The Poverty Mindset: How Poverty Impacts Our Way of Seeing the World
Living in poverty impacts the way people make decisions and see the world. What is the psychology of poverty and what we can do, as a society, to tackle this…
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Why Do We Like People and Things We Cannot Get?
Paradoxically, people fall for unachievable things, ideas, and people. That is to say, people usually tend to appreciate things, which they do not own, or people who are to a…
Dale Carnegie on the Secrets of Dealing with People
Do you recall how easy it was to make a friend in kindergarten or at school? All it took was, “Let’s be friends!”, and so it was. Now, as you…
The Accuracy behind the Myers-Briggs Test
Are you the inspector type, meaning an ISTJ, or you the performer type, an ENFP? Or maybe you belong to the other 14 personality types identified through the Myers-Briggs personality…
Are You Being Nudged?
Do you know how that line down the middle of the road, dividing it into equal halves so that cars will avoid hitting each other, was created? Did you know…
Unhappy Childhood and Long Term Effect – An Interview with Dr. Dirk Scheele, part II.
This interview with Dr. Dirk Scheele related to his research on childhood trauma and its consequences has been brought to you in two parts. This week we publish the second…
How Utterly Important is a Happy Childhood for a Gratifying Life – An Interview with Dr. Dirk Scheele, part I.
Some people come alive in social environments and benefit, while others get isolated and lonely. The consequences of a difficult upbringing can be devastating and remain with people all through…
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
Have you ever felt that you are the only person in the class who does not understand what is going on? Or that it is just you who has so…
The Paradox of Choice: Jam Experiment
The freedom of choice. Different people infer different things from this conundrum, but what all of them have in common is the option of choosing. As a matter of fact,…
What Is Reverse Psychology, and How Does It Work?
By picking up some illustrative scenarios that are familiar to most of us, I will bring up a very fascinating technique that people use to get the things they want:…
Bullying as Dominance Behavior, or How to Run Away from the Animal Kingdom
Go out at any time to any place and I am sure you will not be hard-pressed to find at least one example of people trying to have power over…