Many of us restrain ourselves from swearing when something goes wrong. And this emotion can be useful. Time reports on the benefits of using strong words. As studies have shown, the use of foul language has a beneficial effect on stress levels, anxiety, and depression.…
The more you watch and read the news, the more distorted your view of the world becomes. Sounds scary and implausible? The BBC has figured out why this is happening. Before the tragedy struck, Alison Holman was working on a very routine study of the mental health of Americans. ...
Have you ever wondered whether the language you speak affects how you see the world? Well, according to a number of studies in psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology, and linguistic anthropology, it does. Languages not only allow us to communicate—they…
Marketing skillfully controls people's minds. Often we don’t even suspect that the choice of our purchase was made a second before we were about to buy something. For the first time, the technologies of marketing psychology were described in detail in Vance Packard’s work “Secret Manipulators” in...
In 1991, the children's book The Lovables in the Kingdom of Self-Esteem was published. Written by Diane Lumans and illustrated by Kim Howard, the message is simple yet powerful: you kid reading ...
Life under bombs, in the cold and with blackouts or forced flight; separation from loved ones or even their death; fatigue and uncertainty about the future... The war in Ukraine has led to the fact that hundreds of thousands of people, it seems, are simply physically incapable...
The antithesis of freedom is not a prison, not a totalitarian state, or even slavery. This is a cult when not only the body, but also the consciousness of a person is captured. According to psychologist Michael Langone, editor-in-chief of a magazine and several books on cult practices,...
In an era of anxiety and uncertainty, Americans are more stressed than ever. So it's no surprise that everyone is looking for ways to add more happiness to their own lives. If you search the American Google for “how to be happy,” you will find over 6,7 billion results. Alex Palmer from ...
Amazon's two-day Prime Day sale may seem like the deal of a lifetime. But is this really so? A marketing professor reveals psychological sales tactics, Entrepreneur reports. Whether it's Black Friday hype or clever social media advertising,...
About half of Americans cannot cover $ 400 of unexpected expenses without selling something or borrowing money. What's more, half of Americans over the age of 55 have no savings other than social security for their retirement period. The savings problem isn't just about ...