The purpose of The Living Fossils is to communicate how the application of evolutionary ideas can help explain the sources of psychological suffering and well-being, in the service of improving our understanding of mental health.
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Contra CBT (Part 1/3)
In this series, I intend to deliver on my longstanding promise to knock cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) off its high horse. I’ll do so in three parts, arguing that CBT:
- Claims to be rooted in reason, science, and evidence, but misu...
Friends, Loyalty, & Morality. And Dolphins
Here are two observations about bottle-nosed dolphins (T. aduncus).
First, bottlenose dolphins don’t trade. As far as I know, there is no case in which one dolphin gave another dolphin a mackerel in exchange for some sardines. Also, as far...
The User Manual of Mental Disorders
The Argument, in Brief
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User manuals catalog the characteristic ways a product can break down. These breakdowns are not random; they follow from how the product is designed.
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The same is true of the mind. Its mechanisms create...
When Does Persuasion Become Coercion?
In the television show Mythic Quest – Raven’s Banquet, the lead character introduces the abbreviation TTP, standing for “time to penis.” How long will it take for players to use an item introduced into the game to make a penis?
The idea is...
Bone Shard Collection #2
Would You Skip TSA?—JZ
If the ultimate goal of the 9/11 terrorists was to slow America down, to waste as much of our collective time as possible, they succeeded. Americans now spend, conservatively, hundreds of millions of hours per y...
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The Living Fossils team consists of three people with expertise in psychology, evolution, and therapeutic practice. They believe that it is important to take science, but not themselves, very seriously.
Professional (aspiring) Idea Guy
Founder of The Socratic Experience, a virtual school grades K-12, author of The Habit of Thought and Be the Solution, thirty years creating innovative schools.
Mental health counselor & Living Fossil who splits his time between providing therapy and writing about how to better provide therapy. Has been practicing for 8+ years. Other interests include literature, sports, and being outside.
Living Fossil. PhD in Psychology from University of California Santa Barbara, Masters of Public Administration from the Fels Institute of Government. Author Why Everyone (Else) is a Hypocrite and The Hidden Agenda of Political Mind. Dog-fosterer.
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