First Impressions Count?
Is it true that first impressions of something or someone stick?
Yes and no is the rather annoying answer.
Yes and no is the rather annoying answer.
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Mistakes & Values
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Something that I think is important to bear in mind about making decisions is the unavoidable truth that you will at some point make a mistake.
We need to be ok with that.
We need to be ok with that.
Hedonic Habituation
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It’s December, and as Christmas approaches, I’m reflecting on what happiness truly means.
Episode 244: Rejection Sensitivity
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For many, anxiety is all about being vulnerable to the possibility of rejection.
It's normal for our brain to seek out what we fear and notice dangerous possibilities. But those with bad experiences may have been primed from an early age to expect rejection by default.
Because of this, their brain is going to start perceiving rejection everywhere.
It's normal for our brain to seek out what we fear and notice dangerous possibilities. But those with bad experiences may have been primed from an early age to expect rejection by default.
Because of this, their brain is going to start perceiving rejection everywhere.
What If?
written by: Richard Nicholls
Problems can begin when catastrophic thinking turns into a habit. When our brains constantly predict the worst, it soon becomes our go-to response, reinforcing a cycle that feels real and unavoidable. As if those thoughts are based on reality rather than imagination.
Emotional Effects
written by: Richard Nicholls
In order to figure out the best ways to regulate emotions, Psychologists need to find ways of creating the emotions in the first place. Once we know the best ways of doing that we find some quite surprising effects in the studies!
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Episode 243: Kindness
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Kindness is often linked with better mental health. It helps us to feel connected to others, creates a sense of belonging and reduces isolation.
But I say there's a time and a place for it, and it might not be now and it might start closer to home.
But I say there's a time and a place for it, and it might not be now and it might start closer to home.
Episode 242: The Power Of Awe
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"Awe" tends to be defined as the emotion we experience when encountering something with such perceived vastness that our brain might find it hard to comprehend how it can exist.
Being "awed" by an experience can have some surprisingly powerful, positive effects on us.
Being "awed" by an experience can have some surprisingly powerful, positive effects on us.
Episode 241: Disappointment
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In his "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in 1963, Martin Luther King wrote "There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love."
Meaning that if you feel disappointed it's only because you care about something.
I think it's worth exploring this a little more.
Meaning that if you feel disappointed it's only because you care about something.
I think it's worth exploring this a little more.
Episode 240: Getting To Know Yourself
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Often people will talk about the need to disappear away for a bit to "find themselves" when actually they already knew where they were they just didn't "know" themselves.
Well, maybe we don't need to climb a mountain or hide in a retreat for a week to do this. Maybe we can get to really know ourselves a little bit more every day until we're fully clued up.
Well, maybe we don't need to climb a mountain or hide in a retreat for a week to do this. Maybe we can get to really know ourselves a little bit more every day until we're fully clued up.
Episode 239: Hope
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Research has shown that hope can significantly improve mental health outcomes. It boosts resilience, helps you to cope better with stress and setbacks and means that you're more likely to engage in positive behaviours that support your well-being.
But hope isn't something that just happens; it's something you might need to cultivate and it could even save your life.
But hope isn't something that just happens; it's something you might need to cultivate and it could even save your life.
Episode 238: Values vs Goals
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Are you living your life based on your values or your goals?
What's the difference anyway?
Let's find out.
What's the difference anyway?
Let's find out.
Episode 237: Gaslighting
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Gaslighting is a phrase we use to mean being manipulated and to have your reality questioned.
Cults have been doing it for decades, maybe even for thousands of years.
Today I'm going to scratch the surface a bit.
Come and have a listen.
Cults have been doing it for decades, maybe even for thousands of years.
Today I'm going to scratch the surface a bit.
Come and have a listen.
Episode 236: Taking Things Personally
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One thing we can all guarantee is that we'll all receive some sort of criticism at some point.
The trick is to not let it get under our skin. Easier said than done though, but don't let that stop you.
The trick is to not let it get under our skin. Easier said than done though, but don't let that stop you.
Episode 235: Self Discipline
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When "future you" doesn't even exist, it can be really hard to stick to your plan in the "now" to ensure that future you gets their needs met.
Episode 234: It's Good To Talk
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Back in 1995 when britpop ruled the charts and the UN designated it The United Nations Year for Tolerance, British Telecom started a friends and family service to make it cheaper to call a handful of your favourite people with the slogan It's Good To Talk.
Everyone agreed.
Hopefully we do still think that, don't we?
Everyone agreed.
Hopefully we do still think that, don't we?