Carl erik fisher
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The Problem with Mindfulness
Should we be mindful of how popular “mindfulness” now is? Carl Erik Fisher says we should. Fisher is a professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University and a practicing psychotherapist who integrates meditation in his practice, and meditates himself. But he worries some popular meditation practices, which stress salvation through a clear mind, undermine the […] -
The Pernicious Myth of Willpower
It turns out “willpower” is not a valid psychological construct. -
How Should Society Judge a Defendant with a Brain Tumor?
After a visit from one of his patients in March, 1966, the psychiatrist Maurice Heatly noted, “This massive, muscular youth seemed to be oozing with hostility as he initiated the hour with the statement that something was happening to him and he didn’t seem to be himself.” Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in […] -
Ingenious: Carl Erik Fisher
The meditative psychiatrist. -
Against Willpower
Willpower is a dangerous, old idea that needs to be scrapped.