discernment
13 episodes mention this concept
DrTraceyMarksMar 11, 2026Why Your Brain Can't Distinguish Intuition from Anxiety: Understanding and Verifying Gut Feelings
PsychologyInteroceptionEnteric Nervous System (Second Brain)Vagus NerveInsula
psychacksJan 30, 2026Why Certain Lies Hurt: The Role of the Ego Ideal and Personal Vulnerability
PsychologyPsychomoralistic termsGaslightingNarcissistic abusePersonality disordered individual
ChrisWillxJan 11, 2026Why Personal Development Advice Often Exaggerates Flaws and Creates "Advice Hyperresponders"
Self-DevelopmentAdvice hyperrespondersPath of least resistance (in advice absorption)Amplification of predispositionPersonal development confirmation bias- psychacksJun 17, 2024
Women, Commitment, and the Strategic Necessity of 'Being Used' in Modern Dating
RelationshipsSexual marketplaceDiscernment (in dating)SituationshipGhosting - psychacksMar 29, 2024
Responding to Female Critics: The Strategic Use of 'Nastiness' and Sexual Opportunity in Women's Dating Strategies for Commitment
RelationshipsIntersexual DynamicsSexual MarketplaceOptimal Dating StrategiesInstrumental Behavior - psychacksSep 1, 2023
The Equity of Risk: Applying Startup Investment Principles to Long-Term Relationships
RelationshipsEquity (business)Risk and RewardDeferred GratificationStartup Culture - psychacksMay 21, 2023
The Gendered Challenges of Loving: Filtering Impurities for Women and Tempering Hardness for Men
RelationshipsCapacity to loveImpurities in loveFiltering loveSelf-reflection - psychacksJul 27, 2022
The Fundamental Romantic Misunderstanding: Distinguishing True Attraction from Circumstantial Allure in Dating
RelationshipsFundamental Romantic MisunderstandingCircumstantial AttractionIndividual AttractionEmotional Polarization - psychacksJun 1, 2022
The Nature of Evil in Games: The Origin of Chaos and Control
PsychologyNested gamesOrder and chaosThe game frameworkNature of evil - psychacksApr 14, 2022
The Sexual Double Standard: A Behavioral Economics Perspective on Its Origins and Persistence
RelationshipsSexual double standardBehavioral economicsValue creationSkill and effort 
NewEconomicThinkingOct 25, 2021Reforming Higher Education to Strengthen Democratic Society: What Universities Owe Democracy
Psychologyfragility of democracygrowing polarizationdistrust in core institutionsfake facts
HealthyGamerGGJun 10, 2021Starting Dating Late: Overcoming Inexperience and Overthinking Attraction
RelationshipsParallel processingIntentional practiceExperiential learningOver-intellectualization- psychacks
Personal Responsibility and Relationship Timelines: Deconstructing 'I Don't Want to Waste My Time'
RelationshipsBiological clockPersonal responsibilityExternalization of responsibilityDiscernment (in relationships)
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Concepts that appear alongside discernment across episodes.
- self-reflection
- filtering options
- relationship security
- emotional dependency
- data collection (for logical function)
- filtering love
- intellectual attraction
- optionality
- insula
- purity of love
- vulnerability (implicit)
- personal growth
- nature of evil
- nested games
- mate selection
- romantic attraction
- justification of evil
- rigidity vs. firmness
- enteric nervous system (second brain)
- optimal dating strategies