While all of us are different and we all have different aims in life, in most cases our goals are in service of one thing …
Self-Improvement & Motivation
The Benefits of Doing Inner Work
For most of us, the idea that we form our reality for ourselves has to be accepted gradually. Such a concept contradicts most of the …
Where Do Ideas and Creativity Come From in the Brain? Part Three: Functional Fixedness and Our Ingenuity
If creativity comes from cross-talk between brain regions (as discussed in part two), then where might our ability to build computers and to think outside …
Where Do Ideas and Creativity Come From in the Brain? Part Two: Synaesthesia and the Fusiform Gyrus
In part one we looked at views of creativity throughout the ages and at how our ideas were once thought to come from Gods and …
Where Do Ideas and Creativity Come From in the Brain? Part One: The Mystery of Creativity and Divine Intervention
Creativity and the ability to come up with intelligent solutions to problems are things that seem to be uniquely human. This kind of thinking has …
8 Positive Self-Talk Examples
Many people are sceptical about self-talk, imagining some ambitious young businessman standing in front of a mirror reciting sentences like “you are a tiger, go …
Are Self-Help Books Really Any Good?
I know a number of people who are completely addicted to self-help books, and who swear by them to improve their luck with women, their …