Nine out of 10 prison inmates are men; among people who are homeless, men outnumber women by at least three to one; men are 10 times more likely to commit murder than women are; men are more likely to show up at the low(and upper) end of distributions of IQ…

What is guilt? Guilt is a feeling that comes about when you feel you’ve violated your own morals or standards. According to Freud, it results from a struggle between the ego and the superego. Guilt differs from shame. Shame is the result of a violation of cultural or social values, while guilt is…

I don’t want to listen to another single advice. Yes, that is true. And I will tell you why. Well, in the last 3 years, I had to take many vital life decisions. …

Social media sites developed quickly over the last few years. I had a taste of what life looked like before it, the transition, and the current period. Many questions rush to my mind every time I post something on social media, like why are you doing it? Is it beneficial…

Why I wrote first about the 5 Reasons I hate being a doctor? Well, that is negativity bias. Our minds focus more on the negative than the positive, even when both are of the same intensity. To be fair, there is light, it’s not only darkness. I don’t want to…

There are 4 types of self-related beliefs: Identity (who people think they are and what they think they’re like) Self-confidence/efficacy (people’s beliefs about what they can do) Self-esteem (people’s evaluations of themselves) Self-compassion (how people think about themselves when bad things happen). In this article, we will explore each one of them and how they can affect…

“Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.” Mark Twain. You have probably read this quote a thousand times. I smoked for 12 years, over 1 pack a day. …

Describe positive events as ongoing and negative events as passed Professor William Hart of the University of Alabama conducted four experiments in which participants either recalled or experienced a positive, negative, or neutral event. …

When I was in the university and around 22 years of age, I spotted a colleague of mine crying. I asked her about the reason for her anguish and she told me it was because she has broken one of her fingernails. …