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Wetiko: A Counterfeit Version of Who We Really Are

Paul Levy By Paul Levy
Paul Levy

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I’d like to introduce the term nightmare mind-virus as a synonym for wetiko. This coinage captures an aspect of this virus of the mind that adds to and complements the name wetiko.

AI-Generated Faces Look Just like Real Ones

Robin Kramer, University of Lincoln By Robin Kramer, University of Lincoln
Robin Kramer, University of Lincoln

AI-Generated Faces Look Just like Real Ones

AI-generated faces look just like real ones – but evidence shows your brain can tell the difference

The How-to and Why of Setting Intentions

Bill Philipps By Bill Philipps
Bill Philipps

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One of the most underrated superpowers most of us don’t even realize we have is the ability to manifest our desires into reality by setting intentions.

Align Your Clock: How Knowing Your Chronotype Can Enhance Productivity

Cindi May, College of Charleston By Cindi May, College of Charleston
Cindi May, College of Charleston

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What’s your chronotype? Knowing whether you’re a night owl or an early bird could help you do better on tests and avoid scams

To Win the Prize, You Must Stay in the Game

Larry Thornton By Larry Thornton
Larry Thornton

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So often, it seems the things that happen to us in life are not so much about what is happening in the moment, but rather are about placing us on a path to lead the way for others.

Shaken to Our Core: Was It The End of the World?

Barry Vissell By Barry Vissell
Barry Vissell

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I glanced out the bathroom window and saw to my horror that the trees seemed to be moving to the left. Then I realized that the trees were not moving ... the house was moving to the right. Built on the topside of a ridge, the house was clearly beginning to slide downhill.

What Truly Defines a Good Thinker?

Eranda Jayawickreme, Wake Forest University By Eranda Jayawickreme, Wake Forest University
Eranda Jayawickreme, Wake Forest University

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Being humble about what you know is just one part of what makes you a good thinker.

Unraveling the Role of Self-Belief in Confidence to Results

Na Li, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University et al By Na Li, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University et al
Na Li, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University et al

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Students with strong self-belief are happier and more successful – as our study shows

MS and My Quest to Find Fulfillment and Serve Others

Lisa Doggett, MD By Lisa Doggett, MD
Lisa Doggett, MD

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) has added a bizarre twist to my quest to find fulfillment and to serve others. At times, it has helped me understand my purpose with greater clarity even while sometimes thwarting my plans.

The Value of Being Authentic

Cheryl Pallant, PhD By Cheryl Pallant, PhD
Cheryl Pallant, PhD

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Practicing authenticity is challenging for anyone regardless of age. Authenticity requires us to recognize discrete sensations, emotions, and thoughts. It requires developing somatic and emotional intelligences.

How to Center and Ground Yourself Amid Chaos: Find True North

Kate King By Kate King
Kate King

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Humans possess an inner True North, just like the reliable North Star in the heavens, that continuously steers us toward our essential Selves. It’s from that interior home within our Selves that the radiance within each of us can emanate.

Self-Assessment and Confidence: What Cognitive Science Reveals

Marion Rouault, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM) By Marion Rouault, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM)
Marion Rouault, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière (ICM)

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Science shows that self-esteem plays a key role with certain mental disorders, particularly those of anxious and depressive nature.

10 Steps to Create Positive Karma and a Successful Life

Vincent DeFilippo By Vincent DeFilippo
Vincent DeFilippo

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When some people hear the word “karma,” they associate a negative connotation. But everything we do either causes a negative or positive effect. It’s as simple as that.

Who Am I? Reimagining Your Identity

Linda Rossetti By Linda Rossetti
Linda Rossetti

a young woman painting on an easel

Who am I in the aftermath of a breakup? Who am I without this job that defined a big part of my existence for so long? Who am I if I am no longer physically able to do the kind of things I am used to doing? Have you ever asked yourself such questions?

How to Build a Memory Super-Highway for Exam Success

Penny Van Bergen, University of Wollongong By Penny Van Bergen, University of Wollongong
Penny Van Bergen, University of Wollongong

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With school and university exams looming, students will be thinking about how they can maximise their learning.

Back-to-School Goals: Seizing the Fresh Start Effect

Trudy Meehan, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences By Trudy Meehan, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Trudy Meehan, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences

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Even if it’s been many years since you were last in school, you might still associate this time of year with that “back-to-school” mindset – that feeling of a page turning, a new phase beginning and the chance to start anew and reinvent yourself.

How to Manage Our Inner Saboteur

Jacqueline Heller, MD By Jacqueline Heller, MD
Jacqueline Heller, MD

man sitting in front of his laptop with his hands behind his head

Deeply hidden fears, hurts, and longings may lead to symptoms and eventually maladaptive behaviors that can sabotage us. 

Two Actions Useful for Effective Interaction

Peter Ralston By Peter Ralston
Peter Ralston

ballerina standing on rocks in water

You need to be able to apply any learned principles to your field and to other fields as well. Unless you experientially understand the principle itself—not just the description or method used to invite you to get it—and are able to live it, breathe it, and “be” it, mastery will remain elusive.

Finding Your Why and Your Life Purpose

Gary C. Cooper By Gary C. Cooper
Gary C. Cooper

finding your why

Remember heading out on a road trip? What happened before you took off? You had a destination. You looked at a map or set your GPS. If you’d never been there before...

Your Perfectly Painful Childhood: Pain Is Your Fuel

Sue Frederick By Sue Frederick
Sue Frederick

young girl, very sad 

Everyone experiences pain throughout life, especially during childhood. Whether we felt unloved, inadequate, rejected, unlovable, impoverished, or were abused, we all grow up hungry in one way or another.

Humans Create Their Own Story and Can Break Free of the Story Line

Suzanne Worthley By Suzanne Worthley
Suzanne Worthley

man standing alone holding a suitcase

As human beings, our very first experience in life is separation from our biological mother, the source of life itself and this creates the context for our entire reality...

The Road to Healing: Lose Your Story, Lose the Past

Sharon E. Martin, M.D., Ph.D. By Sharon E. Martin, M.D., Ph.D.
Sharon E. Martin, M.D., Ph.D.

a road with many lanes going straight ahead, and one lane making a sharp right turn

When talking about moving forward to healing, one of the most common issues I see with my patients is stuckness. They will often hold on to an inner story as to why they are having the experience.

Hearts on Fire: Maui -- The Heart Center of Our World

Will T. Wilkinson By Will T. Wilkinson
Will T. Wilkinson

Banyan tree in Lahaina, Maui

Maui exists as a special place for millions of people all over the world, from those who revere it as one of the world’s sacred sites to tourists who come to reboot their lives.

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