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What is post traumatic stress growth? Can you really grow from struggle and trauma? Post traumatic stress growth is something the doctors have observed for years. It occurs when someone is improved by the past events they’ve suffered, rather than being weighed down by them. Read more about post traumatic stress growth below.
Do you feel like your choices are sabotaging your best intentions? How can you make better decisions that are in line with your goals? Decisions, no matter how tiny, alter the course of your life because they lead to behaviors, and behaviors lead to habits. With awareness, you can make better decisions that lead to the behaviors and habits that support a happy, successful life. Here is how you can make better decisions, according to Darren Hardy.
Why is it important to practice gratitude? What are some things you can do to cultivate gratitude and strengthen your appreciation for life, just as it is here and now? Gratitude is a powerful way to combat negativity, relieve anxiety, and invite more happiness into your life. To cultivate gratitude, get into the habit of reminding yourself of the things you’re grateful for, contemplating death every now and then, and reframing negative experiences. Here are three simple practices to help you cultivate gratitude and take your life a little less for granted.
What attachment style are you? Are you secure, anxious, or avoidant? There are three relationship attachment styles, secure, anxious, and avoidant. If you understand your own style, then you can improve how you interact with your partner. Continue below for the “what is my attachment style” quiz.
What’s the turkey problem? How does this concept help explain antifragility? The turkey problem is fairly simple. If a turkey is fed by a butcher regularly, the turkey comes to predict and expect this system to continue. It is dependent. But one day, it all changes and the turkey learns how vulnerable he is. Read more about the turkey problem in Antifragile.
Is talent an essential prerequisite of success? Can talent be taught? Traditionally, organizations have held onto the belief that talent can be trained into employees or that employee talent isn’t a necessary component of success. According to Marcus Buckingham, the author of, First, Break All the Rules, both of these beliefs are inaccurate. Here is why you should vet your employees for talent instead of trying to create it.
How have the gender roles changed over the years? Do modern societies still adhere to traditional gender roles? In the last 30 years, gender roles have certainly changed but not significantly. Some of the lopsided traditional gender roles still prevail. Even the U.S. Census Bureau calls mothers the “designated parent,” while a father caring for his children is called a “child care arrangement.” Here is how we can challenge and eventually overthrow the traditional gender roles.
Why does Mark Manson say that emotions are overrated? Where do most people go wrong when handling their emotions? What is the purpose of emotions? The purpose of emotions is to provide you with feedback on what is good and bad for you. However, many people fixate on and identify with their emotions, which leads to failure and excuses. Keep reading to learn why emotions are overrated and you shouldn’t put too much stock into them.
What was the aim of the Zimbardo experiment? What was the reason the experiment was terminated earlier than its scheduled completion date? In 1971, psychologist Philip Zimbardo conducted a study to show that environmental factors (as opposed to dispositional characteristics) predispose people to act with violence towards others. Initially, the Zimbardo experiment was intended to run for two weeks but it was terminated after less than a week. Keep reading to learn why the Zimbardo experiment was terminated ahead of time.
Do you want to deepen your level of understanding of a subject enough to develop intuition? What are the four rules for developing deeper knowledge? Fixating on surface-level aspects of a subject or skill won’t allow you to have a complete understanding of it. But if you follow these four rules then you will be able to delve so deep into a subject that the knowledge turns into intuition. Continue on to learn how to develop intuition.