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Elio Martino

How to Hijack Your Dopamine System

7 ways to enhance your mood and productivity, backed by neuroscience.

8 min readJan 11, 2022

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How to Hijack Your Dopamine System

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Elio Martino

Could You Become a Monster? The Story of Thanos is a Warning to Us All

What made Thanos a truly great archetypal villain, was that he escaped the clutches of the mustache-twirling two-dimensional cliché…

4 min readJan 8, 2022

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Could You Become a Monster? The Story of Thanos is a Warning to Us All

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Elio Martino

Envy Makes Villans of Us All

There is a hard truth I have faced, that I am sure most of the people reading this will recognize: There are things I will never achieve…

5 min readJan 8, 2022

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Envy Makes Villans of Us All

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Elio Martino

Death Stranding: Manipulating the Brain for Good?

Growing up, video game creator Hideo Kojima often remarked on suffering from profound feelings of isolation, loneliness, and separation. He…

4 min readJan 8, 2022

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Death Stranding: Manipulating the Brain for Good?

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Elio Martino

What They Never Taught You About Obedience to Authority

It was decades after WWII, and while the world was rebuilding itself, psychologists were busy climbing over each other in an attempt to…

4 min readJan 8, 2022

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What They Never Taught You About Obedience to Authority

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Elio Martino

Should Charismatic Leaders Come with a Warning Label?

Is there anything more terrifying than a sea of faces, nodding like drones, drooling at the mouth as their chosen speaker is delivering a…

4 min readJan 8, 2022

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Should Charismatic Leaders Come with a Warning Label?

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Elio Martino

Psychology is Changing. This Is What You Need to Know

Clinical Psychology has been shifting paradigms away from a medical model for quite some time. As therapies continue to evolve, it appears…

5 min readJan 8, 2022

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Psychology is Changing. This Is What You Need to Know

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Elio Martino

This Is Why You Are Attracted to Conspiracy Theories

You won’t like what I have to say, but chances are, you are currently not being particularly reasonable, logical, or sophisticated in your…

9 min readJan 8, 2022

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This Is Why You Are Attracted to Conspiracy Theories

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Elio Martino

Why We Love Survival Horror

Drawn To The Beauty In Darkness

9 min readJul 1, 2021

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Why We Love Survival Horror

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Elio Martino

Porn: Masking Pain With ‘Harmless’ Distractions

Here are things you can do to recognise and escape the porn trap

8 min readJul 1, 2021

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Porn: Masking Pain With ‘Harmless’ Distractions

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Elio Martino

Elio Martino

I am a registered Psychologist working in a private practice in Australia. My writing explores confronting, controversial areas of Psychology.

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