Which strategy do we choose - growth or survival?

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30 November 2022
Vilnius, Amres Art Gallery

We talked, listened and discussed strong thinking and what determines which strategy we choose - growth or survival? Where does our focus go most: past, present or future? How do we keep a conscious eye on ourselves and become more resilient to chaotic external influences?

We listened to three intellectuals from different fields: memory culture researcher Dr Eugenijus Žmuida, neuroscientist Dr Ramunė Dirvanskienė and philosopher Dr Kęstas Kirtiklis. Using ontopsychological methods, we analysed concrete cases and shared our own experiences.


Photos by R. Verseckaitė

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Insights

- Life is not what we experience, but what we remember (G. Garcia Marquez).

- Memory is impossible without sociality - if we did not live in a society, we would have no memory.

- Every time we pull a memory out of memory, we change it a little.

- The consequences of long-term stress affect our memory, cognitive function, physical and mental health. It is important to distinguish between long-term and short-term stress.

- One of the hallmarks of a therapeutic culture is that all content and activities should make you feel better.

- For Stoics, the ideal person is someone who reacts calmly to everything in life.