We’re almost half way through 2022, a year, I predict, that has been a mixture of highs and lows, peaks and valleys, wins alosses, just like every year that has come before it. And I predict that, when you find
Want to be luckier? Try these proven tips.
Does it seem to you like some people have a lot of stressors in their lives, whereas other people are just lucky, with good things just seeming to fall into their laps? Perhaps you, like many people, would like more
Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.
How do you respond when you fail at something you have tried? How do you feel if you get a bad grade? What do you think when you are having trouble accomplishing something new and challenging? What are your attitudes
Please stop “shoulding” on yourself!
Do you compare yourself to others? Do you compare your progress or abilities with standards set by others, such as society, your parents, the media, your friends? Are you judging yourself using “should” statements? “I should be getting better grades
Become more optimistic. Work on strengthening your “sunny brain”!
Are you an optimist, looking on the bright side of things, or are you more pessimistic, always expecting that things will go wrong. Dr. Elaine Fox is a psychologist at Oxford University, who studies why different people have such a
Do you find it hard to make decisions? Find out whether you are a maximizer or a satisficer?
Every day we have many decisions and choices to make. Dr. Sheena Iyengar, a social psychologist who is a professor of business at Columbia Business School, surveyed 2000 Americans and found that the average American makes about 70 choices in
Helping others adds to your own happiness
Many research studies have shown that our social connections have an impact on both our physical and psychological wellbeing. People with strong social ties live healthier and longer lives than people with poor social connections, and, one of the strongest
Studying for exams – How the option to do nothing may help you get things done!
This semester is almost done, and it’s time to put your focus on preparing for exams. For a lot of students, there is a lot riding on the outcome of those exams. The trouble is – sometimes it’s very difficult
Which wolf are you feeding?
Most students occasionally have thoughts that are unpleasant, worrisome or critical. These thoughts, of course, make us feel bad. When such thoughts occur, despite knowing that they are not helpful, we may feel powerless to control them. There is a
“Believing is seeing”. How you can change your negative beliefs about yourself.
We’ve all heard the expression “Seeing is believing”. Of course, it refers to the fact that it may be hard to believe something if you haven’t seen it for yourself. That makes sense. But, there is another, similar yet contrasting