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Marcel Proust as the First Neuroscientist of Emotion

Rather than reading In Search of Lost Time as a traditional novel, or even a modernist masterpiece, consider approaching it as an exploration of the emotional brain decades before neuroscience caught up. Proust wasn’t merely writing about memory; he was mapping how emotions are stored, retrieved, and experienced through sensory triggers, long before brain scans… Read More »

The Courage to Be Disliked

The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga introduces Adlerian psychology through a dialogue between a philosopher and a student. This Socratic-style conversation aims to challenge entrenched beliefs about happiness, interpersonal relationships, and the pursuit of a meaningful life. The central premise of the book is that happiness is a choice, and… Read More »