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Humanist Thought of the Week - Inspiration to live a better life with Jennifer Hancock, founder of Humanist Learning Systems
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Tuesday Aug 04, 2015
Tuesday Aug 04, 2015
Lost your religion?
Do you keep your old ethics? Or adopt new ones?
Can you still celebrate the old holidays? Or not?
Lots of people, when they become disenchanted with the religion they grew up with transition to non-belief without any problem at all.
Others struggle for a bit to define who they are now that they are no longer religious.
The good news is you don’t have to invent an ethics from scratch.
You can learn from what other non-religious have figured out about what works and what doesn’t.
One of the reasons I teach people about Humanism is that it provides an ethical framework without dogma and without supernatural belief.
It’s the best of what we have learned so far and what we continue to learn about what it means to be a good human.
Most people end up at some form of Humanism.
Lost your religion? Save yourself some time, and learn about Humanism.
I have several books that might help. Like:
Tuesday Jul 28, 2015
Tuesday Jul 28, 2015
Eudaimonia is a big word that is hard to pronounce. It will never catch on.
Regardless, eudaimonia is the goal of the humanist.
Aristotle says that eudaimonia means 'doing and living well'.
There are two parts of this. The first is the doing.
The 2nd is the living well.
You can’t have one without the other.
And that’s where things get tricky.
Knowing what you should do to create wellbeing is rarely straightforward.
Most people need some sort of plan or strategy to be successful.
Understanding that your goal is to live well and thrive is the first step.
Learn more with my new course – Planning for Personal Success at Humanist Learning Systems.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2015
Tuesday Jul 14, 2015
I was watching Star Talk the other day and a scientist, Helen Fisher, was on talking about the love.
Turns out that there are areas of the brain that activate when the brain is experiencing love and affection.
In fact, there are 3 systems that combine to create love.
The sex drive – the drive to reproduce with someone with compatible genes.
The romantic love system – which focuses our attention on 1 person at a time, which presumably helps us figure out how to satisfy the sex drive.
And attachment, which helps us feel secure in the relationship. We all need this.
Love is a combination of sexual drive, romantic focused attention and attachment.
What apparently makes love different from lust is that your attention is focused on one person!
Want to love someone? Focus your attention on them.
Help them feel secure in your presence by being a good ethical person who supports them.
And get with the sexy sexy.
Tuesday Jul 07, 2015
Tuesday Jul 07, 2015
To be harassed is to be disturbed.
I don’t think it is possible to get through life without being disturbed.
Being disturbed periodically isn’t a problem.
In fact, being disturbed periodically may help us grow as humans.
On the other hand, having someone engage in behavior to intentionally disturb us with no legitimate purpose except to disturb us is a problem.
The fact that there are people who take pleasure in harassing others is disturbing.
So, what can you do if you are being harassed?
Well, you can choose not to be disturbed by them.
Taking a behavioral approach to the problem works really well too.
Read The Bully Vaccine to learn more about how to get harassment to stop using behavioral science.
Taking control is the best way to be less disturbed.
Tuesday Jun 30, 2015
Tuesday Jun 30, 2015
Humanists are lifelong learners.
There is so much to know and learn and the more you learn, the more you know!
You never know what you might learn and how that knowledge might change you.
It’s exciting really.
Education means new possibilities and new opportunities.
Education is empowering.
That’s why I do what I do.
That’s why I created my company, Humanist Learning Systems.
I get to spend my time helping other people learn things.
I get to spend my time sharing information that empowers people.
I get to help people learn how to more effectively tackle the problems in their lives.
Helping people to continue their education is exciting. I hope you will join me!