Change how you think. Improve how you live. If the answers for how to live an easier, happier life were out there, wouldn’t you want them? video Meet Jake Teeny, author of everydaypsych.com Jake has his Ph.D. in social psychology and is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Northwestern University. He specializes in the science of…
We take better care of our smartphone than ourselves. — Arianna Huffington A finding that might shock you: on average, people spend 20% of their entire waking day looking at their phone. Probably one of the biggest changes in human behavior over the last two decades has been the use of the cell phone. But…
Today, we have a useful guest post on anxiety — how it spreads between people and what you can do to stop it. Read to the end to learn some actionable tips on how to deal with anxiety in your own life! *** Author: Shaun D’Mello We’ve often heard of laughter described as infectious, but we…
You are confined only by the walls you build yourself. — Andrew Murphy In a previous post, I dispelled the belief that we only use 10% of our brains, a kind of depressing realization for some when that supposedly “untapped” 90% could have potentially granted us super powers. But, even if we ourselves can’t unlock these…
Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition, and myth frame our response. — Arthur M. Schlesinger After watching a good movie like Dr. Strange, or a terrible movie like Lucy, you may come to believe the powers of the mind are far greater than we think. And although there are examples of our “untapped”…
Was that semi-colon some kind of flirty wink or just bad punctuation? — Azadeh Aalai Want to know if you’re “hip?” See if you can answer the following question: Do you know the difference between an emoticon and an emoji? Or better question, did you even know those were words? If you’re like my sister,…