In this episode I discuss some made up and some actual psychological theories on Human Motivation – why, the fuck, do we do what we do? What is this “dream” that the Social Media Influencers want us to pursue? What need is your dream actually fulfilling? And a sneak peak into how your unsuspecting partner is in fact dating both you and your mother simultaneously….

Show Notes:

* The psychological theory I’m discussing is called Transactional Analysis, or TA.* The Blindboy Podcast, Episodes on Psychology are “Creaking Ditch Pidgeon” and “An Introduction to Congnitive Psychology”, Parts 1, 2, and 3.* For further reading on TA, Games People Play by Eric Berne, is written by the guy who developed it.* A further look into the nuance of “Strokes” in Transactional Analysis

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Show Transcript (roughly):

* Why do we think we need stuff and why do we get bored or unsatisfied? 

* There is a Psychology called Transactional Analysis, or TA, that deals with this very thing. Now there’s a lot to it, so today I’m just focussing on one introductory aspect of TA, and I’ll do another follow up to this one to cover more of the topic. If you want to read more about it, there is a great book called “Games People Play” by the guy who came up with the theory in the late 1950’s, Dr. Eric Berne.

* So why does anyone do anything?

* There is an entire industry online now, where “Instafamous Influencers” tell you to “Chase your dream” “live your best life” “be yourself” whatever that means… this is so popular only because human beings are addicted to potentiality.