(Ryan Saavedra) Japan saw a spike in suicides last month that registered greater than the total number of people who have died on the island nation from the coronavirus pandemic for the entire year.
Psychology
Must See: Satire on Mask-wearing Goes Viral: ‘a Simple yet Effective Way to Display My Righteousness’
(Leisa Audette) Sometimes it takes people like the woman below to make us laugh about the absurdities going on in the world right now. ‘Whatshername” uses sarcasm to brilliantly make her point about mask-wearing in the age of the coronavirus. Most of all, the video makes you think about what’s really going on and how governments and politicians are using the pandemic to control the people.
Harvard Researchers: Nearly HALF of Young Adults Showing Signs of Depression Amid Pandemic
(Kerry McDonald) Mounting evidence shows that pandemic-related lockdowns and restrictions have inflicted much more harm on younger people than the coronavirus itself.
Spiritual Psychology: Why Meditation Isn’t Enough
(Mateo Sol) Far from being the panacea we have all hoped for, meditation is undoubtedly a powerful tool – but it just doesn’t solve the deep-seated issues many of us carry.
Jordan Peterson: The Substructure of the Mythological World (Video)
Jordan Peterson: The Substructure of the Mythological World (Video)
Intelligence Quotient or IQ: History and Evolution
(Exploring Your Mind) Around 1910, Henry Goddard, the director of a school in New Jersey for people with intellectual disabilities, was a pioneer in the concept of IQ in the United States.
The Neuroscience of Revenge
(Exploring Your Mind) The neuroscience of revenge explains why some people don’t move on after a disappointment, a rejection, or what they interpret as injustice. They basically feed the hatred until they plan a way to strike back. Thus, instead of controlling their anger, rationalizing it, or using adequate self-regulatory mechanisms, they allow the discomfort to become chronic.
The Brain Processing of Future Episodic Thinking
(Exploring Your Mind) Are you aware of the processes involved in the development of plans and decision making? Today’s article will discuss one of them: future episodic thinking.
This is the Great Awakening: It’s Happening Right Now
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) When Donald J Trump with his amazing wife Melania came down the golden escalator to announce his run for the presidency of the United States of America, something rose up in me. It was a gut feeling, a knowing that something exciting was about to happen.
The Thing That Scares and Inspires (Video)
The Thing That Scares and Inspires (Video)
Anomie: What Is It Exactly?
(Exploring Your Mind) Anomie refers to the tension that occurs between groups and individuals in compliance with the rules. These are important to maintain social cohesion. however, at the same time, if they don’t align with individual aspirations, conflicts may arise.
Curiosity and Hunger Share Brain Regions
(Exploring Your Mind) Curiosity, the desire for knowledge, learning, and discovery, is very similar to the hunger for food. So much so that they share the same brain regions and processes.
The Human Brain Looks Suspiciously Like the Universe — As Above so Below
(Strange Sounds) When you compare the neurons in the human brain to the cosmic web of galaxies, they look suspiciously the same…
Feeling Underappreciated: What Can You Do?
(Exploring Your Mind) Feeling unappreciated by your partner, family, or your boss can be very exhausting. What should you do in these situations?
The Fear of Insignificance, a Current Epidemic
(Exploring Your Mind) Fear of insignificance is a current epidemic. You have a tendency to compare yourself with others which might then make you envious. But you need a frame of reference to know if you’re in a place where you can survive or not. You might have done this up to now by comparing yourself to your family or people from your town or neighborhood. In other words, people who think like you do.