Since at least the days of Socrates, humans have been advised to “know thyself.”
And through all the years, many, including many personality and social psychologists, have believed the individual is the best judge of his or her own personality.
Now a psychologist at Washington University in St. Louis has shown that we are not the know-it-alls that we think we are. [continue reading…]
Srikumar Rao says we spend most of our lives learning to be unhappy, even as we strive for happiness. At Columbia University, he teaches us how to break free of the “I’d be happy if …” mental model, and embrace our hard-wired happiness.
Source: TED
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Sexual activity, good quality sexual life, and interest in sex were higher for men than for women and this gender gap widens with age. Sexual activity, quality of sexual life, and interest in sex were positively associated with health in middle age and later life. [continue reading…]
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A new national study by Iowa State researchers Warren Blumenfeld and Robyn Cooper has found that one out of every two lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and allied youths are regular victims of “cyberbullying,” which causes psychological and emotional distress to victims — producing thoughts of suicide in some who are repeatedly victimized. [continue reading…]
