10 Tricks to Build Good Habits + 6 Ways to Break Bad Ones
Forming new habits can be difficult but ultimately necessary to live easily. Habits are stable patterns of behavior or thought that happen automatically without needing …
15 Ways to Trigger the Brain’s Creative Thinking Mode
Spontaneous creativity through the default mode network’s activation – Considering it was 3 am, and I was sleepy-hungry, my brain’s attention was directed inward, and …
Social Capital: Everything you need to know
Social capital is a collection of people networks and relationships connected by shared norms/ideas, values, and behavior that facilitate co-operation & growth. These networks are …
Online Disinhibition Effect: Why We Express More Online
Have you wondered what makes people ruder or meaner on the internet? Why do people resort to aggressive remarks, harshly criticize opinions, and fight over …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
22+ Verified Psychology Facts and Brain Trivia
Here is a curated list of verified psychology facts and misc. trivia about the brain, mind, and behavior. Have fun reading and learning about your …
Creative Cognition: The Construal Level Theory & Psychological Distance (w/ deliberate creative thinking strategies)
Our brain is conducive to creative thinking and problem-solving – Literally, and figuratively, making mental connections. The brain is readily equipped with the necessary conditions …
Third Person Self-Talk Is An Effective Way To Reduce Anxiety And Regulate Emotions
Research shows that self-talk, when done in 3rd person, can be an effective method of emotional self-regulation that can reduce anxiety. Converting your anxious/negative thoughts …
The Beautiful Science of Ugliness Reveals Ugly Truths About How we Judge Others
This is a long article with tonnes of research and explanations for factors related to the concept of ugly. I have detailed research insights on …
Psychophysics: Sensory and Perceptual Limits. The Human Umwelt
Psychophysics – Sounds cool right? It is. It really is cool. I am not overstating when I say that psychophysics is associated with our very …
You Can Mentally Slow Down Time To Savor The Moment. Brain Time Dilation Is A Thing.
The brain experiences ‘time’ very differently compared to how it experiences information from other senses. It is actually possible to savor a moment deliberately and …
Cognitive Load Theory: Definition, Types, And Applications For Learning [Guest Post]
Humans are simple in a way: Information comes in through our senses, stuff happens in the brain, and then the information is used. When I …