(Dennis Portnoy) Steven tries to appear cool as he gulps down his third beer. The others at the bar would never know how much anxiety he feels in social situations. They would be surprised by the degree to which this 31-year-old salesman obsesses about how people view him…
Psychology
Exercise, Memory and Learning Linked by Science: A Short Bout of Exercise Enhances Brain Function
(Science Daily) Neuroscientists, working with mice, have discovered that a short burst of exercise directly boosts the function of a gene that increases connections between neurons in the hippocampus, the region of the brain associated with learning and memory.
Kids Doing Chores Can Grow Up To Be More Successful According To Expert
(Mayukh Saha) We must all have heard stories of our parents apparent struggles during their childhood when they were assigned household chores.
The ABCs of Psychological Trauma
(Explore Your Mind) Although psychological trauma doesn’t affect everyone in the same way, many people are forever impacted by it.
Forgiveness: An Important Aspect of Flourishing
(Tyler J. VanderWeele Ph.D.) One of the projects of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University has been researching the topic of forgiveness and its importance for a flourishing life. Some of our empirical work has explored how forgiveness can powerfully shape health and well-being. For example, our research indicates that forgiveness reduces subsequent depression and anxiety by about 15-20%, when controlling for other variables, and suggests that forgiveness is a freeing and healing alternative to maladaptive responses like rumination and suppression.
On the Psychological and Social Significance of Identity
(Jordan B Peterson) Back in September of 2016, I released three videos, expressing my concern about Bill C-16, which was then under consideration by the federal government, following the passage of similar legislation in a number of provinces. C-16 purported to merely add “gender identity” and “gender expression” to the list of prohibited grounds of discrimination. However, it was embedded in a web of policy, much of it created by the Ontario Human Rights Commission, which indicated that the bill comprised the tip of a very large iceberg.
Collectivism and Individualism
(Michael Hogan Ph.D.) For anyone watching the second series of Big Little Lies starring Meryl Streep and Reese Witherspoon, amongst others, you will recall a scene in the third episode where an attentive group of children at Otter Bay Elementary School is sitting at the feet of their teacher on a typically beautiful sunny day, discussing the novel Charlotte’s web.
We Think in Stories | Jordan B Peterson
We Think in Stories | Jordan B Peterson
Psychological Theories of Emotions
(Exploring your Mind) Why do we experience emotions? What kind of processes happen in our brains and our bodies for emotions to occur? In this article, we’ll discuss some of the most important theories of emotions.
The Beauty in Numbers, and the Numbers in Beauty
(Oscar Fernandez Ph.D) How mathematics helps us explain beauty.
How to Escape the Irritability Trap
(Beth Kurland, Ph.D.) Somewhat in a hurry to get home, I had just finished my errands and began to feel a familiar urgency. Almost immediately, the yellow school bus pulled out right in front of me. “Please turn, please turn so I don’t get stuck behind it,” I thought to myself. As luck would have it, I got stuck behind it — and all fifteen stops that it made along the way.
5 Things You Need to Start Forming Better Habits
(Susie Pettit) If you’re interested in life advice for self-improvement, you’ll need to learn how to form good habits and how long it takes to break bad ones.
Confront the Dragon of Your Past
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The Secret Motivation that Women Should Understand About Men
The Secret Motivation that Women Should Understand About Men
The Importance of Belonging Across Life
(Kelly-Ann Allen Ph.D.) A developmental perspective of our need to belong.