Thursday 19 March 2020

COVID-19: A prelude of what is coming

The global crisis is upon us. We need to act early enough to avoid extreme peaks that are coming. OK, this is stated in response to the coronavirus outbreak. But there is an even bigger crisis coming – a global environmental breakdown. The same warning applies. We need to act early (now!) to avoid (or at east mitigate) the coming disaster.

Cognitive Dissonance

Cognitive dissonance is a strange phenomenon. It tells us a lot about human nature. We have ideas in our head. We are sure they are correct. But we carry on as usual as if these facts did not exist. So, there is a disconnect or “dissonance” between what we think or believe and what we do in our daily lives. Why does this occur?