If you can’t explain to others why you believe the things you do, then it’s unlikely you can explain your beliefs to yourself – and that’s not a good sign. It’s odd, but a lot of people seem to not know exactly what they believe until they are called upon to describe those beliefs and [...]

The placebo effect is when an individual experiences benefits from a “sham drug” or “sham treatment” that is otherwise not supposed to have any medical benefits. The basic idea is that the mere suggestion that an individual is receiving an effective drug or treatment sometimes activates certain self-healing and self-boosting processes. While most research on [...]

This article covers the “broaden and build theory of positive emotions,” which is an important tenet of positive psychology advanced by Barbara Fredrickson. Learning this concept can give you a better idea on how to use your own emotions to build a more satisfying and flourishing life. The broaden and build theory of positive emotions [...]

Brain Workshop is a mental training program that has been scientifically demonstrated to improve working memory and general intelligence. You can download a free copy of this software here. It’s available for both PC and Mac. The premise behind the game is really simple to understand, but difficult to master. Basically, in each mode there [...]

One of the most powerful shifts in your mindset is thinking of mistakes as learning opportunities. Recently a study published in Psychological Science tried to investigate how this attitude affects our brains. Researchers first hooked up participants to an EEG in order to record electrical activity in the brain. They then had participants perform a [...]