Category: Psychology
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How using the right brain makes you more creative
In the past, intelligence was seen as something inherited in fixed amounts which couldn’t be altered. Some people were thought to be more creative than others because they were born with special talents. Nowadays, we know that the brain has two parts, a left and right hemisphere, each with its own special functions. This discovery…
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Positive Attitudes
‘The longer I live, the more I realise the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, then what other people think, say or do. The remarkable thing is, we have a choice…
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Positive Self-Talk
Plato remarked correctly that when the mind is thinking, it is talking to itself. Our internal dialogue (or ‘self-talk’) can help build a wonderful life or play havoc with everything we do – if we allow it. One study revealed that continually using negative words and phrases can bring about a decline in our memory…