by Kourosh | Aug 23, 2006 | On Mind, On Music
I’ve been practicing meditation in one form or another for a few years now. Whenever I mention it, I usually get an odd look. There is a certain unspoken need to explain it, yet the more I do it, the more obvious it seems to me are its benefits. At the same...
by Kourosh | Jul 31, 2006 | On Mind, On Technology
“I think there’s a good case to be made that having fun is a key evolutionary advantage right next to opposable thumbs in terms of importance. Without that little chemical twist in our brains that makes us enjoy learning new things, we might be more like...
by Kourosh | Jul 30, 2006 | On Mind
… more to come …
by Kourosh | Jul 23, 2006 | On Mind
– – – – —“I believe that this site has become far too serious as of late…” – S. – – –
by Kourosh | Jul 21, 2006 | On Mind
Introduction I often question the role of medications in mental health. The medications we have today were not present a few decades ago. In context of the history of humanity, their presence is merely a blip on the radar. Yet somehow, their use is skyrocketing. As I...
by Kourosh | Jul 11, 2006 | On Mind
I very much enjoyed reading the curious incident of the dog in the night-time. The author, Mark Haddon, does a wonderful job convincing the reader that it is written by a 15 year-old developing with a form of autism. The difficulties of dealing with emotions, both...