"Stopping the internal dialogue" is a modern term meaning the cessation of the thought process through word formation. One can think not only in words, but it is the "verbal mess", according to a number of experts, that is responsible for creating a feeling of anxiety. However, this is not quite ... Views: 4
The 21st century has given rise to a new type of addiction: addiction to information. How and why do we get addicted to "informational doping"?
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM
The World Health Organization has included addiction to computer games, including network games, ... Views: 24
Anxiety is a consequence of cognitive bias, which can be termed as ...
THE NEED TO ACT
Anxiety is a consequence of the desire to change the situation. We want to make a difference because the current state of affairs seems threatening to us.
For example, we go to work at risk of being ... Views: 45
Mental blocks are a newfangled term synonymous with habit. The most vile habit is the habit of self-perception. Example.
At school, I had a difficult relationship with physical education lessons. I did not like skiing, football, other "...ball" and even skates. I did not love. So I grew up ... Views: 103
So that fear does not interfere with effective action, you should learn to manage it. There are two fundamentally different ways to do this.
WHAT IS "FEAR"?
If we want to learn how to manage something, we must understand the nature of this phenomenon. Because "what is knowable is ... Views: 110
Sometimes you look at a person and think: “After all, an intelligent person. And he behaves like a nerd. Why?" Because the mind is different.
WHAT KINDS OF MIND ARE THERE?
First-order mind: erudition. Erudition is the mastery of fact in its broadest aspect. They say about the polymath that ... Views: 105
The human psyche lives by its own laws. Knowing them, you can consciously work to strengthen it.
RHYTHM LAW
To strengthen our body, we create a training rhythm. It is not exercise, not training, but the “load-recovery” rhythm that makes us stronger. Thanks to the created rhythm, a person ... Views: 87
Everyone knows this state: you are going to do something, but they interfere with you. Heck! Everyone bothers you, even if you are not going to do anything! It's all about the energy deficit that killed your self-control ...
HOW ENERGY DEFICIT REDUCES YOUR SELF-CONTROL
The volitional ... Views: 91
Very briefly and simply about what prevents us from enjoying life.
Why can't we taste life?
Imagine you are eating an apple. But watch the movie. When your attention is focused on the storyline, you stop feeling the taste of the apple being eaten. And here in your hands is a stub from an ... Views: 129
There is a natural mechanism for stabilizing the psyche, but there are also natural mechanisms that reduce its adaptive properties.
WHY DOES TIME HEAL?
Everyone knows that time heals. But WHY?
Stressful situations can destabilize a person's psyche, introducing him into depressive ... Views: 102
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PURPOSE AND DESIRE
The level of intelligence determines not only the radius of your horizons and the size of your sphere of interest, but also the scale of your goals. The more stupid a person is, the simpler his perception of the world and the easier it is for him to solve ... Views: 117
If you cannot influence the situation, change your attitude towards it. We all know about this. But HOW can you change your attitude towards something? It turns out that this is not so difficult if you understand the very mechanism of the formation of our attitude to reality.
WHAT IS ... Views: 152
We constantly delude ourselves and create a false picture of the world.
PLACE OF POWER: BEIGN DETERMINES CONSCIOUSNESS
Ten months ago, I left my home, lost in the wooded hills and moved to the regional center to give my children an opportunity to gain an understanding of modern society. ... Views: 141
Will is a finite resource. Volitional efforts consume a lot of energy. Let's see why.
The dynamics of mental processes is such that different foci of activity constantly arise, decay and compete in the brain. The dominant focus begins to determine our behavior. The more competition flares up, ... Views: 100
A dragon lives inside each of us. This is a reptilian brain that can react quickly, very quickly to a stress factor. For us to survive. Because when a leopard jumps on your back, you need to act, not think.
The trouble is that today we no longer have leopards jumping on our backs, and more ... Views: 89
Laziness is a disease that eats up our lives. Laziness has two reasons. By understanding them, you can effectively resist laziness.
THE FIRST REASON
In the vast majority of cases, the reason for laziness is a lack of vital energy. Laziness is the body's natural response to this deficiency. ... Views: 142
One day a friend of mine asked me to teach him how to hunt. I politely refused, saying that I could offer him more.
In view of the fact that he had a whole month ahead of him in Sloboda, I did not want to deprive him of the opportunity to master the technique of self-study. After all, this is ... Views: 138
When we feel weak, the world around us seems hostile. Everything is bad outside, because everything is bad inside. It is not easy to realize this, because we often perceive our aggressiveness as a manifestation of strength. But aggression is a transformed fear. How to overcome latent fear and ... Views: 200
By volitional effort, we are able to change the state of our consciousness.
WHAT IS THE "CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE BEAST"?
Neuroscientists today are seriously discussing the existence of certain forms of consciousness in mammals. And even octopuses. The townsfolk, however, often have no doubts ... Views: 117
In response to the destructive acceleration of social life, people began to cultivate a slow life.
IN A HURRY, YOU MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH
Lately, I often laugh at myself. I make such ridiculous mistakes that it’s time to laugh at them. I remember how my older brother once said to me: “What ... Views: 150
What is the reason for the lack of discipline?
WHY ARE WE MAKING A MESS?
I came back from a long walk. I climbed the hills around Sloboda all day. I'm tired. While changing clothes, I threw the traumatic pistol on the bed. The thought flashed: “I have to put it in the safe ...” And I was ... Views: 127
Concentration can be so difficult in a world where everything is distracting you. But once my cat taught me a lesson in hunting, clearly showing how to behave in order not to lose sight of the target.
THE STORY OF ONE CAT
We were returning to Sloboda by car. He was sitting on the road and ... Views: 120
Willpower is a tool for self-organization. If we had an iron will, then how much we could do! .. But why “if”? Willpower lends itself to training. This is our conversation.
WILLPOWER REQUIRES ENERGY
Before talking about the development methodology, it is important to understand what to ... Views: 117
What ideas do you need to focus on every morning to increase your stress tolerance? About this in the article below.
WHY CAN'T STRESS HURT US?
Psychologically, it's not stress that harms us, but the grades we give it. Different people have different attitudes to the same stressors, so they ... Views: 130