psychology

And we should never forget that potent combination of mindfulness and motivation.

By rejecting the premise and imagining the future, we can see that yesterday’s solution (ICE cars) is today’s problem (air pollution), which becomes tomorrow’s solution (electric vehicles). Here are a few more examples: Yesterday, processed foods saved lives from contamination and bacteria. Today, processed foods are a major factor in obesity,

You are more likely to learn something by finding surprises in your own behavior than by hearing surprising facts about people in general.

The customers, mostly well-to-do vacationers with little knowledge of turquoise, were using a simplifying principle—a stereotype—to guide their buying: expensive = good. Research shows that people who are unsure of an item’s quality often use this stereotype. Thus the vacationers, who wanted “good” jewelry, saw the turquoise pieces as decidedly

This is also quite healthy. Longitudinal studies show the people who live the longest aren’t the ones who get the most help; they’re the ones who give the most help.)

From a neurobiological perspective, these triggers drive attention in one of three ways.18 Either they push dopamine and/or norepinephrine, two of the brain’s main focusing chemicals, into our system, or they lower cognitive load, which is the psychological weight of all the stuff we’re thinking about at any one time. By lowering cognitive load,

“It’s the best” when I’m agreeing with him. We then get off the subject of Whose-It and I begin to talk about the good points of the White truck.

‘Don’t be afraid of enemies who attack you. Be afraid of the friends who flatter you.’

leaves room for spontaneity and problem-solving by introducing strategic uncertainty , planning projects or acting on ideas without detailed itineraries: “Committing to things beyond your comfort zone is the only way to build adaptability and resilience.”