This is why the smartest people in the world own tons of books they don’t read. If you love to read as much as I do, walking into a bookstore as an adult feels exactly like walking into a candy store as a kid. The shelves are lined with the wisdom of humanity, insights that each author has spent years refining. It’s all right there at your fingertips, condensed into
Psychology
January 8, 2024
Why Talking to Yourself Is a Secret Superpower
Talking out loud to oneself isn’t, generally speaking, a socially acceptable way of processing thoughts. But unless you’re viciously berating yourself, “self-talk,” as researchers call it, actually has a whole host of benefits. Whether you’re talking through a demanding task like running a marathon, or calming yourself down in an anxiety-inducing situation, self-talk might be the best unrecognized tool in your mental toolbox to amp you up, chill you out,
January 1, 2024
Want to Make Difficult Conversations Easy? Try This 1 Counterintuitive Trick, According to Psychology
No one looks forward to a difficult conversation, whether it’s with a troubling co-worker, a toxic boss, family, friends, or anyone else. We fear the consequences of having that discussion, picture the anger that might come spewing out, and even feel a pit in our stomach about the whole matter. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Difficult conversations are a part of life and frankly should be had