109 Life Skills to Flex Better Than ‘That Girl’ [Self-development 2022]
Want to start your self-improvement journey? Here’s your starting point. On TikTok, there’s the “that girl” trend. A girl who has everything sorted; has all …
How to Practice Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Mindfulness comes in many forms based on traditions people follow. Sometimes, it comes with a spiritual framework; sometimes, it’s associated with meditation or yoga. But …
Cognitive Distortions: 11 Deep Errors in Thinking
All of our perceptions may be biased & inaccurate. Our brains evolved in a very different context for hundreds of thousands of years. Evolution made …
Cyberchondria: Health Anxiety by Googling Symptoms
Free online access to quality health information is nothing short of amazing, but it does create an unfortunate problem. What is health anxiety? When it …
The Mistake of Chasing Happiness and Being Too Positive: Downsides and Limits of Happiness
While trying to find happiness, many lose motivation because they keep trying and failing. The act of finding happiness itself leads to unhappiness by reminding …
Infinite Benefits of Mindfulness: Panacea for Cognition & Life? Not exactly.
There is a lot of talk about the benefits of mindfulness and mindfulness meditation. It’s almost common knowledge that mindfulness can positively affect our emotions …
Forest bathing & therapy: A natural shower of health benefits
If someone told you that you could increase mental peace while you sit in a forest doing nothing, would you believe them? Idly looking at …
How to overcome Phone Addiction [Solutions + Research]
Phone addiction is one of the biggest non-drug addictions[1] in human history. Studies show that excessive phone use is linked to procrastination, suicide[2] (example[3]), spoilt …
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 …
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, …
What is anger and how can we manage it?
Summary: We experience anger, an emotion based on the intent to cause harm, to bargain for better treatment from others. We have a welfare trade-off …
How To Use The Brain to improve Life, Skills, Expertise & Thinking
In this round-up article, I’m going to highlight only the key insights from psychology that will help you use your brain at its highest potential …
How 2 Fake It Till You Make It w/o The Imposter Syndrome
Fake it till you make it – is it what you think it is? Is it really about lying your way to success? What if …
27 Real Tips to Improve Life Satisfaction, Wellbeing, Mental Health and the Quality of Life
Life satisfaction is how you evaluate the quality of your life and how happy/satisfied you are with it. People have different ways to evaluate their …
Do Self-Affirmations Work? Coping With Low Self-esteem & Self-worth
Highlights Positive self-affirmations are things people say or do to feel adequate, deserving, competent, and efficacious (confident) – I am skilled & worthy. Self-affirming positive …
A 5-Step Mindfulness Grounding Technique To Ease Anxiety & Why Mindfulness Works
While a lot of psychological techniques have a learning curve and take time to make tangible improvements in life, some work within seconds. One of …