Think life would be so much simpler if you could just concentrate on one thing at a time? What if you could just focus on helping your kids with their homework or running a faster mile? The reality is that we all have to juggle a wide variety of goals. A number of studies suggest…
Category: Psychology
7 Ways to Free Yourself from Information Addiction
“Learning isn’t acquiring knowledge so much as it is trimming information that has already been acquired.” ― Criss Jami It’s astounding just how much information we have access to at any given moment. Unfortunately, with this convenience, information addiction is a growing dilemma. Learning new information can be stimulating and our brains get used to…
Infant Pain Modifies Stress and Anxiety Response in Later Life
Our brains get input through our sense organs. In the case of pain, the input is relayed by special sensory neurons, called nociceptors. We know that nociceptors contain receptors which can detect one or more harmful stimuli, such as excess pressure, extreme cold or hot, or dangerous chemicals. Or pain. But what happens to a…
15 Myths About Meditation
Meditation is as complex as your mind is. It is also as simple as sitting down and breathing. But even if you’re not quite sure about the details, you’ve probably heard that meditation is good for you. In addition to managing stress, mindfulness practices have been linked to better outcomes for patients with heart disease,…
7 Ways to Become More Compassionate
Compassion opens the door to both short and long-term happiness. Alos, showing compassion not only allows you to feel better, but it helps those around you to feel better, too. Since we all want to be happy, showing compassion can be a common goal for everyone. Albert Einstein wrote: “Our task must be to free…
Do Mother’s Relationships get copied by their Adolescent Children?
A recent study from the University of Missouri says a mothers’ friendships with other adults may affect their adolescent children’s relationships with their own friends. It is especially so with negative aspects of these relationships like conflict and antagonism. Louise J. Kaplan wrote that “Adolescence represents an inner emotional upheaval, a struggle between the eternal…
Why You Look More Attractive In A Group Than Alone
It turns out that Barney Stinson on the TV show How I Met Your Mother was right when he coined the phrase the “cheerleader effect”. According to psychologists at the University of California, San Diego, people have a tendency to rate people as more attractive when they’re part of a group than when they’re alone.…
How a Mother's Anxiety and Depression Impacts Children
According to new research findings, maternal symptoms of anxiety and depression increased risks for emotional and problem behaviors in children as early as 18 months of age. Risks continue into adolescence and also give increased risk of depressive symptoms. The TOPP study (Tracking Opportunities and Problems in Childhood and Adolescence), from which these findings were…
3 Little Steps For Recovering From Disappointment
Disappointment is a part of life. Only rarely do things go exactly the way you want them to. On the other hand, we are only human, and we prefer to avoid disappointments. They put you in a sour mood and destroy motivation. But the good news is that it’s possible to recover from disappointment and…