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fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

5 Tips to Transform Nostalgia From Yearning to Hope

Nostalgia generates fear, beliefs about lack, and guilt, revealing underlying unresolved feelings about life and the past.
fromwww.psychologytoday.com
2 months ago

Your Brain Works Backwardsand Not the Way You Think

Belief perceptions shape our feelings of reward, meaning the brain differentiates between earned rewards and those due to luck, impacting motivation and performance.
Psychology
fromA Philosopher's Blog
2 months ago

Appeal to Tradition 3: The Scope Problem

The appeal to tradition assumes that what makes a belief or practice true is its age; however, defenders rarely select the oldest practices.
philosophy
fromA Philosopher's Blog
2 months ago

Appeal to Tradition 2: The Test of Time & The Origin Problem

The test of time can be defined in terms of actual testing. If a belief has passed rigorous assessments over time, it still should not be accepted solely based on tradition.
philosophy
fromBuzzFeed
3 months ago

Paranormal Skeptics Share The Moment When They Started Believing In Ghosts

Former skeptics share spine-chilling experiences that turned them into believers in the paranormal.
Humor
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Psychology Revisits One of Its Most Famous Ideas

Cognitive dissonance affects emotional states by creating discrepancies between beliefs and behaviors.
Sticking to personal beliefs can help mitigate the negative emotions associated with dissonance.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 months ago

The Benefits of Overconfidence Have Been Exaggerated

Overconfidence may motivate effort but does not guarantee better results.
The charm of overconfidence is deceiving, especially if survivor bias is overlooked.
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