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20 articles tagged "psychology"
Are We Posting Memories or Manufacturing Them?
In a museum study, people remembered fewer of the objects they photographed, but zooming in removed the effect. Are we posting memories or manufacturing them? Includes FAQs and an English lesson.
Sometimes You're Not Procrastinating - You Simply Don't Want to Do It
Procrastination is often about avoiding feelings, not managing time. Sometimes it means you simply don't want to do the thing. Includes an English lesson.
Positive Thinking Can Become Denial
Repeating "I am lovable" made people with low self-esteem feel worse. Hope needs a plan. Includes an English lesson on possibility and honesty.
You Don't Need to Become a Better Version of Yourself
Does being hard on yourself make you try harder? One experiment found the opposite. You are allowed to be a person, not a project. Includes an English lesson.
Opposites Attract - Sometimes They Just Annoy Each Other
A study found 85.7% of people say they want an opposite partner, and then overwhelmingly choose someone similar to themselves instead.
Forgive and Forget. Why Forget?
Forgiveness research shows letting go of resentment and forgetting what happened are separate processes — you can get the health benefits of forgiving without erasing the memory that keeps you safe.
You Need Closure - Do You?
Researcher Pauline Boss studied grief with no possible resolution and found people cope better by building their own meaning — not by waiting for an explanation that may never come.
Communication Doesn't Solve Everything
John Gottman found 69% of relationship conflict is "perpetual" rooted in permanent differences that never actually resolve, no matter how well a couple communicates.
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait - Or Do They?
The famous marshmallow test was redone with 10x more kids in 2018. Most of its predictive power disappeared once family income was accounted for.
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