we do.
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Planning a school or amateur Shakespeare production? The best way to experience the plays is to perform them, but getting started can be a challenge: The complete plays are too long and complex, while scene selections or simplified language are too limited. "The 30-Minute Shakespeare" is a new series of abridgements that tell the "story" of each play from start to finish while keeping the beauty of Shakespeare's language intact. Specific stage directions...
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Gustave Le Bon: Psychologie der Massen Neu editiert, in aktualisierter Rechtschreibung, voll verlinkt, mit eBook-Inhaltsverzeichnis und verlinkten Fußnoten Mit einem aktuellen Vorwort Gustave Le Bons Buch Psychologie der Massen ist mehr als eine brillante Analyse von Massenphänomenen - es ist eine Warnung davor. Für Le Bon ist die Masse im höchsten Maße manipulierbar, in ihr zeigt sich das Instinktive, Triebartige und Unbewusste, und sie neigt...
11) Anthem
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AYN RAND'S CLASSIC WORK!
Hailed as one of Russian-American writer Ayn Rand's greatest works, Anthem, a dystopian fiction novella, was a clear predecessor to her later masterpieces, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. In it she examines a frightening future in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values. All decisions are made by committee, all people live in collectives, and all traces of individualism have been wiped out.
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12) The clarion
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Peter plays the trumpet and works in a kitchen; Stasi tries to climb the corporate ladder and lands in therapy. These sensitive siblings struggle to find their place in the world, seeking intimacy and belonging -- or trying to escape it. A promising audition, a lost promotion, intriguing strangers and clubbing hippies, a silent lover and a grieving neighbour -- in rich, sensual scenes and moody brilliance, 'The Clarion' explores rituals of connection...
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#1 When I opened my private practice as a psychologist, I was deluded about what I would be doing. I was expecting to cure my patients, but instead I had to learn how to be flexible as new information trickled in weekly.
#2 It's difficult to treat a patient who isn't psychologically oriented. Laura just wanted her herpes cured and, in her mind, therapy was a means to...
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This book discusses how culture and perception intertwine to confer disproportionate influence on how we see and express the world around us. A cultural psychological exploration of the mechanisms and concepts underlying our perceptual consciousness through distinction between the East and West paradigms, with support drawn from research, practical physical applications and their interpretations.
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Las personas que sufren de anhedonia (que significa literalmente 'sin placer') pierden el interés por realizar actividades que antes les gustaban o les divertían, como practicar un deporte, leer un libro, ver una película, salir con amigos o tener relaciones sexuales. Nada les produce placer ni satisfacción. Se sienten vacíos, apáticos y desganados. Tienen dificultades para expresar y experimentar emociones, tanto positivas como negativas. A...
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Every second of every day, your brain processes about 11 million bits. And yet, that astonishing number just isn't enough to get you through your day. Consequently, your brain takes some shortcuts--and it's those shortcuts, called heuristics, that make it all work. Some shortcuts are completely benign and helpful--such as your ability to recognize your child even if half his face is in shadow or your ability to imagine tomorrow even though you will...
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William James believed that events could not be catalogued simply as a series of facts, but had to be considered through the lens of experience. Thus each person affects and modifies their own reality based on their own unique experiences and points of view. Ultimately you can quantify facts, but only if you understand how the person looking at these facts will affect and change them.
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In The Art and Science of Dealing with Difficult People, David Brown pinpoints the seven principles of relationship building that are crucial to creating a successful working environment. Brown breaks down each principle by providing easy to understand instructions and universally applicable management skills.
Brown's philosophy is to approach work place discord as a problem from both a managerial and lower level perspective. He offers advice on...
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Esta obra está dirigida a quienes estén interesados en llegar a ser psicólogos clínicos existenciales, así como aquellos psicólogos que deseen complementar sus perspectivas y abordajes, de forma tal que puedan seguir interpretando la realidad desde su enfoque teórico, pero contextualizando este último en una adecuada descripción de la experiencia de sus pacientes. El propósito de esta obra es servir de texto introductorio para acceder de...
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