What We Found After Analyzing Nearly 55.000 Studies Credit: Nicole Avagliano Why does psychotherapy work? Until relatively recently, many scientists studying methods of improving mental and behavioral health have delayed answering that question. Instead, they argued, it’s better first to ask if a method works, and when we know that…

Sometimes we blame others for our relationships ending when the fault is our own — I Iearned that the hard way — It’s a common trope to complain that men don’t help enough around the house, I had a father who was like this with my mother — or so I thought — and so I vowed to never find myself in a similar relationship situation. …

There are only two things that determine salary — and one of them is you. — Confession I was one hour into my new job in Human Resources and I was already logging into the system to pull up the salaries of my peers. …

Emotional states are as contagious as even the most potent of viruses, knowing this can help you stop catching negative emotional states and thus massively improve your mental well-being — Ever heard of the phrase, yawns are contagious. They are not the only things that are contagious, emotional states are too, so contagious that we can pass on or catch an emotional state in milliseconds. Yep, no jokes. It has been found through countless studies that we truly do pass…

Here’s what you should say instead to make you sound more confident — “Confidence comes from knowing what you’re doing.” — Tom Landry, an American professional football player and coach Do you want to sound more confident? Do you know how you come across to others? Are you looking weak to others and may not realize it? Some common phrases keep you from…

We don’t just learn about other people when we read, we learn about ourselves; understanding the ramifications of this can transform your life — When you read an article or read a book or watch a video or listen to a podcast or whatever, the common consensus is it tells us something that the creator wants us to know, and at the same time, it tells us something about the creator. …

7 areas to check in your life for a better future — Malcolm climbs onto roofs to replace iron panels, runs chartered fishing trips, plays competitive pool, and socializes most weeks at the local pub with his friends. Malcolm is 84 years old. He’s strong, fit, happy, and doesn’t look like he intends to slow down any time soon. What makes the…

The five types of Russian propaganda you could easily fall for. — Pardon me while I cry. Russia Today blocked me after I wrote several Pro-Ukraine articles. I wear it as a badge of honor. And in the interim, I continue to see Russian propaganda accounts everywhere. Many of you don’t know what it looks like. The propaganda is chameleon-like, and much…

They’re harming feminism, not helping it. — Please don’t accuse men of “mansplaining.” It doesn’t advance the feminist cause. It undermines it. It’s totally counter-productive. Convenient, but fake I understand that the term ‘mansplaining’ has a valid use and describes a very real phenomenon. …

And for a lot more reasons than you may think — It’s well known that having a good relationship with your parents will lead to a better childhood and likely a happier and more prosperous adulthood. However, what is not often discussed is how having solid knowledge of your parents can greatly increase your chances of a prosperous adulthood. There are…

**Warning: Well-deserved cursing ahead. Yeeeeaaaah, let me know how that works out for ya. Whatever, man; I hope you find peace. We all have our own journey — you do you. God bless you. All of the above are suggested acceptable alternatives to saying, “F*ck off.” An article here labels these “enlightened.” An article there says they “work better” than your traditional middle finger of a phrase. My problem with every single one of them? They’re not at all enlightened…

Three things you can do that will help make consumer activism start working for society rather than against it — One of the biggest problems facing the modern world, a problem which has been greatly exacerbated by the creation of the Internet, is the fact that it pays far more to divide people than it does to unite them. This is why the activist scene is so blighted with the…

Potent habits that can reveal a person’s character. — Without a doubt, one of the best life skills there are is the ability to gauge a person’s character and personality accurately. It’ll help you find stronger relationships and avoid a lot of pain and frustration. Of all the many different methods, I’ve learned seven over the years that have…

It can transform everything, but it’s really f*cking hard to find. — Last year, I wrote an article about the little signs that can tell you a lot about people, which went viral. It was read over a quarter million times on Medium and received over 21,200 claps. One of those signs was: “How their car looks.” I deliberately wrote it in…

Unless you’re Scandinavian, you probably haven’t heard of the 2-duvet system — It’s next to impossible to be healthy, fit and productive if you haven’t had a good night’s sleep. As a long-term insomniac, I know whereof I speak. Earlier this year I came across an idea that changed my life by improving the quality of my sleep. One of those random-but-not-random…

One size doesn’t really fit all — There are people in real life and on social media platforms seeking advice for all sorts of things. They may go deep and personal. It may be a work-related question. At times, it screams with sadness and struggles. You hate to think that their question, their need, may go unanswered. …

Often when we think we are hungry we are actually thirsty, this leads us to eat when we don’t need to — Hunger is a more powerful force than both fear and thirst. This is despite the fact that we would die of thirst long before we died of hunger. The reason hunger is so powerful is believed to be linked to the fact that historically it’s always been much harder to…

The things we say to ourselves have more effect than we think — What if every day when you wake up you tell yourself that you are not good enough, how are you going to feel? What we say to ourselves matters, what we acknowledge of ourselves matters. …

If you want to become great at maths, here’s how — When it comes to mathematics it is well documented that Asian countries tend to on average do better than Western countries. I came across an interesting theory in Outliers, a book written by Malcolm Gladwell, for why this is, and that is it is simply easier to do maths in…