(Exploring your Mind) Unexpected situations can have unpleasant consequences that affect us deeply. This is why most people want to have control over what happens to them because humans feel more comfortable when they’re in charge. However, unexpected events are part of life, which is why we must be prepared to face the feeling of insecurity in the face of the unknown.
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Intimacy Crisis: The Percentage of American Adults Not Having Sex Has Reached a Record High
(Justin Deschamps) An intimacy crisis is at our doorstep. Life, in a sense, is all about finding better ways to meet our fundamental needs. These needs are personal, social, and universal, a blend of animal instincts and biological urges energizing an evolving psyche, even an emerging spiritual nature—the soul. Since time immemorial, humanity has had to contend with these needs, yet we continue to struggle with them in our advancing world—especially the grandest of needs, the desire for intimacy, fellowship, and union with others.
Five Types of Meditation and their Benefits
(Explore Your Mind) People can meditate in different ways, as there are many different types of meditation.
Three Stoic Strategies for Becoming Happier
(Explore Your Mind) Stoic philosophy focused on finding happiness. Discover three Stoic strategies that can help you become happier here!
Enthusiastic People: Traits and Values
(Explore Your Mind) Would you like to be more enthusiastic about life? Do you admire people who have that certain zest for life? Keep reading to learn more about them and how you can become more enthusiastic!
What are the Functions of the Hypothalamus?
(Explore Your Mind) The hypothalamus is an area of the brain that has many functions despite its small size. It plays an important role in the production of hormones. In addition, it helps stimulate many important processes.
Do You Have an Egocentric Personality?
(Exploring your Mind) An egocentric personality is usually linked to arrogance, ambition, and, in some cases, exhibitionism. People with this type of personality tend to think they’re the most important person in the room and that all eyes should be on them at all times.
The Illusion of Truth: Revealing the Science of How to Deceive (so you can guard against it)
The Illusion of Truth: Revealing the Science of How to Deceive (so you can guard against it)
Six Curious Brain Facts You Probably Didn’t Know
(Explore Your Mind) For a long time, the brain was believed to be in charge of our entire body, including memories and emotions. Philosophers believed that the brain contained the soul. However, some very interesting things have been discovered throughout history. In this article, we’ll go over some of those curious brain facts that you probably didn’t know.
6 Ways to Use Mindfulness to Ease Difficult Emotions
(Therese J. Borchard) Mindfulness has become quite the buzzword these days, with impressive studies popping up in the news with regularity.
The Evolution of Vision and the Biological Sensitivity to Beauty | Jordan Peterson
The Evolution of Vision and the Biological Sensativity to Beauty | Jordan Peterson
The Reality Of Mind-Reading: Neuroscientists Can Predict Your Choices 11 Seconds Before You Make Them
(Dagny Taggart) Does free will truly exist?
How Does Nicotine Affect the Brain?
(Exploring your Mind) Nicotine is a substance that triggers an artificial sense of well-being. At the same time, it makes the brain age prematurely and this, in turn, affects some intellectual abilities.
Why You Should Express Your Sadness
(Kurt Smith) No one likes to feel sad.
Truth Sharing Techniques: How to Succeed at Sharing Ideas with People in Difficult Conversations
(Lynn Margolies, Ph.D.) The current political climate has made talking to one another easily polarizing and adversarial. Common approaches to emotionally charged conversations often unwittingly invite reactive rigid responses, control struggles, and resistance to new information — reinforcing the beliefs we hoped to challenge.