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Evolution of behaviour, part 1( Human Behavioral Biology by Robert Sapolsky )
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is the 2024 version of Robert Sapolsky’s human behavioral course at Stanford University. This is lecture 2: Evolution of behaviour. For the first lecture, go to my profile. again, **Disclaimer:** This essay is a simplified interpretation of *Lecture 2: Evolution of Behavior* by Robert Sapolsky. It is **not a substitute for attending the actual lecture or studying the full course material**. For a deeper understanding, please refer to the original lecture and resources. # Why Do We Help, Compete, or Cheat? Human behavior often feels confusing. Sometimes we help others, sometimes we compete, and sometimes we act selfishly. So what actually drives our actions? In this…
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Introduction of Human Behavioral Biology by Robert Sapolsky
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis is the 2024 version of the human behavioral course by Robert Sapolsky at Stanford University. Here Is the video link a playlist from YouTube. Provide a caption (optional) This is lecture 1. Introduction. Before starting this article, I wanna clear something. Disclaimer: This essay is a simple and personal interpretation of Lecture 1: Human Behavioral Biology by Robert Sapolsky (Spring 2024, Stanford University). It is not a substitute for attending the actual lecture or studying the full course material. For a deeper understanding, please refer to the original lecture and resources. # Understanding Human Behavior: It’s More Complex Than It Looks. We often like to believe…
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How to Study Psychology on Your Own — From Zero (With No Background) (Part 3)
Reading Time: 12 minutesThis post is about other resources for learning psychology on your own. The last post was about books, which you can check here. In the last post, I told you about books, and before that, I told you about the Lecture series. These videos I am going to talk about are some podcasts, YouTube videos, movies, etc., which I can’t fit into other categories. This might be the last article in this series. In this article, I am also going to tell you what kind of topics they will discuss, and what you have to learn to know these things and understand them better. I am going to…
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How to Study Psychology on Your Own — From Zero (With No Background) (Part 2)
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis is part 2 of the series. First part was about online classes, which you can check here. This post is about Books for Learning Human Behaviour — Beginner to Pro Why should you read books, cause somebody has gained some experience by working for 20 years & you can download the whole knowledge in just a couple of days & with a couple of bucks. How cool is that? This is the 2nd article of the series on learning psychology for beginners. In this article, I will talk about every book I read in order to understand human behaviour. I will start this book list from…
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How to Study Psychology on Your Own — From Zero (With No Background) (Part 1)
Reading Time: 5 minutesHave you ever wondered… If you’ve ever asked any of these—or questions like them—you’re already on the path of understanding human behavior. My Story: How I Got Into Psychology (alone) First & foremost your job is to Understand. Not remembering words jargon to get number in marks in exam like school or collage . We all have done it. It’s not worth at all. Here you are discovering your curiosity. Nobody cares about you being throwing big big words to sound smart in conversation & be able to remember stuff that ChatGPT can give in 2 seconds. So let’s get started- At 18, fresh out of high…
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Human Behaviour Lesson from reading Dostoevsky (Part 10)
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis is the last post of this series- Today, I’m going to tell you how Dostoevsky overcame his worst habit and how he became the legend we know today. As I’ve mentioned before, Dostoevsky was a compulsive gambler. He lost most of his money at gambling tables. He tried various methods and tactics to quit—but nothing worked. All his efforts failed. After his first wife Maria, died, he tried to form a relationship with Polina, but she didn’t truly love him. Later, he married Anna, a woman much younger than him. At the time, Dostoevsky was drowning in debt due to his gambling addiction. His publishers were…





