Self Evidence

The Cities That Change You Long After You Leave There are videos you watch, and videos you feel. This one from EpicExplorationsTV EN is very much the second kind. ▶ Watch the Video on YouTube It’s a long, cinematic journey through 50 of the most beautiful cities on Earth – from Kyoto’s temples and Singapore’s vertical forests to Lisbon’s hills, New York’s glass canyons, and Budapest glowing over the Danube. One planet, one screen, fifty different ways humans tried to build a life worth looking at. The part that caught me isn’t just the beauty. It’s the idea in the opening narration: cities reveal their “truest essence” the first time you visit them. That strange fusion of jet lag, light, noise, smell, and the feeling that for a moment you are nobody – unindexed, unlabelled, free. Three Cities, Three Different Kinds of Awe You could watch this purely as a bucket-list video – and it works perfectly that way. But if you slow down a little, each ...

The Quiet Forces Steering Your Heart While You’re Busy Pretending You’re Rational By C. J. Cauldin | for Self Evidence Related:  The Six Human Needs Explained  •  The Psychology of the Green Character Every relationship—from the steady, predictable ones to the chaotic, cinematic rollercoasters—runs on hidden psychological mechanisms most people never notice. We like to believe we choose our partners (or friends, or enemies) rationally. But research from cognitive psychology, behavioral economics, and social neuroscience shows something else: Our brains cheat. Quietly. Systematically. Elegantly. Below are the seven psychological biases that influence attraction, conflict, loyalty, and even who you forgive at 3 a.m. when you shouldn’t. 1. The Halo Effect Coined by psychologist Edward Thorndike in 1920, the Halo Effect describes our tendency to assume that one good trait implies many others. If we find someone attractive, confident, or charismatic, we...

Why You Get Addicted to Certain People: The Psychology of Six Human Needs Every relationship you’ve ever had — the ones you kept, the ones you lost, the ones you can’t forget — can be explained with six simple psychological needs. Not personality types, not attachment styles, not love languages. The Six Human Needs framework comes from the work of Tony Robbins and Cloe Madanes , rooted in humanistic psychology, Adler’s individual psychology, and modern strategic family therapy (Madanes, 1981; Robbins & Madanes, 2006). This model explains not only why we love — but why we stay, why we leave, and why we sometimes get dangerously attached. 📌 The Six Needs (Origin and Academic Roots) Although Robbins popularized the structure during his Unleash the Power Within seminars (Robbins, 2001), the model draws heavily from: Abraham Maslow — Hierarchy of needs (1943) Alfred Adler — Individual psychology & striving for significance (1930) Cloe Madanes —...

  Katie Feeney, ESPN & The Question Everyone’s Asking: Are They Robots or Real People? If you want to see what modern creator success looks like when it collides with sports, lifestyle, and AI-era weirdness , start with Katie Feeney . She’s a Penn State graduate now living in NYC, and she just joined ESPN as a sports and lifestyle content creator. For years she’s been filming her life in college and sports, building a massive audience the hard way: over 3.8 million subscribers , more than 5 billion views , and thousands of videos across YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram. In other words: this isn’t an “overnight” creator story. It’s what happens when consistency, athletic energy, and smart content strategy meet the right moment. ARE THEY ROBOTS OR REAL PEOPLE?!  One of her latest YouTube Shorts leans straight into the anxiety and fascination of 2025: “ARE THEY ROBOTS OR REAL PEOPLE!!😳🤖” – a quick, punchy clip that ...

How Cats Really See You: Blur, Mother, or Fellow Cat? Have you ever locked eyes with your cat and thought: “What exactly are you seeing right now? A human? A walking food dispenser? A disappointing, hairless roommate?” According to Meowtopia , the answer is: none of the above. Your cat’s perception of you is far stranger, softer, and more emotional than most humans give it credit for. Huge shout-out to Meowtopia ( @Meowtopia-k8z ) for this deep-dive into how cats see, feel, and emotionally map the strange creature known as “you”. 1. To Your Cat, You’re… a Moving Pattern with a Vibe Visually, your cat does not see you the way you see yourself in your front camera. You are: a tall, slightly blurry shape, with muted colours (sorry, your red jumper is basically grayscale), and a very specific style of movement and sound. Your cat isn’t obsessing over your facial features. They’re tracking: the way your footsteps sound down the hallway, ...

The Psychology of Survival: Why Your Brain Freezes — And How Pros Break Through Today’s Self Evidence deep dive begins with an unlikely professor: a 70-pound German shepherd sprinting at full commitment. Before you clutch your pearls — no, we aren't teaching you how to fight dogs. We’re studying something far more interesting: how humans behave when reality stops politely knocking and kicks the door in. And to guide this uncomfortable adventure, we’re referencing a video from American Standard Dog Training — 5 million views and counting — breaking down real-world K9 methods that stop a bite in three seconds or less . Disclaimer: This post discusses high-risk situations for psychological insight only. Do not attempt any technique unless trained by a professional. Survival is not a TikTok challenge.  Lesson 1: Panic Is the Real Attacker In crises, the average person’s brain performs something equal parts Shakespearean tragedy and Windows XP error message: ...

  Does the Soul Weigh 21 Grams? The Strange Story of Dr. MacDougall Every few years, the internet rediscovers one of the most unusual scientific claims ever made: that the human soul weighs exactly 21 grams . TikTok recycles it, Reddit debates it, YouTube retells it. And suddenly, we’re all asking the same ancient question: “What actually leaves us when we die?” In today’s video from Today I Found Out , we revisit Dr. Duncan MacDougall — a physician in early-1900s Massachusetts who tried to weigh the soul as it departed the body. His methods were bold, questionable, and deeply human. Full credit to Today I Found Out — YouTube: @TodayIFoundOut The Experiment: A Bed, a Scale, and a Dying Man  In 1901, MacDougall placed six terminal patients on a specially built scale-bed designed to detect tiny drops in weight at the moment of death. His first patient, he claimed, lost 21.3 grams instantly. This was the birth of the myth. But what followed was far less t...