Crises demand meta-competence
Meta-competence describes the ability to take a higher perspective, which has decisive advantages especially for dealing with negative thinking or stressful feelings. Through meta-competence, one can view both thoughts and feelings from the outside and thus partially control or use them. Even if it sounds comparatively banal, the ability to put oneself outside one’s thoughts […]
Attention and consciousness
“The brain turns psychology into biology. According to the principle of “use it or lose it”, “imprinting” occurs under the formative influence of individual environmental experiences, i.e. the formation and stabilisation of nerve cell networks (Swaab, Neurobiol. Aging 12:317,1991). “The neuro-anatomical fine structures in the brain are determined by mental activity.” – Prof. Joachim Bauer and […]
Culture of being and mindfulness
“Production has to serve the fulfilment of the true needs of man and not the requirements of the economy.” Erich Fromm – German social psychologist of the 20th century What is becoming more apparent than ever is the absurdity of a culture that is only focused on material growth. More and more people are becoming […]