Human beings are social beings. The tendency to behave, talk and walk like others is what we call conformity, which has been documented in various studies. Continue reading
Category Archives: Self-help
Study: Your Generousity Creates More Generousity and Empathy in Others
Posted in Behaviors, Empathy, Motivation, Personality Psychology, Self-help, Social Psychology
Tagged antisocial, empathy, generousity, prosocial, research, study
The Reasons Why People Maintain Negative Self-Evaluations
Why would people maintain negative self-evaluations when they result in a great degree of distress? What purpose do negative self-evaluations have? Do they help us solve our problems, or do they help us in some other way? It seems not. Continue reading
Psychology Resources: List of Blogs, Databases, and Videos
Posted in Personal Development, Psychology, Self-help
Tagged databases, education, educational, personal development, psychology resources, research, self-help
Does Brain Training Work or is it a Waste of Time? This is What Research Shows
Brain training is a hot topic. It’s a million-dollar business and its popularity is still increasing. We have been interested in increasing people’s intelligence since the study of intelligence, but computerized brain training is a relatively new invention. Continue reading
4 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself to Grow as a Person
Posted in Personal Development, Psychology, Self-help, Success, Well-being
Tagged abilities, mental health
Are You Mind Full or Mindful?

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