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How your ego is affecting your mental health | iHASCO
“Your ego takes you away from the present moment. Imagine living your whole life thinking about the past and the future, and then realising at the end that all you ever had was the present moment – but you were too stuck in your head to fully engage your senses and enjoy the world around you. Here’s how you can identify when your ego kicks in…”
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Yoko Ono – Sky TV, 1996
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Estimated Representation of Asian Artists in Art History Books
Pre-20th Century (Before 1900s)
- Western art history books: Less than 2%
- Global art history books: 10–15% (including Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Persian art)
20th Century (1900–1999)
- Western-focused books: 3–5%
- More globally aware books: 15–20%
- Asian artists became more recognized in the contemporary period, especially post-1950s.
21st Century (2000–Present)
- Traditional Western art books: 5–10%
- Contemporary/global art books: 20–30%
- With globalization, more Asian artists are included, particularly from China, Japan, Korea, and India.
Overall Estimate (From Past to Present)
- Western-centric books: ~3–5% Asian artists across all periods.
- Global/inclusive books: ~15–20%, rising in recent years.
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Detail of St. Sebastian by Andrea Mantegna. Taken at the Louvre in the summer of 2004.
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When it comes to art, not many people have their own ideas.
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“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are.”
– Kurt Cobain
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“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.”
Ansel Adams
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico
1941
gelatin silver mural print, flush-mounted on board, printed late 1960s
40 7/8 x 59 ¼ in.
Price realised
USD 930,000
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“When you judge another, you do not define them; you define yourself.”
— Wayne Dyer
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Living a Lie: We Deceive Ourselves to Better Deceive Others
“What’s so interesting is that we seem to intuitively understand that if we can get ourselves to believe something first, we’ll be more effective at getting others to believe it,” says William von Hippel, a psychologist at The University of Queensland, who co-authored the study. “So we process information in a biased fashion, we convince ourselves, and we convince others. The beauty is, those are the steps Trivers outlined—and they all lined up in one study.”
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Psychology of Competitiveness | Eastern Oregon University Online
One study of just this concept found that nearly half of people surveyed would rather make $50,000 in a world where the average salary is $25,000 than make $100,000 in a world where the average is $200,000; that is, they prioritized making more relative to other people rather than having a higher overall income. As the saying goes, “If you and I are being chased by a bear, I don’t have to outrun the bear; I just have to outrun you.”
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“One well-cooked meal is better than ten rushed and tasteless ones.”
— Unknown