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The Self is Not a Private Project: The Hidden Cost of Self-Focus

Simon Moesgaard — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:12:44 +0000

Modern psychology sometimes treats the individual mind as if it exists in a vacuum. Thoughts are analysed in isolation. Emotions are framed as personal deficits. Distress becomes something happening inside the person. But this view is historically naïve. Philip Cushman’s classic article Why the Self Is Empty (1990) reminds us of something uncomfortable: the way […]

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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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4 Ways to Develop Self-Efficacy Beliefs

Simon Moesgaard — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 18:38:43 +0000

Have you ever wondered whether you have a strong self-efficacy belief or not? Or perhaps you are curious about how people develop their self-efficacy beliefs? This post describes the theory of self-efficacy, the research surrounding it, and four ways in which people develop self-efficacy beliefs. The theory of self-efficacy was coined by Albert Bandura, an early cognitive […]

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Are You In Control? Feelings of Personal Control Are Essential for Mental Health

Simon Moesgaard — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 17:34:59 +0000

The belief that one can exert control over stressful events has long been known to help people cope with stress (Taylor, 2012). People like to have control over their lives, and people who have a sense of personal control seem to be better off than those who haven’t. “A belief that the world is governed by […]

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Gender Differences in the Experience of Emotions

Simon Moesgaard — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:43:00 +0000

A meta-analysis by Else-Quest and colleagues (2012) examined many of the stereotypes about men’s and women’s emotions. The stereotypes hold that women experience more guilt, shame, and embarrassment, and men typically experience more pride. But is that true? The stereotypes were examined in a sample representing 236,304 individuals, and the results are presented below. Note, there […]

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How Tryptophan Affects the Mind

Simon Moesgaard — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:33:00 +0000

What is tryptophan? There is increasing evidence that the amino acid tryptophan influences the brain in a number of positive ways. Tryptophan helps the body produce the B-vitamin niacin, which in turn produces the neurotransmitter serotonin, and serotonin is thought to have a positive effect on both depression and sleep disturbances (insomnia). Click here to […]

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