Disorders | Behavenet Neuroscience Sheds New Light on Creativity - Rewiring the Creative Mind Close your eyes and visualize the sun setting over a beach. How detailed was your image? Did you envision a bland orb sinking below calm waters, or did you call up an image filled with activity -- palm trees swaying gently, waves lapping at your feet, perhaps a loved one holding your hand? Now imagine you're standing on the surface of Pluto. scene. What you conjured illuminates how our brains work, why it can be so hard to come up with new ideas -- and how you can rewire your mind to open up the holy grail of creativity. Creativity and imagination begin with perception. Perception and imagination are linked because the brain uses the same neural circuits for both functions. Entire books have been written about learning, but the important elements for creative thinkers can be boiled down to this: Experience modifies the connections between neurons so that they become more efficient at processing information. The brain is fundamentally a lazy piece of meat.
How to increase serotonin in the human brain without drugs Gretchen Rubin - My experiments in the pursuit of happiness and good habits You can increase your intelligence: 5 ways to maximize your cognitive potential | Guest Blog The views expressed are those of the author and are not necessarily those of Scientific American. "One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through one’s greatest efforts." —Albert Einstein While Einstein was not a neuroscientist, he sure knew what he was talking about in regards to the human capacity to achieve. He knew intuitively what we can now show with data—what it takes to function at your cognitive best. Not so many years ago, I was told by a professor of mine that you didn’t have much control over your intelligence. Well, I disagreed. You see, before that point in my studies, I had begun working as a Behavior Therapist, training young children on the autism spectrum. One of my first clients was a little boy w/ PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Delays-Not Otherwise Specified), a mild form of autism. He wasn’t the only child I saw make vast improvements in the years I’ve been a therapist, either. 1. 2.
untitled Perfectionism (psychology) - Wikipedia Personality trait Definition[edit] Normal vs. neurotic[edit] Strivings vs. concerns[edit] J. The Comprehensive Model of Perfectionistic Behaviour[edit] The Comprehensive Model of Perfectionism (CMPB) operationalizes perfectionism as a multilevel and multidimensional personality style that contains a trait level, a self-presentational level, and a cognitive level. The Perfectionism Social Disconnection Model[edit] Measurement[edit] Multidimensional perfectionism scale (MPS)[edit] Concern over making mistakesHigh personal standards (striving for excellence)The perception of high parental expectationsThe perception of high parental criticismThe doubting of the quality of one's actions, andA preference for order and organization. Self-oriented perfectionismOther-oriented perfectionism, andSocially prescribed perfectionism. Perfectionistic Self-Presentation Scale (PSPS)[edit] 1. 2. 3. Perfectionism Cognitions Inventory (PCI)[edit] Almost perfect scale-revised (APS-R)[edit] Consequences[edit] Suicide[edit]
List of cognitive biases In psychology and cognitive science, cognitive biases are systematic patterns of deviation from norm and/or rationality in judgment.[1][2] They are often studied in psychology, sociology and behavioral economics.[1] A memory bias is a cognitive bias that either enhances or impairs the recall of a memory (either the chances that the memory will be recalled at all, or the amount of time it takes for it to be recalled, or both), or that alters the content of a reported memory. Explanations include information-processing rules (i.e., mental shortcuts), called heuristics, that the brain uses to produce decisions or judgments. There are also controversies over some of these biases as to whether they count as useless or irrational, or whether they result in useful attitudes or behavior. Although this research overwhelmingly involves human subjects, some studies have found bias in non-human animals as well. Organization of cognitive biases Estimation Association Baseline Inertia Outcome Decision Recall
A Guide to Dealing with Frustration & Disappointment in Yourself By Leo Babauta One of the most common things I see in people who write to me is something we all share: disappointment in ourselves. We all feel this, because we constantly fail to live up to our standards: We aren’t as disciplined as we’d like.We don’t stick to habits we’re trying to create.We aren’t as productive as we plan to be.We leave small personal tasks and large work tasks undone.We fail in exercising as much as we’d like, and eating as healthily as we want.We fail in being the best parent, partner, friend, as we think we should be. We should, we should, but we don’t. A friend of mine wrote to me about her disappointment in herself to do all the things she’d hoped to do, and I saw myself in her: I am never all that I hope to be. So what can we do about it? Step 1: Noticing the Signals The first step, as always, is awareness: pause right now and turn inward, to see if you are feeling frustrated or disappointed with yourself for anything. Are there any goals you haven’t accomplished?