All posts tagged "authority"
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Michael Schreiner | June 19, 2018
The Rise of Authoritarianism
Times of uncertainty are the fertile soil in which the seed of authoritarianism sprouts, grows, and flourishes. In...
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Michael Schreiner | December 1, 2017
Catching Negative Self-Talk In The Moment
A mean spirited, vicious little troll has taken up residence in your psyche. This troll is critical of...
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Michael Schreiner | November 28, 2017
Healthy Vulnerability Versus Unhealthy Vulnerability
Most of us believe vulnerability in intimate relationships is either ‘good’ or ‘bad’ depending on whether our relationships...
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Michael Schreiner | October 3, 2017
Irrational Authority and Off-Limits Subjects
Whether we’re talking about the patriarch of a nuclear family, a politician in a society, or any authority...
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Michael Schreiner | September 20, 2017
Healthy Community Versus Unhealthy Community
Belonging to a community is perhaps the most deeply entrenched human psychological need. Being a part of rather...
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Michael Schreiner | April 18, 2017
Help For Procrastinators
If you are a procrastinator the number one thing you need to understand is that your life attitude...
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Michael Schreiner | March 8, 2017
Irrational Authority Produces Emotionally And Intellectually Crippled Followers
Irrational authority doesn’t just need emotionally and intellectually crippled followers, it also produces emotionally and intellectually crippled followers...
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Michael Schreiner | March 3, 2017
Ambivalence Around Cultural Norms And Values
Ambivalence occurs any time we hold simultaneous, contradictory thoughts or feelings about the same thing. The result is...
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Michael Schreiner | January 30, 2017
Irrational Authority
Where rational authority is open to questioning and criticism from its followers irrational authority brooks no such dissent....
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Michael Schreiner | November 8, 2016
People Have More Freedom Than They Believe
Most people who feel trapped in their lives and relationships have a lot more freedom than they believe....