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 – but evidence shows your brain can tell the difference

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

The pursuit of mastery is not an easy road. But if you don’t think it’s possible for you personally, you’re not likely to pursue it.

With all of the education in our family it was my mother, with her high school education, that we all went to for wisdom and understanding.

Unlock the secrets to making studying a daily habit for enhanced learning and academic success. Learn how to transform studying into a daily habit to boost your learning efficiency and academic performance.

Juvenile Titus, who was at a developmental stage similar to that of an 8- or 9-year-old human, experienced more tragedy in his first four years of life than many animals do in a lifetime.

Our new research shows that while decades ago, if a father was well educated, his child would likely achieve educational success as well, but this is less the case today. 

Sometimes we remember things that we did not even know we had memorized and sometimes the opposite happens – we want to remember something that we know we’ve learned but can't seem to recall it.

After a long day of work or study, your brain might feel like it has been drained of energy. But does our brain burn more energy when engaging in mental athletics than it does during other activities, such as watching TV?

As humans, we tend to see things in extremes. We think in black, white, hot, cold, simple, and complex.

There’s power in completing projects or tasks. We actually can get an endorphin rush when we complete something

If you hate Mondays, you’re most certainly in good company. After a couple of days off, many of us have difficulty settling back into our routines and work duties.

Overwhelm is what happens when we have too much input coming in and we get overloaded. It's easy to lump everything together, distorting the significance in the grand scheme of things...

Our bedrooms aren’t refuges anymore – working, studying and eating in them is bad for our sleep. 

I have found that a great book is even more powerful the second time through, especially if it has been a year or so since I read it.