“I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes or of appearing naive.”
– Abraham Maslow

The Semmelweis reflex is one reason it might take years until the information contained on this site is considered common knowledge.

Question: Why do so many seemingly rational human beings behave so irrationally? What makes nice people buy ivory, deny mistakes, complain, harm their health, destroy environments, and/or care about Kim Kardashian? Answer: Everything we do, [...]

Are you willing to invest ten minutes a day to change your life? Or will you let dopamine convince you that learning about how dopamine manipulates behavior is a waste of time?

“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.” – Lao Tzu

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” — Marcel Proust

“Most ignorance is vincible ignorance. We don’t know because we don’t want to know.”
– Aldous Huxley

“Life itself is only a vision; a dream. Nothing exists, save empty space and you. And you are but a thought.”
– Mark Twain from The Mysterious Stranger