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The 100% Deal When It Comes to Making Long-Lasting Change

Simon Moesgaard — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:03:18 +0000

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 change in our lives but have difficulties changing ourselves. This article is a reminder to myself that making changes demands sustained focus, continuity and effective habits. As a therapist, I […]

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Why You Need Self-Compassion More Than Self-Esteem in Difficult Times, Study Shows

Simon Moesgaard — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 15:48:09 +0000

The literature of self-esteem tells us that we need to gain self-esteem to be succesful. But this might be all wrong and a widespread misconception, according to a longitudinal study of nearly 2500 students. I’ll introduce you to self-compassion as an alternative to self-esteem, and the reasons why you should develop self-compassion more than self-esteem. […]

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How to Give the Best Gifts, According to Psychological Research

Simon Moesgaard — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 21:16:11 +0000

What should you look for when buying a gift? This article tries to answer that question. A new paper, based on a survey of existing research, suggests that some gifts are great to give but not to receive. Scroll down and learn more from the infographic. The authors state that when we buy gifts, we are likely to focus […]

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The Intuitive and Analytical Thinking Style: Which One is Yours?

Simon Moesgaard — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 06:15:50 +0000

The human brain is sophisticated. In fact, it separates us from all other animals. It allows us to have abstract ideas and to solve complex problems. We are rational social beings, or are we? It can be said that: “Thinking analytically — that is, reasoning about and potentially overriding our intuitions, gut feelings, and instincts — […]

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Study: Higher Income is Related to Less Daily Sadness but Not More Daily Happiness

Simon Moesgaard — Sat, 13 Jun 2015 13:57:42 +0000

A new large-scale study of over 12,000 participants shows that higher income is associated with less daily sadness but not more daily happiness (Kushlev, Dunn, & Lucas, 2015). Previous research has documented a positive relationship between income and subjective well-being (e.g., Diener & Biswas-Diener, 2002), but the relationship between income and sadness has, until now, not been […]

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4 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself to Grow as a Person

Simon Moesgaard — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 08:40:49 +0000

1. Do You Have a Fixed or a Growth Mindset? If people have a fixed mindset, they view their abilities as a fixed entity. They tend to view their failures as a consequence of their insufficient abilities to perform well. If people have a growth mindset, they tend to view their competences as constantly developing. They […]

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Wear the Right Clothes and Make the Right Impressions on Others: Dress to Impress

Simon Moesgaard — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:52:46 +0000

Whether you like it or not: the clothes you wear makes a particular impression on others. Even subtle appearance cues lead others to judge our personality, status and more. I’ve come across a number of studies that prove this fact, and as always, I share the findings with you. People who deliberately wear nonconforming clothes appear to have higher status and competence. This […]

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Stop Comparing Yourself to Others: Find Inner Peace With 3 Principles

Simon Moesgaard — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:35:33 +0000

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 […]

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4 Reasons Why Some People Are Afraid of Happiness (Why Happiness Isn’t an Universal Ideal)

Simon Moesgaard — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:39:45 +0000

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? Joshanloo & Weijers (2014) sum up cross-cultural findings on happiness and they find that some people are afraid of happiness in both Western […]

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3 Reasons Little Achievements Matter

Simon Moesgaard — Thu, 29 May 2014 07:32:32 +0000

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. In order to achieve success, we should not fear failure as failure is inherent […]

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