Our mind and body are very connected one to each other and it seems that emotions are not an exception from this rule. Because of this, in 2012 a dude called Hugo Lövheim proposed a theory based on three brain chemicals: serotonin (the happiness hormone), dopamine (the reward hormone) and noradrenaline (also called norepinephrine which is the staying-focused hormone). According to this dude, … Continue reading The Lövheim Cube of Emotion
Many influencers talk about the fact that what we do in the morning is setting up our mood for the day. Our morning thoughts, our phones and our plans for the upcoming day are important factors that can create a predisposition towards a good mood or towards a bad mood. Our morning thoughts can be a great source of energy or a great … Continue reading The importance of our morning routine
I’ve mentioned in my post about the movie Anon that the detectives appeared to be excited when they had to catch a killer not that easy to catch. This concept is very easy to be seen in the TV series Sherlock where Sherlock Holmes states and shows whenever he got the chance how excited he gets when he has to solve a tricky crime. … Continue reading “Challenge Accepted”
This big ball we’re living on is moving forward and it’s Monday again. Maybe the perfect time to start something new? Or maybe not perfect, but definitely the time because the ball is not stopping and we’re not going to get this time back. When my alarm went off this morning my brain tried to stop me from getting up. It tried to … Continue reading There is no success without failure – Video
This is an interesting topic I think about very often, but I haven’t thought about writing a post about it so thank you Kalliope for giving me the idea! Ok, let’s dig in. First of all, I want to mention that this isn’t about taking some particular actions to hurt ourselves. It’s not about auto-flagellating or stuff like that. It’s about how our bodies “cope” … Continue reading Can we hurt our bodies with our mindsets?
Most of us get our butt off the couch and commit to action once we feel a certain level of motivation. This motivation usually comes from doing something that evokes some sort of emotional inspiration inside of us. We therefore assume that in order to commit to action we need to go through a chain reaction… Emotional inspiration –> Motivation –> Desired action Unfortunatley though, … Continue reading Stuck in a rut? Read this.
In my daily adventures through my mind I noticed that while doing something, I so easily get sidetracked by something else. There is always a message to check or a new like on Facebook or another task to do even though it’s not that urgent. In a podcast, Tai Lopez said that our attention span is less than the one a goldfish has. … Continue reading Is it harder to focus nowadays?
The below video is about the rejection that can occur in our career path, but I believe that some insights can apply to other aspects of our lives as well. Rejection sucks because of two different things. First, is the fear of rejection that can stop us from doing what we would like to do. This can be paralyzing sometimes. The second thing … Continue reading Learn how to handle rejection – Video
Overthinking means thinking too much, right? But when it’s a problem and when it’s an asset (yes, thinking can be an asset)? “Analysis paralysis or paralysis by analysis is the state of over-analyzing (or over-thinking) a situation so that a decision or action is never taken, in effect paralyzing the outcome.” – Wikipedia Based on the definition above, overthinking is a problem when it stops us … Continue reading Can Overthinking be an asset?
“In the field of psychology, cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort (psychological stress) experienced by a person who simultaneously holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values. This discomfort is triggered by a situation in which a belief of a person clashes with new evidence perceived by that person. When confronted with facts that contradict personal beliefs, ideals, and values, people will find a way to resolve the contradiction in … Continue reading Does Cognitive Dissonance hurt?
Which one is worse? Does it have something to do with the level of control over the trigger (or the perception over that control)? How do these two influence each other? There are probably many factors that need to be taken into consideration for this topic and I’m sure I’ll miss a few, but let’s take this from an overall choice (if we … Continue reading Physical Pain vs Mental Pain
“A Freudian slip, also called parapraxis, is an error in speech, memory, or physical action that is interpreted as occurring due to the interference of an unconscious subdued wish or internal train of thought. The concept is part of classical psychoanalysis. Classical examples involve slips of the tongue, but psychoanalytic theory also embraces misreadings, mishearings, temporary forgettings, and the mislaying and losing of objects.” – Wikipedia This definition has lots of fancy words, … Continue reading Freudian slip
Have you ever wondered what’s the reason for these silent moments we encounter while talking to someone? It’s like someone hits pause on our brain and all we can think of is What should I say now? And it’s probably the same for that person too since it takes two to have a conversation. What’s interesting is that this is not happening with … Continue reading The awkward silent moments in our conversations
The “relationship” we have with pain is just like the relationship between cat and mice (cat being the pain). It’s something we try to avoid with all costs and no wonder because no one likes pain. Even though we try to run away from it, sometimes it touches us and what we do with that is essential for our future development (you can find … Continue reading Let Pain Fuel You – Video
This question has been raised by Natalie and I found it to be a very interesting topic to think about. I think about homeostasis just as I think about comfort zone (even though it’s a biological thing like maintaining the temperature, the level of each hormone released, the blood pressure and so on). Here is a definition of it: “Homeostasis is the state … Continue reading Can we beat homeostasis?
This is one of the topics approached by most people and it’s interesting to see why. Tom Bilyeu said that most people ask him how to find their passion so I guess it’s a pretty interesting thing. What’s more interesting is that the people who ask this feel they need more in their lives. They feel that they are not doing what they were … Continue reading Passion and motivation are not the same thing
But does it really Uncle Ben? Let’s consider the following… We have all been through some tough shit in our lives. But you know who also went through some pretty tough times? William James. (Let’s call him William for the sake of his story) Many of you may have heard of William before. If you ever came across some pioneers in psychology or philosophy, you … Continue reading ‘With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility’
A few days ago someone asked me the following question: “Why should I go to a therapist? Why should I go to a total stranger to reveal my deepest thoughts and experiences? I have friends I can share whatever I want with!” I found this to be a pretty good question. Why indeed would we go to a stranger to be the most vulnerable … Continue reading The need for therapy
We all love inspiring quotes and I believe that on Mondays we need it the most so I made a short list with some quotes I find inspiring. “It doesn’t matter how slowly you go as long as you don’t stop.” – Confucius “Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.” – Carol Burnett “Don’t … Continue reading Motivational Quotes
We created a society where anything we want, we can buy it and it will be ours soon. The problem with this is that there are lots of things we cannot buy and we get frustrated because those things won’t happen as fast as we would want to. I’ve started to think about this thanks to thegoodhuman’s comment about patience. We often go … Continue reading Be Patient
