The Busyness of Being Human: Psychological Conditioning, Comparison, Influence, Manipulation, and the Absurdity of Endless Becoming

A phenomenological investigation into the psychological structures underlying human busyness, comparison, social influence, manipulation, and endless becoming. The paper questions whether humanity's continuous pursuit of progress represents genuine existential evolution or merely the repetition of inherited psychological conditioning.

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Open Science Framework
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2026-11-04
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https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/qhgxd
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Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
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The Busyness of Being Human: Psychological Conditioning, Comparison, Influence, Manipulation, and the Absurdity of Endless Becoming

Mayank Singh
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Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
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The Busyness of Being Human: Psychological Conditioning, Comparison, Influence, Manipulation, and the Absurdity of Endless Becoming

Mayank Singh
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Abstract

A phenomenological investigation into the psychological structures underlying human busyness, comparison, social influence, manipulation, and endless becoming. The paper questions whether humanity's continuous pursuit of progress represents genuine existential evolution or merely the repetition of inherited psychological conditioning.

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