Monthly Archives: December 2009

A perfect state of mind?

In contemporary psychology a new technique has been getting a lot of amazing results in various psychiatric and personality disorders; Neurofeedback. Through EEG-scanning a person is confronted with his or her brainwave activity, getting immediate feedback from any form of mental activity. Mental disorders such as ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) are characterized by certain patterns [...]

The year is ending

Joensuu is practicing hard and we have a few new songs that we’re gonna play at EXIT Rotterdam on the 7th of january 2010. It’s free of charge so be very welcome to join the party. I am still working on a lot of other stuff, but both laziness and professional work take alot of [...]

Abstinence

I have just finished a month of abstinence from alcohol. Eventhough I only drink during weekends, I think it’s good to now and then refrain from any mind-altering substance for a while. First of because it’s damaging to the body and secondly because it affects the mind as well. During my month of abstinence I [...]

Egoism/Altruism

I was having a firy discussion with friends yesterday, who claimed that everything we do is selfish and that there’s no such thing as altruism. To me there’s not really much difference, since when you help other people it often really helps yourself as well. On the other side when you’re a complete asshole, it [...]