A positive conversation is any verbal interaction where individuals are considering each others’ perspective, values, and interests. These types of interactions are key toward building healthy relationships and resolving social conflicts. There is a robust finding that conversation is one of the biggest factors in improving cooperation, our ability to solve social problems in a [...]

Our imagination can be a very powerful tool in changing our lives. Often our greatest limitations in life aren’t in the things we can’t do, but in the things we’ve never considered doing. By using our imagination, we can think of new possibilities and new ways of living life that we haven’t applied yet to [...]

Creativity is our ability to take elements from our world and arrange them into something completely new and unique. It begins with an idea in our minds and ends with a tangible product that other people can see for themselves and experience. Culture, art, science, and technology are all products of our creativity and imagination. [...]

“The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude.” William James When I first started getting interested in self-improvement (over half a decade ago), I quickly found that I had more control over my mind and thoughts than I originally believed. Before I knew anything, I [...]

Here is a divergent thinking task that is often used to exercise creativity. How many uses can you come up with for a particular object or thing?