List: Psychology | Curated by Marc Smith

Jan 27, 2024
31 stories
Psychology
Marc Smith
5 ways to promote good habits (and get rid of bad ones)Habits can help or hinder us, but nurturing positive habits can go a long way to helping us reach our goals.
Jan 10, 2024
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Jan 10, 2024
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Why I walk every dayWalking can keep us fit and healthy, but the benefits of a daily stroll go far beyond that.
Dec 16, 2023
Dec 16, 2023
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Why learning should be hardLet me ask you a question: Would you rather take a test or be subjected to a mild electric shock?
Dec 12, 2023
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Dec 12, 2023
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Will 2024 be the year of sleep?People are finally becoming concerned about sleep. And for good reason.
Dec 7, 2023
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Dec 7, 2023
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Want to learn better? Draw.The different ways the human brain processes and stores information can help us design new methods of learning.
Dec 5, 2023
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Dec 5, 2023
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Overcoming that imposter feelingI have written eleven books, but each time I think, ‘uh oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re going…
Nov 26, 2023
Nov 26, 2023
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Life is absurd. Embrace it!Life can only be understood by looking backward; but it must be lived looking forward — Soren Kierkegaard (1813–1855)*
Nov 17, 2023
Nov 17, 2023
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4 Tips for coping with anxiety and enjoying lifeI was an anxious kid who grew up to be an anxious adult.
Nov 15, 2023
Nov 15, 2023
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4 Natural Cognitive Enhances You Need To Know AboutCognitive enhances (or nootropics) are substances that are thought to enhance cognitive functions, such as memory and attention. They…
Nov 19, 2023
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Nov 19, 2023
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How to make your brain better, naturallyThere are many ways to enhance learning. Knowing how we learn is perhaps the most effective. But staying fit, eating a healthy diet and…
Nov 18, 2023
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Nov 18, 2023
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The one learning myth that’s holding you backWe learn many things is our lifetime, from learning to walk and talk, read and write, ride a bike and drive a car. The list seems endless…
Nov 20, 2023
Nov 20, 2023
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Why do we forget what we learned in school?Do you remember what you learned in school? Chances are you’ll have a vague idea. But the details might be fuzzy. This won’t be the case…
Nov 21, 2023
Nov 21, 2023
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Can’t sleep? Read this!A few years ago, I was suffering from a bout of near-debilitating insomnia because of a stressful time in my life. My troubles subsided, as…
Nov 11, 2023
Nov 11, 2023
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Can brain training make us smarter?Can listening to Mozart make you better at mathematics?
Nov 14, 2023
Nov 14, 2023
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How not to get distractedThe world is full of distractions. It’s honestly a wonder we get anything done at all. My schooldays were characterised by moments of…
Nov 9, 2023
Nov 9, 2023
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This is how you can keep your brain youngIt’s obviously important to keep fit and healthy as we age. The problem is that no matter how hard we try to combat the physical signs of…
Nov 7, 2023
Nov 7, 2023
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Feeling Out Of Sorts? Try This!Have you ever had one of the days when you haven’t been able to get anything done, even though you have so many tasks that require your…
Nov 3, 2023
Nov 3, 2023
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Lockdown, Isolation & CopingIt’s 1949 and sixty-year-old Edith Bone is working as a freelance journalist in Budapest when she’s picked up by the Hungarian secret…
Mar 24, 2020
Mar 24, 2020
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Weaving Webs in ChildhoodWe wove a web in childhood
Jul 7, 2020
Jul 7, 2020
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Chunk to improve your memoryWe all wish we could remember more stuff. Perhaps you want to be able to recite your favourite poem from memory, memorise a shopping list…
Sep 6, 2020
Sep 6, 2020