Elizaveta Friesem
About
Books
Media is us
>
Principles of communication
Micro- and macropower
ACE model
Description of chapters
When conflicts get out of control
Hypertexts
>
Me, looking for meaning
>
A
>
Am I strong or am I weak?
B
>
Binaries
Both sides
Bureaucracy
C
>
Can I give myself credit for being empathetic?
Choice
Circumstances
Cognitive biases
Common sense
Communication
Content and form of this book
Coronavirus and me
Culture
Cycle of violence
D
>
Depression
Do children ask themselves about the purpose of life?
Doing the right thing
E
>
Emotional pain
Empathy
Empathy as a matter of self-preservation
Everybody has their struggles
Everybody is connected
Explain/excuse conflation
F
>
Feelings and emotions
Forgetting about your purpose
Free will
G
>
Good vs. Bad
H
>
How much do we understand each other?
Human brain
Human nature
Human needs
Human thinking
Human thinking is nonlinear
Hurt people hurt people
Hypertext books
I
>
I am an optimist
Ideas
"I'll never understand!"
Individual meanings vs. shared meanings
Inner compass
Interpretation
"It is what it is"
J
K
>
Knowing your true purpose
Knowledge
L
>
Language
List of completed pages
Literal vs. nonliteral communication
M
>
Make Sense
May I meet this, too, with kindness
Meaning as importance
Mean and stupid
My Anxiety
Meaning
Meaningless
Meaning wars
Meaning of life
Meaning communities
Meanings perceived by animals
Meaning-seeking vs. meaning-making
Media
(Mis)understanding each other's needs
My perfectionism
My quest for meaning
N
>
Norms
O
>
Objectification
On being a scholar
On being a writer
On being right
P
>
Paradox
Parenting
Privilege
Polarization
Postmodern worldview
Postmodern philosophy
Power
Power of the mind
Problem/solution binary
Q
R
>
Reality
Rhizome in philosophy
S
>
Science, religion and art
Self-awareness and empathy of higher order
Self-awareness
Self-empathy
Stories we tell
Society vs Individual
Subjectivity and objectivity
Suggested citation format
Synesthesia
T
>
"The Death of the Author"
The importance of having a purpose
Truth
U
>
Understanding ourselves
Us and them
V
>
Verbal vs. nonverbal communication
Violence in the human nature
W
>
What does it mean to "understand"?
What is a text?
What we can learn about ourselves from media
What is "natural"?
What's the point?
What will this project become?
Where do meanings come from?
Why am I trying to stay sane?
Why do people hurt each other?
Why is language so unhelpful?
Why do everyday objects make sense?
Why do misunderstandings happen?
X
Y
Z
Power of meanings // Meanings of power
Editing
Me as your editor
How I will help you
Pricing
Privacy policy
Blog
Workshops
Five (easy) steps to become media literate
Surviving the polarization vortex
Understanding yourself
Not enough
Learn more
Bio
Talks and interviews
Essays
My poetry
>
Russian poems
>
Stranger
Lonely heart
Fairy tales
Dreams and nightmares
Puzzles
Moon
Seasons
Muse
Art
Games
Sketches
Nonsense
English poems
Educational materials
Contact me
POEMS: Nonsense
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About
Books
Media is us
>
Principles of communication
Micro- and macropower
ACE model
Description of chapters
When conflicts get out of control
Hypertexts
>
Me, looking for meaning
>
A
>
Am I strong or am I weak?
B
>
Binaries
Both sides
Bureaucracy
C
>
Can I give myself credit for being empathetic?
Choice
Circumstances
Cognitive biases
Common sense
Communication
Content and form of this book
Coronavirus and me
Culture
Cycle of violence
D
>
Depression
Do children ask themselves about the purpose of life?
Doing the right thing
E
>
Emotional pain
Empathy
Empathy as a matter of self-preservation
Everybody has their struggles
Everybody is connected
Explain/excuse conflation
F
>
Feelings and emotions
Forgetting about your purpose
Free will
G
>
Good vs. Bad
H
>
How much do we understand each other?
Human brain
Human nature
Human needs
Human thinking
Human thinking is nonlinear
Hurt people hurt people
Hypertext books
I
>
I am an optimist
Ideas
"I'll never understand!"
Individual meanings vs. shared meanings
Inner compass
Interpretation
"It is what it is"
J
K
>
Knowing your true purpose
Knowledge
L
>
Language
List of completed pages
Literal vs. nonliteral communication
M
>
Make Sense
May I meet this, too, with kindness
Meaning as importance
Mean and stupid
My Anxiety
Meaning
Meaningless
Meaning wars
Meaning of life
Meaning communities
Meanings perceived by animals
Meaning-seeking vs. meaning-making
Media
(Mis)understanding each other's needs
My perfectionism
My quest for meaning
N
>
Norms
O
>
Objectification
On being a scholar
On being a writer
On being right
P
>
Paradox
Parenting
Privilege
Polarization
Postmodern worldview
Postmodern philosophy
Power
Power of the mind
Problem/solution binary
Q
R
>
Reality
Rhizome in philosophy
S
>
Science, religion and art
Self-awareness and empathy of higher order
Self-awareness
Self-empathy
Stories we tell
Society vs Individual
Subjectivity and objectivity
Suggested citation format
Synesthesia
T
>
"The Death of the Author"
The importance of having a purpose
Truth
U
>
Understanding ourselves
Us and them
V
>
Verbal vs. nonverbal communication
Violence in the human nature
W
>
What does it mean to "understand"?
What is a text?
What we can learn about ourselves from media
What is "natural"?
What's the point?
What will this project become?
Where do meanings come from?
Why am I trying to stay sane?
Why do people hurt each other?
Why is language so unhelpful?
Why do everyday objects make sense?
Why do misunderstandings happen?
X
Y
Z
Power of meanings // Meanings of power
Editing
Me as your editor
How I will help you
Pricing
Privacy policy
Blog
Workshops
Five (easy) steps to become media literate
Surviving the polarization vortex
Understanding yourself
Not enough
Learn more
Bio
Talks and interviews
Essays
My poetry
>
Russian poems
>
Stranger
Lonely heart
Fairy tales
Dreams and nightmares
Puzzles
Moon
Seasons
Muse
Art
Games
Sketches
Nonsense
English poems
Educational materials
Contact me