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Weight Loss: The 16 Best Psychological Techniques (P)

Discover the best psychological techniques for making weight loss a sustainable and positive experience.

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Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is often viewed as a simple matter of diet and exercise.

However, psychology is just as crucial, if not more so, in achieving and maintaining weight loss

This collection of studies explores the mental and emotional aspects of weight management, offering insights and strategies to help individuals navigate their weight loss journeys more effectively.

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16 Personality Traits That Predict Your Happiness, Success, Long Life, IQ & Income (P)

Find out how traits like generosity, humility, agreeableness and risk tolerance are linked to success, happiness, intelligence and even financial well-being.

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Personality traits shape our lives in profound ways, influencing everything from our career choices to our health and happiness.

Psychological research has uncovered some fascinating links between personality traits and various life outcomes.

Discover the benefits of being a sad introvert or risk-tolerant or honest and humble, along with the different advantages of being an optimist, pessimist or realist.

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The Hidden Psychology Of Colours: What They Say About Your Health, IQ, Attractiveness And Emotions (P)

Discover the surprising colour that makes you look more attractive, the role of colour in sleep and creativity and how our emotional responses are reflected in the colours we perceive.

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Colours are not just a feast for the eyes—psychologists have found they are powerful influencers of our health, intelligence, emotions and attractiveness.

From the subtle hues we choose to wear to the bright shades that fill our environment, colours hold a fascinating sway over our psychological and physiological states.

This article reveals the hidden psychology behind colours, exploring how shades like red, black, cyan, amber, and blue impact various aspects of our lives.

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The Only 4 Proven Methods To Break Free From Bad Habits (P)

While habits can have a strong influence on behaviour, they are frequently misunderstood and far from unbreakable.

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Habits are not as difficult to change or all-conquering as some have claimed.

In fact, there are four methods supported by the research for changing a bad habit, a review of the research concludes.

Our intentions, if they are strong enough, can overcome even the considerable force of habit.

But this requires understanding how habits work, how intentions interact with them and the limits of new habits.

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10 Depression Therapies Most People Have Not Tried (P)

There is much more to depression treatment than CBT and antidepressants: explore these effective alternatives.

There is much more to depression treatment than CBT and antidepressants: explore these effective alternatives.

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The Psychological Reason Millions Are Miserable At Work (P)

Mismatched millions: why so many people are stuck in jobs they hate. Will artificial intelligence save the day?

Mismatched millions: why so many people are stuck in jobs they hate. Will artificial intelligence save the day?

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The ‘Big 5’ Key Activities That Block Depression And Anxiety (P)

Most people are depressed within two weeks if they stop these five key types of activities.

Most people are depressed within two weeks if they stop these five key types of activities.

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How To Change People’s Behaviour: Only These 3 Methods Really Work (P)

Governments, businesses and psychologists waste untold effort on behaviour change tactics that are mostly ineffective — here are the three that really work.

Governments, businesses and psychologists waste untold effort on behaviour change tactics that are mostly ineffective -- here are the three that really work.

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The Ultimate Guide To Digital Detox: 6 Goals For Better Mental Health (P)

What digital tech is doing to us, why it is so addictive, the amount that is damaging and how to do a digital detox.

What digital tech is doing to us, why it is so addictive, the amount that is damaging and how to do a digital detox.

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