Bob Anders Podcast

Everyone aspires to be liked. People frequently believe that receiving affirmation and acceptance from others can help them feel safer and less anxious. But it's trickier to figure out when to stop caring. Therefore, developing a lack of concern can be very beneficial for you.
If you let other people's opinions dictate your actions, you enter potentially dangerous territory. An unhealthy amount of concern. Caring shows that you have a good heart, but you need to find the right balance between caring and not caring too much. I'll discuss some strategies for helping you stop caring so much.

Manipulation of minds is a well-studied science that has been used for centuries but is continually becoming more sophisticated. Have you ever wondered how a herd of sheep is driven to their slaughterhouse? For instance, Joseph Goebbels, Hitler's Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945, made a number of poignant claims, such as "if you repeat a lie enough times, it becomes the truth" and "if you make people believe that an enemy threatens them, they will do your bidding" as well as "divide and polarize them, destroy their solidarity, and they follow your command." Sound familiar?
We have advanced in sophistication today. We have digitally observant media, algorithms, and robots that focus on your thinking, how you react and deal with social media, or what websites you consult, as well as where and what you shop for, even though fear is still the go-to weapon (imagine an invisible enemy that everyone is scared of). This is just a brief summary of some facts. These days, there are typically 200 of these types of data that can be electronically computed to influence your thinking and lead you to believe the most egregious lies.
Sources:
The Saker
PsychCentral
Wonderful Mind

Christophobia is rampant around the world and has grown exponentially in the U.S.. People all over the United States who watch video reports on social media, subscribe to Apple News, or rely on the news feeds provided by Facebook or Google frequently encounter a direct attack on Christianity that deceives or misleads them. Frequently, the attack is to use a news story to unfairly and unjustly slander Christians.

Sources: Breitbart, Christian Post, Election Forum

The main goal of journalism is to give people the accurate information they need to live in a free society.
In 1997 the Carnegie-Knight Task Force, then administered by the Project for Excellence in Journalism, conducted a study to identify the principles that underlie journalism. They took four years of research and a national survey of journalists and others. The group released a Statement that identified nine principles of journalism.

Our population has been broken if Henry David Thoreau is correct to say that we are enslaved and obedient. We are too obedient on the whole. If the order comes from a politician, bureaucrat, or scientist, we will obey it regardless of how ridiculous, stupid, or immoral it may be.
Holism is becoming a more serious threat because we have sacrificed freedom to protect ourselves from less serious threats. The Internet, smartphones, and social media may prove to be very unfavorable technologies for those who want us to follow technocratic holism. Can the tide reverse itself? It is said that politics developed after cultural society.

Between the ages of birth and 8, known as the "formative years," the brain and neurobiological development progress the fastest after birth.A child's physical, mental, and future success can all be impacted by what happens during this time. When it comes to determining who a child is and who they will become in the future, the formative years of a child are an important time. They have a long-lasting effect on their minds and healthy growth

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Life can be improved by adopting certain thought patterns or mantras. Many people believe that personality is something we are born with. a constant, tangible element of who we are.

The bustle of gift-giving holidays, marketing blitzes, holiday parties, and a plethora of activities that begins right after Halloween, builds to Thanksgiving, and continues to gain momentum through the end of the year is known as the holiday season.
Everyone, even children, can be affected by holiday stress.

Sources: Healthline, Very Well Mind, pdycom, Mayo Clinic, Heart.org, Psychology Today

The similarity-attraction effect refers to the common tendency for people to be drawn to others who are very much like themselves. Being attracted to someone means you like them or want to be around them rather than just being physically attracted to them.

It is well known that most people use only a fraction of their strength. Those who manage to achieve more, become better and make their dreams come true to understand the need to use their hidden potential and make the best use of it. Here are eight daily habits of these people that you should follow if you want to join their alliance and become great.

The author and psychologist Nathaniel Branden recognized that self-esteem was crucial to overall success, recommending that individuals without self-esteem fell short in their careers and personal lives.

Please visit The Personal Development Company if you would like to learn more about The Psychology of High Self-Esteem [http://www.thepersonaldevelopmentcompany.com/The-Psychology-of-High-Self-Esteem_p_374.html] by Nathaniel Branden [http://www.thepersonaldevelopmentcompany.com/Nathaniel-Branden-PhD_bymfg_23-1-1.html]

Learned helplessness occurs when a person who has experienced repeated challenges comes to believe they have no control over their situation. They then give up trying to make changes and accept their fate.

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An increasing number of studies are examining the relationship between religious beliefs, religious practices, and mental health. These studies show some consistent findings.

Years of awkwardly talking through social situations and saying nonsense prompted me to take a keen interest in human behavior.
Here are some things I've picked up that apply to the world of attraction.

How do social media, television and the government control your thinking? By constantly bombarding you with images and messages, they create a false reality that is designed to keep you in a state of anxiety and insecurity.

Personal convictions are important because they determine the path each one of us will take throughout our lives. A lack of personal convictions leads to indecisive living and lack of discipline. Wise personal convictions help propel an individual's purpose.

n 1986, the unassuming Shasta County community in California captured the attention and imagination of a number of law professors and legal scholars, spawning multiple law review articles and books regarding its homegrown dispute resolution system. This dispute resolution system, as studied by Professor Robert Ellickson of Yale Law School, was apparently based, at least primarily, not on the rule of law or a legal enforcement system--but interestingly, largely based on another system altogether: Gossip.

The term social justice was first used in the 1800s. It refers to the idea that every person should be treated equally by society and given equal opportunity in regards to wealth, activity, and human rights. The concept has become a launching pad for various political and civil rights movements. Sometimes it has been the back drop to groups seeking racial equality under a legal system, and other times it has influenced economic structures such as socialism and communism advocating the redistribution of wealth. It is the slogan for the social justice warriors with a focus on identity politics. Where does the Bible stand on social justice?

Whatever type of loss you have experienced, there is no right or wrong way to grieve. But by understanding the stages and types of grieving, you can find healthier ways to get through it.

For the past 100 years or so, there have been huge improvements in communication. From letters to phone calls to text messages to video calls to social networks. Following all these improvements, one of the biggest inventions of the 21st century was founded in 2004[1]. After only a few years, it started to spread like wildfire – first in the US and then around the world.

Now, leaving Facebook has become nearly unheard of.
Source: Lifehack