Ignored Basics of Mental Healing, a Psychologist’s Summary
Are you thinking of healing and managing your well-being without therapy? If you have doubts about therapy, I won’t be surprised. There are many problems …
6 Cognitive benefits of mindfulness
These are the cognitive benefits of mindfulness. It improves overall cognition and cognitive problems.
How mental visualizations improve physical skills [explained]
A version of this article[1] first appeared on psyguitar.com, where I write about how psychology and neuroscience help guitar playing. Visualization is a way to …
7 Reasons others think they are smarter than you, no facts
These are 7 reasons others think they are smarter than you even when they are not. This is a psychological exploration of their judgments.
3 Ways to Transform Negative thoughts into Neutral thoughts
These are cognitive defusion techniques to reduce the negative impact of negative thoughts. Use them to break your negative thought patterns.
Employee mood depends on Skill & Task difficulty: Ideas for CXOs
The combination of skill level and task difficulty gives you 8 different mood experiences, including flow, stress, and boredom. These are feelings for a task. …
Why social media affects mental health: Hints from 40 studies
Here’s how social media affects mental health. These are insights from 40 studies.
You need Psychological Capital for work & life well-being
Like having wealth which is financial capital, there is psychological capital which is mental wealth that we can tap into for a better life. Psychological …
Job and Life Success needs Psychological Capital
Psychological capital, which is made up of hope, resilience, self-efficacy, and optimism, increases life and job satisfaction
9 mindsets of daily decision-making, which one is yours?
I describe 9 types of mindsets people have for everyday decision-making.
Your skill level and task difficulty give you 8 moods at work
The experience fluctuation chart: How your skill level and challenges at work determine your mood and experience
Need for Cognition: A personality trait of hungry brains
“Need for cognition” is a personality tendency describing how much people engage and love to engage in effortful cognitive activities like thinking. If one loves …
5 personality traits people rarely speak of
These are true biological and psychological tendencies that shape your personality – they affect everything from memory, motivation, emotions, and decisions.
6 ways music boosts or breaks productivity
This is a summary of how background music affects cognition, and then either boosts or breaks productivity and learning capacity
Fear vs. Anxiety: Know the difference
People often confuse fear and anxiety with each other, here’s a simple explanation of their differences.
5 Ways AI changes our world-view for good
I point out 5 ways in which our focus will permanently change because humans and Ai will now co-live and co-work.