Why Positive Mantras Make Some People Feel Worse (M)
Positive mantras like “I am a lovable person” have long been a staple of self-help books. But do they work?
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The Simple Teaching Trick That Unlocks Memory Mastery (M)
A study finds that changing your mindset during learning directly impacts what you recall.
5 Wonderful Cognitive Advantages Of Being Bilingual (M)
The switches bilingual people are continuously making between languages may account for some of the cognitive advantages.
The Brain Can Adapt To Injury — But Not By ‘Rewiring’ Itself (M)
Adapting to brain injury requires a lot of hard work, repetition and training.
The Art Of Living Alone Without Being Lonely (M)
About 40 percent of people in this study reported that they were happy living alone.
A Simple Trick To Write More Persuasively (M)
This simple change makes the reader feel close to the author and better able to visualise the message’s meaning.
What People’s Blinking Tells Us About Their Thoughts (M)
The study analysed how contestants on the British TV show ‘Mastermind’ blinked under pressure.
The Social Rejection Myth: What Really Happens When You Say ‘No’ (M)
You can empathise more accurately about a declined invitation by imagining the roles are reversed and you are receiving the rejection.
This Belief Triples The Odds That Antidepressants Will Work (M)
Antidepressants only work for around 50 percent of people.
The 5 Early Signs Of Bipolar Disorder (M)
Around 3 percent of people will develop bipolar disorder in their lifetime.
