Ruda | The Pathless Mind

What Else Is There?

Posted by Ruda in Purpose on 21. Oct, 2009 | 13 Comments

One of Sigmund Freud’s most popular theories is that of the “id”, “ego”, and “superego”. In this theory, he states that the id is our most basal state, it is driven by the pleasure principle. This means that it seeks pleasure in the form of food and sex and avoids pain. [...]

What Next?

Posted by Ruda in Society on 16. Oct, 2009 | 2 Comments

The most successful ideology to spread across the world in the past century is consumerism. While so many people argue about political ideologies and which ones are more successful, consumerism seems to have slipped by unnoticed since it can thrive in almost any political system. Basically, it is the idea that a person’s [...]

Better You Than Me

Posted by Ruda in Relationships on 13. Oct, 2009 | 1 Comment

One of the core beliefs that every person holds, whether they are aware of it or not, concerns a basic fact about human nature. This belief will either be that human beings are self-interested and individualistic, or that we care about others by nature and not just ourselves. Which side a person chooses will largely [...]

The Way I Am

Posted by Ruda in Purpose on 10. Oct, 2009 | 3 Comments

Lately I’m confronted with more and more people that act inconsistently with their goals. The ideas they express in conversation remain as just that, they never seem to implement these ideas in their life. Some of the time these people are not really committed to what they’re saying. Maybe they’re taking part [...]

iPhones Don’t Make You Happier?

Posted by Ruda in Emotions on 09. Oct, 2009 | 4 Comments

According to research by economists and psychologists, the level of happiness in the population has not changed in almost a century. In spite of advances in medicine and technology, we are not happier than our ancestors. Characteristics such as age, gender, income level, and health, do not account for a lot of [...]

In With the New

Posted by Ruda in Purpose on 07. Oct, 2009 | No Comments

In any given day we make hundreds of tiny little choices that inevitably alter our future experiences. Each and every moment is incredibly important because it has so much power over your future self. If we are always making the more comfortable and known choice, we limit our potential for growth [...]

Live and Let Live

Posted by Ruda in Relationships on 04. Oct, 2009 | 7 Comments

Often times, when we try to find the source of our inhibitions, it turns out that we are the ones limiting ourselves. Any perception of the world around us that we use in evaluating whether we should do something resides in our own mind. I’m extrapolating from myself here so [...]

Who Am I?

Posted by Ruda in Society on 01. Oct, 2009 | 2 Comments

It still amazes me when I find that so much of our answers are already right in front of us but nobody seems to notice. Yesterday I was in a Psychology class of at least 100 people while the professor went over the concept of an authentic self and an egoistic self. These [...]

Of Course I Love My Mom

Posted by Ruda in Relationships on 29. Sep, 2009 | 2 Comments

Something that’s been on my mind a lot in the past couple of months is about the relationships that we are born with and have some sort of obligation to keep. The best example of this would be immediate family. Why do people have the idea that parents must love their [...]

Beneficial Programming

Posted by Ruda in Society on 29. Sep, 2009 | No Comments

I’ve always been very critical of how people are programmed from day 1 to operate a certain way in our society. I had never really thought of the benefits this may have until this summer. I was back in India and had a lot of time to kill during the day so I [...]