I’m moving this month, and one of the things I’m looking for in a new apartment, even though I live alone, is a second bedroom where I can put up an office. My current place is a small 1-bedroom, and while there is a little computer “nook” in one corner of the living room, it’s just not working for me.
I’d noticed my productivity falling… Continue reading
August 3 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: home, mind, priming, psychology, work, work-life balance | 43 comments»
Dear Parent Blamer, Firstly let me say, stop it. It's pathetic and pointless. And for the rest of us innocent bystanders... very annoying. To be completely honest, we're sick of your whining, your complaining, your anger, your victim mentality and your inability to see that your current attitude (not some historical event) is your biggest problem. We're also sick of you blaming your (current) bad behaviour on your parents. What's standing between you… Continue reading
April 3 2009 | By Craig | Tagged: childhood, personal-development, psychology, self-help, self-improvement, trauma | 101 comments»
Some people think that life balance is a thing of luxury, something you pursue when times are good...that we should work like dogs to remain indispensable in this unpredictable economy. But wait a sec. Weren't we were already working like dogs, before we added in the fear of losing our jobs? Here's what got me going on this subject: In the post Keep Your Job: A 10-Point Survival Guide at… Continue reading
January 21 2009 | By Lisa | Tagged: Add new tag, balance, career, economy, happiness, job, life, psychology, work, work-life balance | 21 comments»
Life is full of setbacks and heartache. The difference between unsuccessful people and successful people often comes down to one thing: mental toughness. You can be someone who lets failure derail you, feel like a victim, and tell "your story" of defeat to everyone you know. Or you can do the most difficult and healthy thing of all: move on and try a different approach to accomplish your goals. Here are three mental… Continue reading
October 27 2008 | By Brian | Tagged: depression, failure, heartache, motivation, psychology, setback | 37 comments»
Despite what you may think, there are lifehacks to be learned from the television show Seinfeld. Take for example the episode "The Opposite"- George Costanza decides that every decision that he has ever made has been wrong, and that his life is the exact opposite of what it should be. George decides to do the opposite of everything he has done before, and great things begin to happen to… Continue reading
September 2 2008 | By Derek | Tagged: anxiety, fear, health, phobia, psychology, seinfeld | 15 comments»
Fresh research suggests our bias for action is emotional, not rational.
An article by Patricia Cohen in the New York Times “Business Day” section on March 1st, reporting on a study made by economist Ofer H. Azar at Ben-Gurion University of Negev in Israel, adds another dimension to the topic of the last article I wrote for Lifehack.org. In what I wrote then, I wondered whether… Continue readingMarch 5 2008 | By Adrian | Tagged: gtd, inaction, psychology, research, stillness | 14 comments»
October 19 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: brain, perception, psychology, racism, thought | 23 comments»
October 12 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: brain, psychology, thought | 40 comments»
August 29 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: emotion, ideas, madetostick, malcolmgladwell, psychology, tippingpoint | 4 comments»
Why office politics are everywhere, yet accomplish so little of value Two years ago, I went to Colorado to watch the Prairie Chickens and Sage Grouse doing their spring dances. The males strut around, puff out their chests, and try to intimidate other males who come near them. Sometimes they start up a skirmish, running at one another and trying to look as fearsome as possible. Younger, junior males hang around… Continue reading
February 19 2007 | By Guest | Tagged: business, ethic, Management, politic, psychology | 5 comments»
A blog Smart Graduate School Applications discusses about a social psychology theory called Two Factor Theory of Emotion, which predicts the elements of a person's environment can have a significant impact to their emotion state. The post follows on and describes this can link to how we can overcome procrastination. He suggests to start on a project while sipping coffee. He finds coffee impacts his positive emotion towards his task: I… Continue reading
December 28 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: procrastination, psychology | 10 comments»
A Michael Gurian, Kathy Stevens book, published by Jossey-Bass, reviewed by Reg Adkins. Michael Gurian begins the book by describing the current crisis in the education of boys. He takes careful steps to note the indicators of this crisis in detail noting facts including
September 8 2006 | By Reginald | Tagged: book, brain, men, psychology | 14 comments»
David Johnson at infoplease has given out some information on psychology and color. He has a good list of colors which associate with different meanings and some of the affects from the color. For instance, yellow is a very good example: Cheerful sunny yellow is an attention getter. While it is considered an optimistic color, people lose their tempers more often in yellow rooms, and babies will cry more. It is… Continue reading
February 14 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: color, list, psychology | 2 comments»
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