“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 slave.” – G. I. Gurdjieff
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged acceptance and commitment therapy, self-acceptance, self-efficacy, self-esteem
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
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
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.
Feeling out of control?
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.
Posted in Mental Health, Self-esteem
Tagged evidence, happiness, mental health, personal control, self-control, self-efficacy, well-being
Believe and you will achieve.
The degree to which people believe in themselves and their own capabilities is important for their motivation and success. People’s capabilities are important, but what they believe they can do is at least as important! Continue reading
My name is Simon Moesgaard, a psychologist from Denmark, and this is my blog about psychology.
