Not Sigmund Freud

'Everything is about sex, except sex. Sex is about power.'

- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

The Universe and Us

'A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.'

- Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)

The Happiness Wavelength

"Orange is the happiest color."

- Frank Sinatra (1915 - 1998)

Confirmation Bias

Once we have made a decision or formed a view, we subconsciously emphasise information which reinforces that view; at the time, we tend to downplay contradictory information.

The confirmation bias is perhaps the most subversive of all behavioural flaws, because it prevents us from arriving at the truth and allows us to wallow in the comfort of our preconceptions and prejudices.

Fix Up

'The more I see of other people's work, the more I want to edit it.' ( - apologies to Henry Lawson)

- Irving Gribbish