Virtual reality ‘could help treat vertigo’
Source: BBC By Max Evans Virtual reality could be used to diagnose and treat visual vertigo, according to a team of Cardiff University psychologists. People with the condition suffer from […]
5 Mantras to Help You Become Calm and Confident
Source: Time By Rosie McCall / Health.com Can one simple phrase actually make a difference in your life? According to Sherianna Boyle, the answer is most definitely yes. She is the […]
18 Behaviors of Emotionally Intelligent People
Source: Motto By Travis Bradberry / Inc. When emotional intelligence (EQ) first appeared to the masses, it served as the missing link in a peculiar finding: people with average IQs […]
How to Train Yourself to Need Less Sleep
Source: Time BY Abigail Abrams With so much to do, and so little time to accomplish it, sleep can feel like a waste of a precious resource. Wouldn’t it be great […]
The foolproof way to never forgetting a name
Source: BBC By Renuka Rayasam 17 January 2017 In the early 1990s Mark Channon was working at a London bar, when a friend taught him a technique to remember names. […]
The Question of Suffering: A Leading Christian and a Celebrated Agnostic Debate, But Miss the Crux of the Matter
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The question of suffering is the most often cited reason by the agnostics and atheists for their […]
9 of history’s greatest philosophers reveal the secret to happiness
Source: Independent By Mike Nudelman, Chris Weller, Business Insider A well-stocked Netflix queue can go a long way toward pure and utter happiness, but sometimes there’s still something missing. For those […]
Why it’s so hard to get over your ex, according to a relationship psychologist
Source: Scifeeds.com By Grace Larson, who is a PhD candidate at Northwestern University Few things knock your emotional world off its axis like a breakup. When my first long-term relationship ended, […]
Why So Many Smart People Aren’t Happy
Source: The Atlantic By JOE PINSKER There are three things, once one’s basic needs are satisfied, that academic literature points to as the ingredients for happiness: having meaningful social relationships, being […]
The man who studies the spread of ignorance
Source: BBC By Georgina Kenyon This story is featured in BBC Future’s “Best of 2016” collection. Discover more of our picks. In 1979, a secret memo from the tobacco industry […]
Drug Dealer, MD: How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop
Source: Amazon Book written by Dr. Anna Lembke (Author) Three out of four people addicted to heroin probably started on a prescription opioid, according to the director of the Centers for […]
24 Lectures: The Science of Mindfulness: A Research-Based Path to Well-Being
Source: The Great Courses By Ronald D. Siegel, Psy.D.; Harvard University Have you ever noticed that trying to calm down before a high-stakes event often just produces more agitation? That […]
How Worrying Can Actually Make You Sick
Source: Time By Mandy Oaklander Some people—even those who are strong and healthy—are totally convinced that disease is just around the corner. An estimated 5-10% of people have health anxiety, meaning […]
The curse of interruption addiction You might think multitasking is amazing, but your brain is not happy about it
Source: BBC By Renuka Rayasam 12 December 2016 When instant messaging became popular in the 1990s, Judi Wineland was not a fan. The constant disruption of chat pop-ups made it […]
Mental health and relationships ‘key to happiness’
Source: BBC Good mental health and having a partner make people happier than doubling their income, a new study has found. The research by the London School of Economics looked […]
Depression, the secret we share | Andrew Solomon
“The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment.” In a talk equal parts eloquent and […]
How to Stop Feeling Guilty About Everything
Source: Time By Jacqueline Andriakos / Health.com Constantly feeling guilty gnaws at your emotional well-being and causes negativity to snowball. “It can make you feel defeated, anxious, or even depressed,” says Susan Krauss Whitbourne, PhD, professor of psychological and brain sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. And we often beat […]
6 Toxic Thoughts Smart People Quarantine
Source: Huffington Post BY Dr. Travis Bradberry Author of #1 bestselling book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, and president of TalentSmart, world’s leading provider of emotional intelligence. Your self-talk (the thoughts you have about your feelings) can make or break you. When you make a mistake, they either magnify the negativity or help […]
There’s a Startling Increase in Major Depression Among Teens in the U.S.
Source: Time BY Susanna Schrobsdorff Describing teens as moody and angsty is an old cliche. That stage of life is loaded with drama and intense feelings. And it was ever thus—just go back read your high school diary for evidence. But while anxiety and sadness aren’t new phenomena among adolescents, there’s […]