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The Domino Effect of Overcoming Your Fears One At A Time
Discover the surprising link between conquering fears and unleashing a domino effect of self-improvement in this groundbreaking study redefining traditional understandings of behavioral therapy.
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Create A Timeline To Better Envision Your Goals
What do you want to accomplish within the next day, week, month, year, and decade?
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Take a Moment to Appreciate Everyday Nature That Is Right in Front of You
Nature is all around us yet we rarely take the time to step back and appreciate it. New research shows that taking the time to notice “everyday nature” can boost mental health and well-being.
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Famous Psychologists Quiz: How Much Do You Know?
How much do you know about psychology? Test your knowledge on these famous psychologists and theories. What do you score?
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My 20 Best Self-Improvement Articles of 2020
This marks the 11th year at The Emotion Machine. Here’s a list of my top psychology and self-improvement articles of 2020. Did you miss any of them?
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Eliminating Distraction: How A Single Interruption Throws Off Your Entire Focus
We live in a world of distraction. Focus is becoming a scarce resource, but here's how we can improve it.
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The Hidden Power of Anxiety: Reframing Anxiety as Motivation
Often people with high anxiety levels have "excess energy," but when they learn to channel that energy in a healthy direction it can become a superpower.
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Do Your Relationships Survive the Zombie Apocalypse Test?
You can learn a lot about someone by how they respond to a crisis. Do your relationships survive the "zombie apocalypse test" – or would they break apart under pressure?
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Supernormal Stimuli: How Culture Hijacks Our Natural Instincts in Unhealthy Ways
Supernormal stimuli are exaggerated stimuli in our environment that hijack our natural instincts and behaviors. They influence everything from our health and diet, to our relationships, and even our sense of "cuteness."
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The Drama Triangle: How We Get Trapped in Conflict
“The Drama Triangle” is an important model for understanding how drama tends to unfold and how to stop it in its tracks.
Grounding is a mental tool that helps you to become more present when you are feeling overly stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed. Here's how to do it! Grounding Exercises, Bedtime Yoga, Best Meditation, Mindfulness Exercises, Your Spirit Animal, Yoga Nidra, Mindfulness Activities, Kundalini Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga
7 Grounding Exercises: A Powerful Tool For When You Feel Overwhelmed
Grounding is a mental tool that helps you to become more present when you are feeling overly stressed, anxious, or overwhelmed. Here's how to do it!
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Be Interested In Everyone: Curiosity Is A Superpower
Everyone has a unique story. Everyone has past experiences and knowledge to share. And everyone has strengths, talents, and interesting personality quirks. With this perspective, how can we not be interested in everyone?
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Your "I'm Done for the Day" Meter: What's Your Threshold?
At what point do you say to yourself, "I'm done for the day?" Knowing the answer to this question can help improve your daily habits and motivation.
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Invisible Counselors Technique: A Visualization for Problem-Solving
The "Invisible Counselors Technique" is a great imaginative exercise used to aid creativity and problem-solving. It was first developed by the legendary self-help author Napoleon Hill almost a century ago. Have you heard of it before?
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Mindfulness Is Self-Directed Neuroplasticity
Mindfulness provides a way to self-direct our experiences in the moment, and thereby self-direct ongoing neuroplasticity in the brain.