Existential Psychology
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Michael Schreiner | April 3, 2014
Guilt Over Transgressions
I had a conversation with a psychology student who wanted to know how I approach conversations with clients...
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Michael Schreiner | April 2, 2014
Active Listening
Primary narcissism is probably the biggest reason that real communication breaks down. Many consider listening to be a...
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Michael Schreiner | March 28, 2014
Destruction Of Your Being
I recently had a conversation about existential anxiety with a smart guy who made a comment that will...
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Michael Schreiner | March 27, 2014
Talking To Your Inner Child
So many cheesy self-help books have been written about finding your inner child. Pretty much everyone has heard...
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Michael Schreiner | March 26, 2014
Real Productivity Versus Frenetic Activity
Real productivity has a doppelganger that fools a lot of people, the activity of the frenetic variety where...
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Michael Schreiner | March 25, 2014
Feedback Loop
We have a natural tendency to try to make sense of the world around us by assigning causation...
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Michael Schreiner | March 24, 2014
Go Back To Nature
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir Many of us...
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Michael Schreiner | March 21, 2014
Yoga Process Mirrors Life Process
The other day during class a yoga teacher had some splendid things to say about the practice. “Yoga...
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Michael Schreiner | March 21, 2014
Novelty and Antifragility
Our obsession with novelty, exacerbated by our consumer culture where only the latest versions seem good enough, makes...
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Michael Schreiner | March 19, 2014
Right Way To Learn
Spinoza believed that reason was no match for the passions, although he wished it was. His solution was...