Tag: Psychological

Do you wish you could regulate your emotions better? Maybe you want to lower your baseline level of anxiety and nervousness Maybe you want to stop getting so angry and irritable at small annoyances Or maybe you wish you could move on from some kind of grief or deep sadness Painful emo...

If you struggle with anxiety, you’ve probably heard the usual old advice: You just need to relax and loosen up a little. Stop worrying and try to appreciate all the good things in your life. Try to live more in the moment. And while well-intentioned, advice like this is awfully ...

Sarcasm as communication can be funny when done right. That is, when it’s: a.) under the right circumstances, b.) with appropriate company, and c.) executed well. Perfect example: when President Barack Obama would speak every year at the White House correspondents dinner — a re...

Are you master in your own house? Do you fall into a mood or does the mood fall into you? Why do you see the speck in your friend’s eye and not the log in your own? Oftentimes, we don’t just observe the world, but we are affected by the world. The two are quite dif...

The idea of antifragility was launched into public consciousness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in his 2012 book Antifragile. The subtitle says it all: Things that gain from disorder. What better way to explain it than let Taleb do it himself: Some things benefit from shocks; they thri...

There are plenty of non-psychological reasons why it might be hard to stick to your goals: Maybe you want to commit to six months of couples therapy to strengthen your marriage but your spouse is flaky about attending… Or maybe you want to restart your old photography hobby ...

It seems like we’re all stressed out these days. From the timeless frustrations of work and family life to the utter craziness that is modern politics and online dating, it can feel like we’re drowning in stress. And while there are certainly many unavoidable reasons to be stressed, t...

Personally, I understand why that is. There are so many factors allowing anxiety to take over people’s minds and how they are living their lives. In this survey containing around 40,000 responses, nearly 30,000 people experience stress or anxiety in social situations. Image gene...

‘’I have a dream.” These words, made famous by Martin Luther King Jr., can ignite change and inspire movements that reshape the world. Today, I echo those words, sharing a dream that has been my driving force for years: building a global movement prioritizing psychological sa...

Psychological safety, often referred to as the bedrock of effective teamwork, plays a pivotal role in the success of Scrum teams. It is the shared belief that team members can take interpersonal risks without fearing negative consequences to their self-image, status, or career. Before we even talk a...

The missile sirens here wail like a haunting chorus, warning us to scurry to the nearest bomb shelter. Here in Petach Tikva we are 48 miles away- as the missile flies- from Gaza City. Thus, we have 90 seconds to get to a bomb shelter before a missile launched from Gaza could hit us. Israel’s I...

If you have been in therapy before, or have ever picked up a cognitive behavioral or dialectical behavioral therapy book, you have likely encountered the adage that “thoughts are not feelings.” This observation is often intended to help a therapy client distinguish between their ...

New research from Wiley found that leaders tend to overestimate psychological safety on their teams compared to their team members. According to an interview with Mark Scullard, senior director of product innovation at Wiley, “at its core, psychological safety is about feeling valued...

When I was first introduced to some of the most famous psychology studies to ever exist in my undergraduate psychology classes I was engrossed by how humans behaved. But, at the time I didn’t realize how intertwined basic psychology studies were in understanding design. However, as I learne...

The Kumari Goddess is a Hindu tradition that has been practiced in Nepal for centuries. It is believed that the Kumari Goddess is an incarnation of the Hindu goddess Taleju, and is worshipped as a living goddess. The tradition of worshipping a living goddess is believed to have originated in the Mal...

The Nature of Body Dysmorphia Body dysmorphia goes beyond mere dissatisfaction with one’s appearance; it involves an intense and irrational belief that certain aspects of one’s body are severely flawed or defective, even when there is little or no evidence to support these beliefs. Co...

Body image is a multifaceted psychological experience that involves the perception of one’s physical appearance, the thoughts and feelings that result from that perception, and the behaviors one engages in as a result of those thoughts and feelings. This complex construct is influenced by a my...