According to the PAC Model, we all have an inner “Parent,” “Adult,” and “Child.” By identifying which one is manifesting itself in any given moment, we can take more control over our thoughts and behaviors.
The same tools you use to heal yourself can be used to upgrade yourself. Here’s why learning self-improvement matters in whatever stage of life you’re in.
Flow is a state of consciousness where action and awareness become one. It’s when a person is so fully immersed in an activity that they lose their sense of time and self. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi calls it an “optimal state of experience.”
Wake your body and mind up in the morning by practicing a simple “mindful stretching” routine. Start every day with slow and deliberate movement.
This marks the 11th year at The Emotion Machine. Here’s a list of my top psychology and self-improvement articles of 2020. Did you miss any of them?