If you see the girl rotating clockwise, then you are using the right hemisphere of your brain at the moment, and vice versa. The right hemisphere represents people with artistic flair. The left hemisphere instead is linked to rationalism and generally organized…

If you want to know how to overcome social anxiety, you’ve probably already read tons of articles on the subject. There are many techniques for dealing with social anxiety, but they don’t work for everyone.Some are too complex, others are too challenging…

For many people, so-called little white lies are seen as permissible. It has to do with the fact that those who tell them think they are doing so with good reasons. Lies are more prevalent in our daily lives than they have ever been. However, in some people’s…

Many FBI agents are highly trained in negotiation strategies. While we may never be in such a high-risk situation as an FBI agent, we can still use their strategies to master social situations and negotiate for what we want and need. Read on for a few negotiation…

Getting emotional about failure can improve your next performance. Kai and Mia decide to run their first marathon together. They buy new shoes and start running every weekend. Four months later, on the day of the race, they feel nervous but excited. The gun…

Often when we have a problem, we try to solve it in the same way we did before. However, some issues cannot be solved with existing ideas and solutions. In this case, we need to turn to creative problem-solving strategies. Creative problem-solving is a way…

June 2012 - Why does one person pick up another's emotions so easily? It seems that human emotions are highly contagious. For example, one person's laughter is soon shared by another's. The explanation is that strong emotions synchronize the brain activity…

March 2010 - Research from the University of the Basque Country published in the Spanish Journal of Psychology found that despite changing attitudes towards interpersonal relationships, women feel significantly more guilt than men. This did not simply reflect…

By recognizing the early signs of Alzheimer’s, you have a chance to help your loved ones who are at risk and give them an opportunity to live a normal life. Alzheimer’s disease affects nearly 47 million people all over the world. These numbers are enough…

Keep your self-worth afloat and come out stronger on the other side Divorce is painful. There's no way around that. But for many people, divorce also has a negative impact on self-esteem. It doesn't have to be that way. Here are a few tips to keep your self…

When 20-somethings cut off their parents, it's not always permanent. But these days, she doesn’t return his calls. Occasionally Amy might answer a text from her mom, but that’s usually only if she (Amy) needs something. To her parents, Amy seems less happy…

Also known as cognitive reframing, cognitive restructuring “is a technique drawn from cognitive therapy that can help people identify, challenge and alter stress-inducing thought patterns and beliefs” while learning how to develop new sets of stress coping…

Thinking is a smokescreen for stuff we're trying to avoid Jordan (not his real name) sits across from me over coffee. We're talking about his new girlfriend, Serena. Both middle-aged and divorced, they’ve been together for just a few months. Jordan can’t…