» A Powerful Three-Step Algorithm for Happiness. Post written by Leo Babauta.
Today I’m going to share a really simple secret that can make your day instantly better. If you’re feeling down, it can make you happier, all day long. It’s something I’ve been trying myself, with great results. It’s three steps, and anyone can do them. Hindsight Devalues Science. This excerpt from Meyers's Exploring Social Psychology is worth reading in entirety.
Cullen Murphy, editor of The Atlantic, said that the social sciences turn up "no ideas or conclusions that can't be found in [any] encyclopedia of quotations... Day after day social scientists go out into the world. Day after day they discover that people's behavior is pretty much what you'd expect. " Of course, the "expectation" is all hindsight. (Hindsight bias: Subjects who know the actual answer to a question assign much higher probabilities they "would have" guessed for that answer, compared to subjects who must guess without knowing the answer.) Learning Styles Scales. iGoogle. Cognitive restructuring. Overview[edit] Cognitive restructuring involves four steps:[6] Identification of problematic cognitions known as "automatic thoughts" (ATs) which are dysfunctional or negative views of the self, world, or future based upon already existing beliefs about oneself, world, or the future[1]Identification of the cognitive distortions in the ATsRational disputation of ATs with the Socratic methodDevelopment of a rational rebuttal to the ATs.
