Quite regularly, I feel that my mind is on automatic pilot. That feeling is different from consciously following my daily routines. I suppose it’s like sleep walking while being fully awake and/but mildly aware. In psychology, "autopilot" (or automaticity) is a state where the mind processes information and executes behaviors without conscious intention or...
Recently, I had a déjà vu. I strongly felt I had witnessed that "incident" earlier (ie, who, where). Probably, in a recent dream during my sleep (ie, how). Déjà vu's are rather uncommon for me. Perhaps only once a year (ie, when). The meaning of that déjà vu is still unclear to me (ie, why). It was not a warning. What is the purpose of a déjà vu ? Science has rather...
Bovenstaande titel was mijn opmerking, die ik onlangs aan iemand gaf. Meende ik dat echt? Op korte termijn zeker wel. Op de langere termijn waarschijnlijk niet. Ik heb mijn moeder (91) als voorbeeld van de consequenties. Alleen zijn heeft duidelijke voordelen. Er is niemand die tegen je zeurt. Echter, er is ook niemand die iets bemoedigends tegen je zegt of iets...
For about two weeks, there’s a topic in my list that is - finally - getting a meaning: blind spots. My future book has 6 chapters or topics but what if I’m missing one?? How would I know on a timely basis? Fortunately, my mind still works like the auditor whom I used to be. It’s making continuous checks on the completeness of my chapters and/or topics (eg,...
Do you remember these expressions: killing time; only time will tell; time flies when you're having fun (eg, my 2025 blog); time is on my side; waiting takes forever (eg, in queues). Hence, my blog title time feels disproportionate: The feeling that time is disproportionate—meaning it passes at a rate inconsistent with the clock—is a common human experience driven...
Sometimes an article compels me to writing about it, like The invention of the soul by Nicholas Humphrey, a theoretical psychologist. I suppose that the article’s subtitle explains its contents: “Humans weren’t given souls by God or genes. We made them ourselves with language – turning sentience into something sacred” Source: AON, 17 April 2026, The invention of the...
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