The True Human – Dreams (Part III) – “The Power of Dreams”

Sigmund Freud proposed that dreams were the royal road to the unconscious, that they reveal in disguised form the deepest elements of an individual’s life. More recently, in contrast, dreams have been characterized as meaningless, the result of random nerve cell activity. Dreaming has also been viewed as the means by which the brain rids…

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The True Human: Learning

Learning, a process of obtaining skill or knowledge was formerly considered as a conscious action. But, with further studies, it was found to be an unconscious action preliminarily which then terminates in a conscious one. This has been proved by various scientists and psychologists like Arthur Reber, Gehrin, and Willoughby among others. If for example,…

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The True Human: Instinct

The Webster dictionary defined Instinct as, “An innate, automatic impulse in humans and animals, to satisfy basic biological needs, leading to a behavior that is purposeful and directive,” and I couldn’t agree more. Another school of thought also referred to Instinct as “An involuntary tendency or drive to act in a specific way under given…

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The True Human: The Introduction to Acts

Last week, we read about “The Human Mind” and how powerful our mind makes us. This week, The Memoir Blogger presents “The Introduction to Acts.” We will blog this topic over the course of several weeks, attempting to understand this concept in four acts and how each applies to us as humans. Each act is…

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