Psychology & Mind
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Mind Hacks
I’m writing a fortnightly column for BBC Future , about everyday brain quirks (as I’ve mentioned previously ). My marvellous editor has told me I can repost the columns here, with a three day delay. There’s a bit of a backlog, including Why can smells unlock memories?Creating Passionate Users
This blog has always been about optimism, creating better user experiences, helping users spend more time in flow, and learning.
The Complete Practitioner
Personal Evaluation of Transitions in Treatment (PETiT) [assesses the impact of schizophrenia treatment] , September 2002 Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) , October 2002
You might have already read and learned how to be confident , but what if you still don't feel all that confident ? Sometimes it takes your emotions a little bit of time to catch up with your thoughts, but here's how to help the process along. Emotions are involuntary.
How to Feel Confident - wikiHow
Richard Petty & John Cacioppo, at Ohio State University, have described what is to date one of the most fundamental differences in receptivity to an influence attempt: the target will respond either centrally or peripherally. Shelly Chaiken's research is similar (New York University), although she uses different terms: she says subjects will respond systematically or heuristically. In a sentence, this means that the target of influence will respond either mindfully or mindlessly.
Mindfulness & Mindlessness in Persuasion
Three Laws Of Memory
"Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws." There are three great laws of memory which are as a rock under the feet of the earnest student in his quest for a trustworthy memory.
It doesn't matter how brainy you are or how much education you've had - you can still improve and expand your mind. Boosting your mental faculties doesn't have to mean studying hard or becoming a reclusive book worm. There are lots of tricks, techniques and habits, as well as changes to your lifestyle, diet and behaviour that can help you flex your grey matter and get the best out of your brain cells.
New Scientist 11 steps to a better brain -
Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One
People tend to hold overly favorable views of their abilities in many social and intellectual domains.