Many, if not most, people appreciate luxury or attractive products. A study shows why this might be so.
People strive for consistency in beliefs and behaviors as they have a basic desire to affirm their self-image. Studies have shown that people choose products that are congruent with their self-image: Continue reading
Posted in Behaviors, Consumer Psychology, Marketing, Personality Psychology, Shopping, Well-being
Tagged beauty, happiness, materialism, self-image, shopping
What if your mind were so peaceful?
We like to compare ourselves to others (self-comparison). Are we good enough or are we falling behind? We constantly judge ourselves and our own worth. Objective evaluations, like grades in school, force us to be compared to others. But we should not judge ourselves from the grades we get or from the accomplishments we achieve. We are more than that. Continue reading
Posted in Personal Development, Psychology, Self-help, Success
Tagged buddhism, goals, inner peace, meta awareness, mindfulness, self-efficacy, values
We are often mind full instead of mindful. Good news is we can increase our present-centered awareness and become more mindful.
Thoughts are just products of our minds. They are a part of ourselves, but they do not define us. Our thoughts influence our behavior, but they do not control it. This idea is central to mindfulness. Continue reading
Posted in Meditation, Personal Development, Psychology, Self-help
Tagged mindful, mindfull, mindfulness
What does happiness mean to you?
Most people want to be happy, and personal happiness is considered to be one of the most important values in life in contemporary Western cultures. However, some people are afraid of happiness. Why isn’t happiness an universal ideal? Continue reading
Posted in Personal Development, Psychology, Success, Well-being
Positive self-talk helps athletes overcome hard times and increase their performance.
Self-talk, or internal dialogue, is when people talk to themselves in either a positive or negative manner, e.g. “I can do it” or “I can’t do it”. Evidence shows that positive self-talk has a moderate positive effect on sport task performance Continue reading
Music is found in most cultures in the world, and that is not without a reason.
Posted in Behaviors, Psychology, Well-being, Work Life
Tagged empirical, flow, music, noise, productivity
Why should you forgive someone for being unfair? In fact, research shows that forgiveness can enhance psychological well-being, physiological health, and spiritual well-being Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Personal Development, Psychology, Well-being
Tagged experimental research, forgiveness
Success is the acknowledgement of daily efforts.
It is the little achievements day in and day out that build up our capacity to be successful. This is why little achievements matter. In this sense, little achievements are what define us, and success is just the acknowledgement of our daily efforts. Continue reading
My name is Simon Moesgaard, a psychologist from Denmark, and this is my blog about psychology.
