psychology
Studying the complexities of the human mind and its many functions and behaviors.
If you're reading this, you had no choice
Think about a tough decision you recently made. It could be anything. Maybe you had to decide what to get for your partner’s upcoming birthday. Or perhaps you were struggling to choose between a few schools you applied to. Or you might have had a tough time deciding whether to YOLO your entire life savings on GameStop stonks. Whatever the situation was, what if I told you that you had no control over the decision you made?
By Dang-Quang Tran5 years ago in Longevity
Be Honest. Do You Really Want Honesty?
Honesty is a natural behavior that toddlers, who are learning the English language, put into practice by stating random facts that are blatantly true. For example, a toddler may point at a bottle of milk and say “milk”. Afterward, they will look to the parent or person around for the approval of what they just did. This is where we learn that Fact = Truth. They either receive a happy yes or a scolded no. As a child, we do this all the time until we say something that hurts someone else. A child may look at a person’s hair and say out loud, “Mommy, her hair is black and blonde”. The child is then reprimanded by the parent. The majority of the child’s learning up until this point has been to be observant and identify what they see. So, why was this moment different? Well, the woman naturally had jet black hair and her roots were growing out. The child was just identifying that the woman had two different hair colors. The child couldn’t have known that to point out the woman’s roots would cause her to be offended. However, the child was still punished for the action that they had been taught to practice all along.
By Kendra Johnson5 years ago in Longevity
Why It's Difficult to Remember Things That Happened to Us Before the Age of 4 (Four)
They say our personalities are shaped in our childhood, but how ironic is it that we can barely remember anything from our early years? This phenomenon can be applied to almost all people and even has an official term - childhood amnesia. As we grow up, we forget the people, events, and even places we've encountered as kids.
By Self help development5 years ago in Longevity
Newfoundland
Celebrities are Gods. Comparison plagues the world consistently. It seems as if nobody owns their own life. Everyone wants to be the next star. Deep down, within every human soul, rests a burning passion to become something more. A potential seed planted in everyone, this “selfishness” is far from wrong. However, so many of us have received false programming; the lot of humanity fails to recognize their personal strengths, instead choosing idolatry, mixed with envy, towards a fellow brother. What we fail to realize is that the only way to experience a dream come true is to willfully be the hero! Due to lack of confidence, not many stand strong enough to picture themselves fulfilling their dreams; therefore they praise someone else achieving these feats for them. A training of their mind would serve humanity tremendously.
By Getyourmindright5 years ago in Longevity
What is all this fuss arond death?
Have you ever observed how we grieve when someone close to us dies? Can we even make sense of the situation? Death has always been the most popular topic in various religions, philosophies and spiritual beliefs. Some people believe there is life after death, some people not. İn a way, it actually makes no difference whether there is life after death or not. Whether you can regard human life the most random appearance in the dark and lifeless universe or you can regard it as the most precious and God-given gift in the vibrant and dynamic universe. Regardless if we are religious/spiritual or not, we love to grieve for the people who are very dear to us. What? “Love to grieve”? So it must mean “Grieve for Love” as well? Can Love and Death be re-categorized as one and the same? Or is Death a completely different category of our life?
By Nuran Mammadov5 years ago in Longevity
Circumventing Logical Fallacies
There are millions of things you experience in a day one or another that ultimately affects the actions in your upcoming days. It affects how you deal with different problems, how you talk to people, and how you will live the rest of your life. Every small thing matters and affects your upcoming decisions. A breakup with your girlfriend or getting fired from a job creates different problems in your life on top of the prevailing problems.
By Saral Verma5 years ago in Longevity
Play and Social Development
This is a newspaper column that I have had written for a local newspaper many, many years ago. The newspaper said that it was good, but they did not have the room to publish the piece, so I am going to give it try here and see what happens. As I said this is an old piece and some ideas have changed, but I do believe that there may be something useful in it even now.
By Mark Graham5 years ago in Longevity
Being an Introvert | Personality Traits, Myths and Strengths
Being an Introvert feels like we are apart from society, the simple reason being not socializing and being lost in our own world. Not interacting with society, sometimes being categorized as mentally unstable or something else which makes us feel unhappy or depressed. In this, I will be discussing about Introverts, their Personality Traits, Myths, and Powers.
By Leon George5 years ago in Longevity
I Feel Like a Fraud
By Marissa Katrin Maldonado, Founder, The Treatment Specialist Image Licensed by Adobe Stock We all know someone that has risen to the top of their field or runs a successful business. We admire them from afar. They are smart, hard-working people and we look up to them.
By Marissa Katrin Maldonado5 years ago in Longevity
