by Merlijn Sluis | Jan 29, 2025 | Leadership, Society
Competition. It’s often hailed as the fuel for success, the driving force behind innovation, and the secret ingredient to personal and organizational growth. We’re told that competition makes us sharper, faster, better. But does it really? Or is competition more often...
by Merlijn Sluis | Jan 29, 2025 | Psychology
In the previous article, we explored the Positive Intelligence framework, and how our saboteurs are the negative mental patterns that hijack our thoughts and emotions, leading to unnecessary suffering. We compared these saboteurs to the second arrow of Buddha’s...
by Merlijn Sluis | Jan 29, 2025 | Buddhism, Psychology
In the previous article, “A Tale of Two Arrows: Understanding Dukkha through Buddha’s Allegory”, we explored Buddha’s allegory of the two arrows, where the first arrow represents life’s inevitable pain and the second arrow symbolizes the unnecessary suffering we...
by Merlijn Sluis | Jan 29, 2025 | Buddhism, Psychology
Think back to the hilarious scene from Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, where Ace is struck by not one, but two spears—one in each leg. His over-the-top reaction of screaming and hopping around in agony is both comical and relatable. While it’s meant to make us laugh,...
by Merlijn Sluis | Jan 29, 2025 | Philosophy, Society
Altruism is one of those concepts that sounds noble in theory, yet becomes perplexing when you examine it closely. The idea of sacrificing for others is often celebrated, but let’s be honest: would any sane person willingly trade something of greater value for...
