A Simple Protocol to Stop People-Pleasing Behaviour | Psychology Today Australia
If you think it is time to stop people pleasing, this post is a must-read. It will change your approach to 'saying yes' and 'saying no'.| Psychology Today
If you think it is time to stop people pleasing, this post is a must-read. It will change your approach to 'saying yes' and 'saying no'.| Psychology Today
Belief in conspiracy theories can satisfy important psychological needs for some people. We need to understand this first before confronting a believer with facts.| Psychology Today
Motivated reasoning can produce challenges when goals or values conflict.| Psychology Today
Do you know what resources you have and which ones you need in your emotional toolbox? Here are 5 skills that everyone should work on incorporating.| Psychology Today
Boredom is at once both easy to identify and difficult to define. A small but growing collection of scientists have devoted their research to boredom, and some conceive of the state as a signal for change. Boredom indicates that a current activity or situation isn’t providing engagement or meaning—so that the person can hopefully shift their attention to something more fulfilling.| Psychology Today
Human beings are not always—in fact, probably not often—the objective, rational creatures we like to think we are. In the past few decades, psychologists have demonstrated the many ways people deceive themselves in the process of reasoning. Cognitive faculties are a distinguishing feature of humanity—lifting humankind out of caves and enabling language, arts, and sciences. Nevertheless, they are also rooted in and subject to influence, or bias, by emotions and instincts.| Psychology Today
Successful leaders are often credited with having high social intelligence, the ability to embrace change, inner resources such as self-awareness and self-mastery, and above all, the capacity to focus on the things that truly merit their attention. These are desirable skills for everyone else, too.| Psychology Today
Assertiveness is a social skill that relies heavily on effective communication while simultaneously respecting the thoughts and wishes of others. People who are assertive clearly and respectfully communicate their wants, needs, positions, and boundaries to others. There’s no question of where they stand, no matter what the topic.| Psychology Today
