All About Psychology
Some people seem to have a "superpower" for ending up on bad terms with everyone. They change jobs and discover their colleagues are incompetent. They start a romantic relationship and sooner rather …
[Read more...] about Some people sink every ship they board, but they think the problem is the sea
Lately, I've noticed something curious about society's relationship with adulthood: we want all its advantages, but we're not always willing to accept its drawbacks. We want to make decisions about …
[Read more...] about Infantilized society: Legally adults, psychologically children
When you start to excel at something, the advice is usually quite predictable: you should dedicate yourself to it, take advantage of that talent, and keep perfecting it. If you're good with numbers, …
[Read more...] about What we are “best at” is not always the best thing we can do
Imagine a meeting where two people propose a brilliant solution to a complex work problem. One speaks confidently, questions a proposal, and firmly defends their arguments. The other does exactly the …
You finish a project you’ve been preparing for weeks, pass an exam, or finally complete a pending task- for a few seconds, you feel a sense of relief, but almost immediately, another voice emerges: “I …
Some mistakes last only a few seconds, but in our minds they linger for hours, days, or even weeks. You send a message you regret, make a rash decision, miss an opportunity, or say something that …
From its beginnings and throughout much of the history of clinical psychology, psychotherapy was developed around a fundamental question: what is going wrong and how can we fix it? Identifying …
[Read more...] about How to work with and enhance your patient’s strengths in therapy
