mental architecture
youtube video series
Check out the YouTube video series that accompanies this book, which presents an illustrated and fun chapter-by-chapter and section-by-section breakdown.
about the book
Mental Architecture explores the true nature of reality and brain-based experience in a dynamic and diverse world. We unravel the mysteries behind your conscious mind, including the tendency to see faces in inanimate objects, the subjective nature of time perception, and the significant limitations mathematical models and measurement systems impose in accurately describing the world around us.
We also examine the physical and social challenges imposed by different perspectives and challenge the notion of objectivity. The discussion then turns further inward with a focus on what it means to be "normal" and if it is possible to have a stable identity in a body subject to the continual forces of aging and time.
Every decision we make is called into question, leaving us to wonder what choices we have control over and which ones we do not. There are powerful messages of hope and humanity throughout the book, with a direct embrace of individuality, diversity, and natural beauty. Anyone who reads it will discover a renewed sense of self and purpose, and will never look at the world or themselves in the same way.
Mental Architecture: Building the Mind One Moment at a Time is exclusively available on Amazon.
(Cover art by Victoria Blumenfeld)
We also examine the physical and social challenges imposed by different perspectives and challenge the notion of objectivity. The discussion then turns further inward with a focus on what it means to be "normal" and if it is possible to have a stable identity in a body subject to the continual forces of aging and time.
Every decision we make is called into question, leaving us to wonder what choices we have control over and which ones we do not. There are powerful messages of hope and humanity throughout the book, with a direct embrace of individuality, diversity, and natural beauty. Anyone who reads it will discover a renewed sense of self and purpose, and will never look at the world or themselves in the same way.
Mental Architecture: Building the Mind One Moment at a Time is exclusively available on Amazon.
(Cover art by Victoria Blumenfeld)
chapter content
1. No Space
Object Recognition, Anthropomorphism, and the Sound of Silence
2. No Point in Time
The Mind's Clock, Past/Present/Future, Memories, The Effects of Drugs on Time Perception, The Effects of Mental Illness on Time Perception, Unconscious Time, The Role of the Imagination in Time Perception, Does Consciousness = Time Perception?
3. No Infinity
Counting, The Challenge of Infinity, What is the size of the Universe?
4. No Perspective
Mathematics is a Human Invention, The Problems with Logic, Object Representation and Identification, The Link Between Distractibility and Creativity, The Effects of Nicotine Administration on Distractibility, The Psychology of Advertising, The Fallacy of Measurement, A Matter of Perspective
5. No Normal
Discrimination, Meaningful Relationships, Discovering Beauty, Labels are Dangerous, Advancements in Mental Health Awareness, The Link between Mental Illness and Creativity, Understanding Intelligence, Embrace your Individuality
6. No Decisions
The Power of the Unconscious Mind, Genetic Memories, Deja Vu, Sleep/Dreaming/Metacognition, The Problem of Indecisiveness, Mindfulness
7. No Identity
Early Childhood Identity Development, Comprehensive Identity Development Theories, Identity as a Physiological and Psychological Construct, The Hard Problem of Consciousness