The Nocebo Effect: When Negative Expectations About a Treatment Result in Real Negative Outcomes
This article is about studies on the nocebo effect – the opposite of the placebo effect (which I have also written about – read more …
If You Struggle With Controlling Your Attention, Goal Reminders Can Help You, Experiment Shows
A new experiment (using a so-called Stroop test) finds that goal reminders help people solve a task that requires both working memory capacity and attentional …
The 100% Deal When It Comes to Making Long-Lasting Change
Did you already drop your New Year’s Resolution? It might be too early to drop it, so what is going on? We want to see …
Can’t See the Forest for Trees? Studies Show The Mental Benefits of Engaging With Nature
Our culture has too often talked in terms of conquering nature. This is about as sensible as for a caddis worm to talk of conquering …
The Perfect Paradox: Chasing Perfection Makes You Feel Worse and Procrastinate More, Research Shows
When we feel self-inadequacy, we might try to do more as an attempt to feel better about ourselves. This, however, might result in a vicious …
Prosocial Motivation at Work Keeps You Happy and High-Performing, Research Shows
Prosocial behavior, as opposed to selfish behavior, benefits others and yourself at the same time, new research shows. Prosocial behavior has a prosocial motive, such …
Getting Thoughts is Different from Thinking
This article is about how your metacognitive beliefs control your thinking. Let me show you this example: How many thoughts have you had today? And …
Thinking Too Much About the Future? Accept Uncertainty as a Life Partner Using Metacognitive Methods
I assume that most people think about their futures to some degree, but the difference between thinking and overthinking may be the difference between feeling …
Think Less to Overcome Depression, New Treatment Paradigm Suggests (Why You Should Know About Metacognitive Therapy)
A new study by psychologist Pia Callesen, published in the reputable journal Scientific Reports in Nature (2020), shows that Metacognitive Therapy is way more effective …
Who Do You Think ‘You’ Are? Get a Meta-Perspective on Your Three Selves for a Liberated Mind
“Without self-knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a …