In each episode of brain builders, the following happens: a principle of philosophy is stated, a principle of psychology is stated, a principle of economics is stated, a fact about market trends is stated, and more!

Original aphorisms.

Original aphorisms.

The author presents some original aphorisms.

The author presents original aphorisms.

Neuroses are secondary mental illnesses, it being their purpose to contain psychoses.

A dialogue is presented in which key philosophical terms are succinctly defined.

Philosophical skepticism is shown to be a broken position, and the psychological malignancies underlying it are delineated.

To learn about sociology - in other words, to learn about the forces that govern society - don't study sociology; study the way in which sociology is studied. If, instead of studying within sociology departments, you take such departments as the veritable object of your study, you will discover a fraud far greater than anything exposed by any sociologist, and the depth of your subsequent understanding of human nature will extend as far as that fraud runs deep.

The ninth short horror story in the Free Nightmares series. The old man with the gems is wiser than you believe...

A dialogue in which Adam Smith's two contributions to economic thought are stated and explained.

A dialogue about how to react to hurtful but true things that people say to you.

An explanation of the psychology of the bureaucrat and of bureaucratic institutions.

The author presents original aphorisms.

The author presents a dialogue in which it is explained why the practice of law is likely to be automated soon.