Editorial Reviews
A radical and confronting explanation of the human mind Satire + Psychology + Neuroscience + Philosophy + Self-help + Fiction + Non-fiction => All in one place. A book like no other. Kirkus Reviews A work with a preposterous premise offers a look at humans. What if an alien were to write a manual that instructs … Continue reading Editorial Reviews
An Ultimate Guide for the XXI Century Shallow Man — 15 commandments of stupidity
A Politically incorrect guide for understanding how we got here. Sidney Mazzi – 5 min read The following commandments will help you understand what guides any human born as a mediocre, ignorant baby during the extraordinary journey of becoming a mediocre and ignorant adult — a Shallow Man. 1: Communication If someone misunderstands what I … Continue reading An Ultimate Guide for the XXI Century Shallow Man — 15 commandments of stupidity
PART III – BETWEEN REALITIES and DESIRES
Sidney Mazzi – 10 min read Chapter 8 – THE BRAIN’S PUPPET – Emotions & Desires Now we will explain how a human becomes his Brain’s Puppet. Note: Because the ideas in this chapter apply to all the others, we have kept it brief. Keep this concept in mind while reading Part IV: What drives … Continue reading PART III – BETWEEN REALITIES and DESIRES
PART II – DIGGING DEEPER INTO YOUR PREY’S REALITY (2/2)
Sidney Mazzi – 13 min read CHAPTER 7 – THE EXTREMES – Human Drawers As if the Hidden Associations aren’t crazy enough, here’s another reality-distorting human feature: These creatures organise information within their heads into categories — like drawers. Let’s start with an exaggerated example that summarises features related to both this chapter and the … Continue reading PART II – DIGGING DEEPER INTO YOUR PREY’S REALITY (2/2)
PART II – DIGGING DEEPER INTO YOUR PREY’S REALITY (1/2)
Sidney Mazzi – 13 min read To get a firm understanding of humans’ inner worlds, we dig into their reality — an essential theme of this book that permeates all parts. You will begin to see why warming up was necessary. CHAPTER 6 – HAUNTED BY MEANINGS – Hidden Associations (shorter version) As usual, we … Continue reading PART II – DIGGING DEEPER INTO YOUR PREY’S REALITY (1/2)
PART I – WARM UP – THE ISOLATED CAPTAIN
Sidney Mazzi – 12 min read To warm up we will discuss two very basic ideas. First we will quickly pass by the human communication system (Chapter 3) — which humans trust implicitly, and that’s a mistake. Secondly, we will expose how (and from where) humans perceive reality (Chapter 4). You will start to see … Continue reading PART I – WARM UP – THE ISOLATED CAPTAIN
Chasing Greatness IV – The key detail that even Elon Musk missed
First, we need to become “the tribe of the wise” Sidney Mazzi – 4 min read Elon Musk once asked himself the following question: “What are some of the problems that are likely to most affect the future of humanity?” And his answer was, “I think the biggest terrestrial problem we’ve got is sustainable energy… … Continue reading Chasing Greatness IV – The key detail that even Elon Musk missed
Chasing Greatness III – Reasons for my approach
Some of you won’t like this article, but I can’t please everyone and remain authentic Sidney Mazzi – 5 min read Professionals of the mind (psychologists, psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, and neuroscientists) have made great discoveries, and their findings explain a lot about our minds. However, I believe that they failed miserably as an inspiring brand. What … Continue reading Chasing Greatness III – Reasons for my approach
Chasing Greatness II – The Diamond of Wisdom
A symbol (and a tool) to guide your journey Sidney Mazzi – 8 min read If you are reading this article, you probably have read Chasing Greatness I – The Return of the Forgotten Virtue. And you might think the idea of dreaming to be ‘wise’ could be good for you. My journey has … Continue reading Chasing Greatness II – The Diamond of Wisdom
Chasing Greatness I – The Return of the forgotten Virtue
A dream or a manifesto. I am not sure. You tell me. Sidney Mazzi – 13 min read More than 10 years ago, I uncovered a secret — an idea — that led me on the most amazing journey. A journey that profoundly changed my view of the world. It even altered the way that I see the problems … Continue reading Chasing Greatness I – The Return of the forgotten Virtue
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