Existential Psychology
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Michael Schreiner | April 30, 2014
Happiness Now
The only way to insure your happiness is to realize that you have all the conditions necessary for...
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Michael Schreiner | April 29, 2014
Increasing Knowledge
Increasing knowledge in any subject is paradoxical because you usually start to feel like you know less even...
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Michael Schreiner | April 29, 2014
Doing Nothing is Doing Something
A rationalization many of us use to let ourselves off the hook for making an important life decision...
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Michael Schreiner | April 28, 2014
Give People Another Chance
You can use some psychological ideas to make yourself a gentler, more forgiving person in how your characterize...
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Michael Schreiner | April 28, 2014
Freedom is Paradoxical
“Freedom is only necessity understood.” – William James In existential psychology we focus a lot on freedom and...
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Michael Schreiner | April 28, 2014
Wanting People to Like You
If you run around trying to make everybody like you you’re never going to be happy but if...
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Michael Schreiner | April 25, 2014
We Are Vectors And Creators
It’s funny to hear people speak confidently about human autonomy when they don’t realize that almost all their...
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Michael Schreiner | April 24, 2014
Planet Earth is One Big Garbage Dump
A few years ago I was waiting for someone to pick me up at the airport in Buenos...
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Michael Schreiner | April 23, 2014
Waiting Patiently For Human Growth
When you plant a seed, you don’t just water it one or two times and then give up,...
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Michael Schreiner | April 23, 2014
Overcoming Loneliness
At the superficial level the solution for overcoming loneliness is surrounding yourself with people. We know this doesn’t...