How to be an Expert at Anything: 3 Secrets + 3 Solutions
If you are here, you are probably an expert at something or trying to be one. You may have heard that it takes 10,000 hours…
How to counter pseudoscience; it’s not about the evidence
People try to make sense of their experiences. Some of that sense-making is pseudoscientific. The Sense-making fulfills psychological needs. That creates an emotional attachment to …
The psychology of Love, Relationships, Attraction & Romance
Relationships play a crucial role in our lives. Some could be rather short-term and insignificant, like interactions with a shop-keeper or a receptionist, while some …
How drugs alter our brain: Effects on brain chemistry
Don’t worry; this is not another “Don’t do drugs. Drugs are bad.” kind of an article; this is just me writing about how I am …
Parenting Styles, Parenting Tips, and How they affect children
Parenting, or child-rearing, is an ongoing process that shapes a child’s character and personality and has long-lasting effects ranging from survival to becoming parents themselves. …
Who appears intelligent? Why are some of them childish?
There is a general stereotype that intelligent or super-intelligent people are childish or immature. Why is that? Apart from the fact that some people appear …
What’s your attachment style? Insights from Attachment Theory
Do you sometimes wonder how some of your friends feel calm and secure in their relationships with others, while another friend can’t seem to get …
Kids reason that Caged Animals are Owned but Free ones aren’t
Summary: A new study argues that children reason if an animal is owned or not based on how much control the owner has on the …
The psychology of Humor or “how to kill a joke 101”
Are you the humorous one in your social group? Do you try to be funny? I know I try. But let’s be honest, those puns …
How to overcome Phone Addiction [Solutions + Research]
Phone addiction is one of the biggest non-drug addictions in human history. Studies show that excessive phone use is linked to procrastination, suicide (example), spoilt …
Best Online Learning Resources for Psychology
A large number of people wish to learn psychology. And many more want to explore the subject with a higher level of detail than a …
How to give Psychological First Aid
When your friend gets cut on the arm, you clean the wound, apply medicine, and cover it up with a bandage. That’s basic first aid. But …
Collective Narcissism: Proud Groups & Nationalism make us toxic
The world is in political upheaval, and people are rebelling against excessively proud groups of people that dominate or exude elitism. Many people have become …
Sense-Making: How We Make Sense Of The World & Find Meaning
We seek meaning. We seek certainty. We seek explanations. Meeseeks purpose. People want to make sense of the world on almost every level of experience. …
Self-construals in social psychology: Finding the self in society
An interesting theory in psychology called the self-construal theory describes how we place ourselves in society. The self as a concept is quite vague, and …
Psychology FAQs: Short answers to common questions
I have covered the most Frequently Asked Questions about psychology and self-help in this post. Many of these common psychology questions focus on mental health, …
Cognition 101: Executive functions, Cognitive processes & abilities
What is cognition? Cognition refers to all mental processes that lead to thoughts, knowledge, and awareness. The underlying mechanisms are called cognitive processes. They govern …