Blossom Again

Check this before you cite them in your articles — In your quest to find scientific studies to back up your articles, you most likely will come across a lot of quantitative studies. This is great, as quantitative studies can offer a lot of important and interesting information that you can use in your articles. However, you must be cautious…

Part 1: The abstract — Scientific papers are not always easy to understand. Their academic language, statistics, and sometimes quite frankly cryptic conclusions can make it hard to get to the essence of what they’re trying to say. This is a shame because scientific studies exist to bring knowledge to humanity. If we can’t use…

It all starts with you — Achieving nearly any goal requires that you believe in yourself. Without confidence, you will not put in the effort, time, or energy that is required to achieve what you want. You will most likely give up too soon before you can see any real results. For example, you’ll give up…

Try this exercise — Do you tend to focus on the negative rather than the positive? Do you tend to talk to others about things that are going wrong, rather than about things that are going right? Do you often find yourself overthinking about negative things, rather than thinking about positive things? You are…

What do the cards have for us today? — Today is a little bit of a different post than I usually do. Usually, I write about self-improvement or how to understand research for your blogs. But today, I want to share another interest of mine: spirituality. I’ve been in a bit of a cycle, and I want to break…

They’re the unicorn of science — Have you heard about mixed-methods studies yet? No? Either way, let me explain. Mixed-methods studies are studies that use both quantitative research methods, as well as qualitative research methods. This means that they use a mix of different ways to research, for example, conducting both surveys and interviews. Mixed-methods studies…

Recognize it before you burn out or burn bridges — For a long time, I have not understood it when people said you have to love yourself first to love others. Frankly, I didn’t even know what it meant to love myself. Or how to do it. But as my adult life progresses, I’m starting to realize the importance of…

Stop and look at these first to avoid picking faulty studies — You want your articles to stand out. You want your articles to get curated. You want your articles to have authority and be trustworthy. The way to do this is to back your articles up with scientific studies. However, not all studies are made equal. Some are more trustworthy than…