E.Jane Elliott had shown that the way people are treated affects not only their behavior but also their confidence and their performance.F.You may even imagine that this ability was something they were born with because it seems so effortless to them.G.The second experiment tells us what ...
I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hour alone at a typewriter. "You’ve got to want to write," I say to them, "not ...
Research has shown that cats weaned early, particularly when younger than 8 weeks, are more likely to exhibit not only stereotypical and compulsive behaviors, such as wool sucking and excessive grooming, but also aggressive behaviors. They didn’t get the appropriate amount of time to learn from...
Research confirms that meditation can be as effective as either of these and, in some cases, even better. Depression is a recurring disorder and up to80% of people with depression experience a relapseat some point. Both antidepressants and meditation have prevented relapses in roughly half of p...
Nowadays, we tend to show the unhappy side of people’s life in the Amazon. The trees are being cut down, and these people are sad. But what I want to show is they still have fun. W: That’s a really special point of view. Thank you for letting us get closer to our fellow ...
As I said before, lonely people have colorless lives and many loners are trying to fix it by socializing. However, their attempts may not always succeed. In order to get someone to engage with you, you need to prove that you are someone and not a past-time fellow. ...
For many of us, social media is a big part of daily life. It can be the main way we perceive the lives of people around us. But evidence increasingly links social media use to feelings of loneliness and other negative emotions, and many users are aware of this. So why are we addicted...
So why do most people struggle to stay vegan? It comes down to doing it for the wrong reasons, having the wrong expectations, lack of support, knowledge and skills—which we’ll break down in more detail below. Note that we’re not judging others who are failing at veganism. In some ...
Studies have shown that perfectionists are at a higher risk of several illnesses, both physical and mental. Always remember, that nothing is perfect and people most certainly are not perfect, so if you can, try to let some things go.If the house isn’t spotless for one day or you miss...
bird. It is unclear exactly whycats make this sound. At first, people believed cats chirped whenever they wanted to provoke their prey. With more research, however, it seems that cats chirp out of excitement. So, they chirp whenever they see a bird or a squirrel because they are excited....