Procrastination is a symptom of overconfidence, apathy, or lack of focus. Smart people with a solid track record at school and at prior work experiences may come to believe that they can always step things up at the right time and can afford to slack off here and there. However, complacenc...
The key is to engage students from the first meeting. It is like a one-sided blind date. As you walk into that lecture theatre, your undergraduate audience immediately starts to form an impression of what you are going to be like. And first impressions can be hard to change. Initially, ...
Depression, specifically major depressive disorder, is comorbid in 41 to 83 percent of those with BPD. Depression 7 Min Read The Curse of Apathy: Sources and Solutions Apathy has been associated with problematic lifestyles as well psychiatric diagnoses. Psychology...
The brain’s depletion of dopamine can lead to feelings of sadness or apathy. Anxiety or irritability A heightened state of tension or unease. Mental fog Difficulty concentrating or processing thoughts. For some, the comedown can feel like a dark cloud hanging over their day, while for othe...
How well are you fulfilling it? Remember the things that your loved one accomplished during his or her life, how he treated his family and friends, how she helped others. You can use the strong emotions of grief to jolt yourself out of apathy and continue the legacy of your loved one. ...
What Can We Do to Ease the Feeling of Eco-Anxiety? I recently chaired aroundtable discussionheld by the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center andSave Soilon the topic of eco-anxiety and how to cope with it. As stated during the discussion by Dr. Emma Lawrance, the Climate Cares Cen...
One thing I have personally been struggling with is the apathy in other people; how footage coming out of Gaza is juxtaposed with people’s regular posts. “Our fight or flight response can often have us being angry at friends, family members or even influencers who are ...
The moving to a new city depression is often tricky to cope with, and may even lead to undesirable results and possibly dangerous consequences if not handled properly. At times, a person may require professional help to break free from the strong clutches of that post-move type of depression...
Self-control skills: The ability to act with a cool head under pressure and to show the nerve and the mettle to cope under adversity is critical in good poker playing. Quite clearly, in the workplace, many team leaders and managers need such skills in order to get the most out of thems...
“Apathy is one of the characteristic responses of any living organism when it is subjected to stimuli too intense or too complicated to cope with. The cure for apathy is comprehension.” -John Dos Passos- 4. Make a record Choose to make a record...