Perfectionism might not be good for you
It's what I've been saying all along...
[From The Kansas City Star]
It's what I've been saying all along...
[From The Kansas City Star]
Aussie journo's take on positive psychology
You've got to love the Australian approach to life. Here's an article about a new 'Happiness Institute' that has just been set up in Sydney. Central to their approach is the new area of positive psychology, drawn from the works of Martin Seligman. The head of this institute is Dr Timothy Sharp, a clinical psychologist for ten years who has been working at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital in the Pain Management and Research Centre. And is our author excited to meet the good doctor? The answer comes in paragraph two: "I thought he'd be a tosser." Not strong on the psychology but a fun article nevertheless.
[From The Age]
You've got to love the Australian approach to life. Here's an article about a new 'Happiness Institute' that has just been set up in Sydney. Central to their approach is the new area of positive psychology, drawn from the works of Martin Seligman. The head of this institute is Dr Timothy Sharp, a clinical psychologist for ten years who has been working at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital in the Pain Management and Research Centre. And is our author excited to meet the good doctor? The answer comes in paragraph two: "I thought he'd be a tosser." Not strong on the psychology but a fun article nevertheless.
[From The Age]
Psychology and love
Two partners who are unlikely to be splitting up any time soon. Here are a few of my favourite stories: newleyweds advised to lower hopes, newlyweds gain more weight than singles, opposites 'do not attract'. And finally my absolute favourite for sheer scare tactics: Being single 'worse than smoking'. That research sponsored of course by the British Couples Marketing Board.
Two partners who are unlikely to be splitting up any time soon. Here are a few of my favourite stories: newleyweds advised to lower hopes, newlyweds gain more weight than singles, opposites 'do not attract'. And finally my absolute favourite for sheer scare tactics: Being single 'worse than smoking'. That research sponsored of course by the British Couples Marketing Board.
Balloons help brummies dream
"You could see people running out of their homes to watch, some just wrapped in towels."
[From BBC News]
Dating online: women ask the men out
Dating is still one of those old fashioned backwaters between the sexes. There's only one place where women ask men out: those snappy US sitcoms that we're all so keen on. In reality (most of the time) it's the blokes that make the running. Obviously women aren't passive in the process; in fact more often than not they're more aware and in control of the subtle maneuvering. Online though, women are freer to be direct.
[From MSNBC]
Dating is still one of those old fashioned backwaters between the sexes. There's only one place where women ask men out: those snappy US sitcoms that we're all so keen on. In reality (most of the time) it's the blokes that make the running. Obviously women aren't passive in the process; in fact more often than not they're more aware and in control of the subtle maneuvering. Online though, women are freer to be direct.
[From MSNBC]
Simulated Prison in '71 Showed a Fine Line Between 'Normal' and 'Monster'
"The landmark Stanford experiment and studies like it give insight into how ordinary people can, under the right circumstances, do horrible things - including the mistreatment of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. What is the distance between "normal" and "monster"? Can anyone become a torturer?"
[From The New York Times login: bugmenot password: bugmenot]
"The landmark Stanford experiment and studies like it give insight into how ordinary people can, under the right circumstances, do horrible things - including the mistreatment of prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. What is the distance between "normal" and "monster"? Can anyone become a torturer?"
[From The New York Times login: bugmenot password: bugmenot]
Raise your self-esteem with a computer game
Back in the days when I allowed myself to play computer games I used to find Quake extremely good for venting anger. I don't think it did anything for my self-esteem though. Mainly it just made me want to use a chainsaw to rip people's heads off. Researchers at McGill University have more constructive ideas.
[Story from Science Daily]
[McGill's self-esteem site]
Back in the days when I allowed myself to play computer games I used to find Quake extremely good for venting anger. I don't think it did anything for my self-esteem though. Mainly it just made me want to use a chainsaw to rip people's heads off. Researchers at McGill University have more constructive ideas.
[Story from Science Daily]
[McGill's self-esteem site]