Moral Coach

The paradox of our age

We have bigger houses, but smaller families. More convenience, but less time. More knowledge, but less judgements. More medicine, but less healthiness. We have been all the way to the moon and back, but we have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We built more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but have less…

#SusanNeiman @Spinozalens laureate: Thinking about a better world is not naive; Don't capitulate for the status-quo.

“Don’t capitulate for the status-quo”; That’s what the American moral philosopher Susan Neiman (1955), winner of the Spinozalens says. Following Kant, she makes a clear distinction between the world as it is and the world as it should be. The first is about truth and the second about morality. It is the difference between these two that creates space for ethics. According to her, being a human…

(by Gilbert Garcin)

In order to act ethically, you have to be mentally strong. Mentally strong people have healthy habits. They manage their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in ways that set them up for success in life. In her book Amy Morin has formulated 13 things that mentally strong people don’t do, so that you too can become more mentally strong. (more…)

Which of these 15 cognitive distortions makes you angry? It's a good chance they reinforce your thinking negatively.

Cognitive distortions are simply ways that your mind convinces you of something that isn’t really true. These inaccurate thoughts are usually used to reinforce negative thinking or emotions; telling yourself things that sound rational and accurate, but really only serve to keep you feeling bad about yourself, your relationships and your world.

In the book Thoughts & Feelingsby McKay, Davis, &…