“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with the song still in them", wrote the philosopher Henry …
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Personal Growth
Personal growth is a process of psychological maturation that involves learning from the mistakes we made and developing new strategies to get to know one another better and adapt better to the world. Personal development requires a high degree of awareness, the ability to look within oneself.
Positive psychology is responsible for studying the best personal growth techniques in order to achieve a state of wellbeing that will give us happiness. This branch of psychology watches over our mental health and is based not only on positive thinking but also on scientific studies that help us to have more self-esteem, to be more confident and to maximize our potential.
Why should you name your inner critic?
"A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval", wrote Mark Twain. And that tells us that we all have an inner critic who can be more or less …
Judging is the preferred revenge of limited people, according to Nietzsche
Judging is easy. Observing, without experiencing the need to add adjectives, is complicated. That is why most people limit themselves to judging, …
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If you want to change, focus on what remains the same
We usually think of change as a break. A revolution. A radical transformation. The problem is that sometimes that conception of change frightens and, …
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Psychological Reactance: Why we don’t like to be told what we have to do
Imagine that you have gone on a diet and you ask your partner to support you and help you eat in a healthier way. After a few days, having a dinner at …
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Accompany in pain, but don’t drown in it
Accompanying is a sign of generosity, but drowning in the pain of others is lack of perspective. Helping others solve their problems is a sign of …
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Motivated Reasoning: When wanting to be right is unreasonable
We like to think that we are rational and reasonable people. Logicals. Objectives. That belief, however, can play against us. It can make us think …
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