Category: Psychology

Discovering My Inner Rockstar: Building Character Through Archetypes

How can we apply Jung’s idea of “archetypes” towards personal development and character building?

Thursday February 18th, 2010 in Personal Development, Psychology | 16 Comments »

Depression Is Just A Stepping Stone

Those who are haunted by feelings of loneliness, anxiety, fear, worthlessness, or hate – open your ears wide – because I want to share with you something that I find is a very important factor in overcoming depression.

Thursday February 11th, 2010 in Psychology, Spirituality | 13 Comments »

Believe That Nervousness Is A Good Thing – And It Is!

I just finished reading the latest edition of Psychology Today and came across a very interesting experiment. The results showed that students who were told that nervousness would improve performance ended up scoring better on their Graduate Record Exam (GRE) than students who were told nothing at all.
The study (PDF download) was done by [...]

Monday January 18th, 2010 in Personal Development, Psychology | 4 Comments »

Can Stillness And Reflection Improve Learning?

How do times spent reflecting help us to better understand our experiences? See what MIT researchers have shown in lab rats who replay memories after first learning a maze.

Sunday January 17th, 2010 in Meditation, Psychology | 8 Comments »

How To Think Less And Do More: Turning Life Into Flow

What do psychologists mean when they talk about the state of flow? How can this state of mind benefit our productivity and overall life satisfaction?

Thursday January 14th, 2010 in Personal Development, Productivity, Psychology | 13 Comments »