Mindset Shifts—Essays by Barry Brownstein
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Session 3, The Sovereign Mind: Tuning Out Radio Doom and Gloom
"Our mind is filled with noise, and that’s why we can’t hear the call of life, the call of love."
Feb 14
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The Ayatollah and the DEI Dean: A Shared Totalitarian Soul
Socialist morality is stripped of the supernatural justifications of theocratic morality, but retains a totalitarian soul.
Feb 11
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Session 2, The Sovereign Mind: Defusing the Propaganda of the Mind
We must see for ourselves that we are standing on shaky, not solid ground.
Feb 7
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The Sovereign Mind: The Illusion of Control
The ego’s primary goal is to maintain mindlessness.
Feb 4
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January 2026
Session 1, The Sovereign Mind: From Inner Authoritarianism to Inner Liberty
We can discover that a grave threat to our liberty is not just an external autocrat, but our internal “central planner,” the egoic part of our mind.
Jan 31
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Why Telling Kids They're Smart Teaches Them to Fear Learning
If you want your child to develop good learning skills, praise “what they accomplished through practice, study, persistence, and good strategies.”
Jan 28
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Taming the Dictator Within, Part 2
How to stay resilient and avoid becoming fodder for authoritarian social and political movements.
Jan 24
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Taming the Dictator Within, Part 1
The sooner we get over ourselves, the more meaningful our life becomes.
Jan 21
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From Inmost to Outmost: Consciousness and the Path to Liberty
Rather than a triumph of strength, collectivism is a symptom of a “primitive consciousness” and is ultimately doomed to fail.
Jan 17
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The Antidote to Black-Pilled Nihilism
Champions of liberty with a growth mindset find meaning in their lives and contribute to the very foundations of a flourishing society.
Jan 14
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How Every Moment Offers a Choice for Personal Liberty
In every moment, we decide whether to move towards our purpose or away from our discomforts.
Jan 10
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The Linda Problem and Why Democratic Socialists Fail Logic 101
If a democratic socialist is living in a rotting home, do they point to the neighbor’s barking dog as the cause of their trouble?
Jan 9
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