It took me a long time to learn, frustratingly brutal trial and error, fighting presumptions and misconceptions, but eventually I realized that all of my writing leads to this work: Maciolekism. My very own philosophy.
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Balancing The Group Mind
According to this Freudian model of the psyche, the id is the set of uncoordinated instinctual trends; the super-ego plays the critical and moralizing role; and the ego is the organized, realistic part that mediates between the desires of the… Continue reading
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It’s Emotional, Stupid.
The expression of emotion is how people navigate through the social environment. When we express our emotions, we give others the opportunity to see if their emotions are in alignment with our own. From the emotional expressions of others, we… Continue reading
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Love & Connection
Love is an emotion. Emotions are a form internal communication that helps to guide us through our environment. Connection is a physical reality. We can love people we are not connected to, but it takes time and disciplined to build… Continue reading
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Culture
Culture: the totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought. — From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition. A society’s culture can either be a tool… Continue reading
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What Drives People
Generally speaking,.. there are three types of people; Lifestyle Driven, Reward Driven, and Goal Driven. ~ Lifestyle Driven people simply want to live a certain way, and they will go to great lengths to achieve and maintain that lifestyle. (The… Continue reading
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Good Government
The pursuit of sustainability is the only reason for a government to exist. Otherwise, if a government did not pursue sustainability, people would be better off on their own. Good government should never allow anything or anyone to become more… Continue reading
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The Destructive Cycle of Creation
Wealth creates immaturity.Economic success enables a civilization to become irresponsible. People don’t see it… that is the nature of wealth. The environment is harsh, unforgiving, and without master – it requires us to find a balance with and within it.… Continue reading
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Civilization’s Holy Triangle
For many years, as an individual, I tried to force myself to think and make choices in the center of this triangle. The truth is, however, that my natural hard-wired proclivity is at the yellow star. Individuals should engage the… Continue reading
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A View From A Snow-Globe
There were strict social norms in the fifties, a hectic decade of transition, and then a period of social freedom lasting from the seventies through the oughties. Now we are traveling back, already in another chaotic transitional decade, which will… Continue reading
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Molding Minds
Perhaps, just perhaps, the more adults try to mold the minds of children, the more off the rails they can go. Everything is connected. Possibly, just possibly, the more “perfect” the obedient kids get, the more destructive the disobedient ones… Continue reading
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