Self-Sabotage vs. Toxicity
Self-Sabotage vs. Toxicity I. The Neurobiology of Social Safety and the Nature of the “Enemy” The imperative to “Know Thy Enemy” has historically been framed within the disciplines of military strategy and political science. However, in the contemporary landscape of interpersonal dynamics, the concept of the “enemy” requires a reconceptualization. The adversarial force is rarely […]
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 […]