Purpose Resources
Purpose Resources Reading the foundational primary researchers (Frankl, Cole, Wrzesniewski, Csíkszentmihályi, Deci & Ryan, Hill, Vallerand, Damon) gives you the empirical scaffolding. Reading the major synthesis books (Wong’s second-wave positive psychology, Mogi’s ikigai, Brooks’s Second Mountain, the Putnam & Campbell synthesis on religion) gives you the integrative picture. Reading the philosophical and humanistic traditions (Aristotle, […]
Building Relationships
Building Relationships Contents I. The Downplay of a Key Condition II. The Minimum Viable Relationship Skill Set III. Definitions and Core Models IV. The Three Brain Systems of Love V. Why Healthy Relationships Sustain You VI. What Healthy Relationships Look Like VII. How Humans Build Relationships VIII. Tribal Size Compression and Modern Attachment Pressure IX. […]
Interaction Optimization
Interaction Optimisation Contents I. The Minimum Effective Dose of Friendship II. The Neurobiology of Connection III. Social Snacking vs Social Meals IV. The Layered Village and Strategic Allocation V. Social Energy Efficiency: The Introvert-Extrovert Spectrum VI. Collective Flow: The Pinnacle of Social Efficiency VII. The Pyramid Model of Social Needs VIII. Comprehensive Protocols IX. Reference […]
The Social Rabbit Hole
The Social Rabbit Hole Contents I. Loneliness Epidemic and Its Epidemiology II. The Neuroscience of Socila Pain and Reward III. Dunbar’s Research Program in Depth IV. The Harvard Study of Adult Development V. Attachment Theory Across the Lifespan VI. The Evolutionary Psychology of Mate Choice VII. The Dark Triad and Predatory Mating Strategies VIII. Cultural […]
Status, Power & Defense
Status, Power & Defense Contents I. The Biological Imperative of Rank II. The Architecture of Human Hierarchy III. Myth Filters IV. The Neuroendocrine Machinery of Status V. The Neuroscience of Social Pain and Threat VI. Signalling Theory VII. Omni-Signalling and the “Fake Guru” VIII. The Take Home I. The Biological Imperative of Rank To understand […]
Social Resources
Social Resources The Connection section drew on an unusually wide range of disciplines: evolutionary anthropology, social neuroscience, sociology, behavioural genomics, attachment research, clinical psychology, cultural anthropology, and practitioner literature, so I needed to take a slightly different approach to the other resource pages in Part 1. A note on the field’s particular epistemic landscape: connection […]
Interaction Entwined
Interaction Entwined Contents I. The Biological Baseline: Why We Are Obligate Social Animals II. The Modern Mismatch: How the Digital World Breaks Us III. The Status Trap: The Architecture of Modern Anxiety IV. Cognitive Limits: Dunbar’s Number and the Village V. Reinhabiting the Tribe I. The Biological Baseline: Why We Are Obligate Social Animals The […]
Sunlight Exposure
Sunlight Exposure Contents I. Why Light Matters II. The Light Spectrum and What Each Part Does III. Vitamin D IV. Skin Tone and Melanin V. Sun Avoidance and Sunscreen VI. Light at Night If you had to pick a single environmental input that affects more of your physiology, it would probably be light. The circadian […]
Sleep & Circadian Rhythm Basics
Sleep & Circadian Rhythm Basics Contents I. The Two-Process Model II. The Master Clock and Co III. The Sleep Stages IV. The Sleep-Wake Flip-Flop Switch V. How Much Sleep You Need VI. What Goes Wrong with Age VII. The Costs of Disruption VIII. Why Modern Life Is So Bad for Sleep Sleep isn’t as simple […]
Optimize (worksheets)
Optimize Worksheets Author: Brian Johnson (Optimize.me) Topics: Sleep, nutrition, exercise, productivity, longevity, habit All information is attributed to the author. Except in the case where we may have misunderstood a concept and summarized incorrectly. These notes are only for reference and we always suggest reading from the original source. This particular set of notes are […]