Observatory of the Mind
Studies, research and applications of Primordial Psychology
The Observatory of the Mind gathers articles on psychology, behavior and personal change, built on selected scientific sources and read through the lens of Primordial Psychology. Every article separates what the research shows from what the model adds: filtered reality, acquired identity, internalized programs, automatic responses, terrain, deeper direction and personal transformation.
Mastermind and CommunityMastermind Groups: What They Are and How They Really Work
Mastermind groups are often presented as a shortcut to success: surround yourself with ambitious people, join a few meetings, receive better ideas, and grow faster. Framed this way, however, the concept stays…
How to Improve Your Personal Performance: Beyond Willpower
Mastermind and CommunityImproving Business Performance: Beyond KPIs
Identity and Automatic BehaviorPsychological Conditioning: What It Is and How to See It
Psychology of MoneyCryptocurrency Psychology: The Three Emotional Traps
Psychology of MoneyTrading Psychology: What Really Happens in Your Mind
Identity and Automatic BehaviorThink for Yourself: What It Really Means
Psychological Manipulation: Media Tactics and Defense
Welcome to the second episode of “Save the Human Mind,” the podcast devoted to recognizing and defusing the forms of…
Primordial Force: Why You Know What to Do but Don’t Do It
The primordial force, in the sense we mean here, isn’t a cosmic energy to awaken or a reserve of willpower…
Reprogram Your Mind Under Stress: What to Do If You Relapse
You’ve observed your patterns, you’ve understood where they come from, you’ve even started to respond differently. Then a bad day…
Declutter Your Mind: the First Step Is to Subtract, Not Add
These days we talk about the mind, mindset and personal growth more than ever. And yet many people, after one…
Feeling Lost in Life? No More Barstool Psychology!
Feeling lost in life is not a sign that something inside you is broken: it is a signal. It tells…
New Definition of Emotional Intelligence and Relationship with the Mind
Why do we need a new definition of Emotional Intelligence? Emotional intelligence is an aspect of intelligence and there are…
How to Make Money on Trading? The Honest Answer
How to make money on trading? The honest answer “How to make money on trading” is one of the most…
Why Most Traders Lose Money (The Honest Reasons)
Why most traders lose money It’s one of the most uncomfortable truths in the field, and almost nobody puts it…
Is Bitcoin Mining Worth It? The Real Costs
In another article in this series I told the story of Laszlo Hanyecz, who in 2010 paid 10,000 bitcoin for…
Primordial Force: Why You Know What to Do but Don’t Do It
The primordial force, in the sense we mean here, isn’t a cosmic energy to awaken or a reserve of willpower…
Pygmalion Effect: how expectations become mental limits
How much of what you believe yourself to “be” is really yours, and how much is a reflection of what…
The Secret of Happiness
What is the secret of happiness? The secret of happiness should be taught in schools. There are too many people…
Fear and Conformity: How Collective Fear Makes Us Compliant
There is a moment, when a community is afraid, in which something changes in how it reasons. Not so much…
Overton Window: What It Is and How It Really Works
Welcome to the fourth episode of “Save the Human Mind,” the podcast devoted to recognizing and defusing the dynamics that…
Collective Memory: How It Forms and How to Protect It
Welcome to the third episode of “Save the Human Mind,” the podcast devoted to recognizing and defusing the dynamics that…
Smart Mastermind
Smart Mastermind: Smart Mastermind & Remote Working – Psychology of Work and Organizations for Virtual Teams, Collaborative Networks and Mastermind…
The Law of Mastermind Alliance and What Science Says
I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my entrepreneurial career, and at one point I asked myself a simple question:…
The Power of Mastermind Group
The Power of Mastermind is magic. In the first half of the 1900s, six ordinary people who had nothing, met…
Dual Diagnosis Treatment: How Integrated Care Works
Dual diagnosis treatment — the care of what is also called co-occurring disorders, where psychological distress and an addiction are…
Dual Diagnosis (Co-Occurring Disorders): What It Is and Why Integrated Care Matters
Dual diagnosis, also called co-occurring disorders, is the presence in the same person of both a mental health disorder and…
Holistic Psychiatry
Holistic psychiatry is a way of looking at mental health that does not reduce a person to their symptom, their…
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