Wrapped Up

  Certainty and doubt are two opposing forces that shape how we see perceive the world around us and  by transitive property, influence the decisions we make. Certainty provides comfort, often creates clarity when making decisions, helps create a clear cut path. When people are sure of their beliefs, values, and ideas it creates confidence, often empowering the person the make bold strides forward without hesitation. On the other hand, doubt, often seen as a weakness, can prove to hold just as much value. Doubt sparks curiosity and pushes you to ask questions, challenge beliefs, and grow your knowledge. Without doubt, we face the risk of becoming complacent, brain dead individuals who do not challenge beliefs or have their own voices.  Many people think that there is a battle to won between certainty and doubt, but it is actually the opposite, it’s a balance that needs to be achieved. Too much certainty can lead to becoming closed minded to new ideas or opinions from ...

Almost every career or job today requires creativity – the ability to generate unique, innovative, and effective solutions or ideas for roadblocks or similar. Whether it be an engineer that needs to approach designing a bridge from a new angle because the supports aren’t stong enough or a doctor that needs to diagnose and treat complex cases that require unique solutions, not in standard procedure or even a crime scene investigator (CSI) that needs to approach the crime scene with a new approach. But contrary to all the needs for a creative mindset in the workforce and in life, the education system does not foster creativity and actually inhibits the development of creative abilities. The standard dogma of secondary education revolves around assigning students a bunch of assignments with strict rules – “busy work” – that don’t give students the ability to use their creative skills. To make matters worse, teachers punish students with bad grades for thinking outside the box and not adhe...

Instant gratification versus delayed gratification is a constant internal battle. Otherwise known as "Akrasia, acting against ones better judgment. Smoking is one of the best examples of akrasia, the people who participate in the unhealthy habit know it's bad, they understand the risks associated with it. Smokers choose instant gratification and succumb to the desire to "smoke a joint", though they understand that their habit can lead to cancer or " Smokers lungs" and eventually lead to death they continue to chase the dopamine rush that follows consuming nicotine. Even though choosing to not participate in smoking will eventually lead to a brighter health, people still do it, why? well, a possible reason could also be peer pressure. Many people choose to stay away from nicotine and smoking in general, but, when your "friends" tell you to "try it, your body's id - The devil on your shoulder - convinces you to do it because then your ...