Are you afraid that the people you work with or go to school with will find out that you don't deserve to be there? You may have fallen prey to the Imposter Syndrome.
If you've tried to make and keep New Year's resolutions in the past and not been successful, maybe you need to learn the science behind behavior change before you try again.
If you spend time around happy people you will tend to be happy. If you spend time around depressed people you will start to feel depressed. Emotions ARE contagious.
Why do some stories resonate with us? And why do we remember some stories and forget others? Research shows that some aspects of stories release brain chemicals.
What makes people prefer one type of visual design, for example, a website design, over another? How much do age, gender, and geography or culture have to do with it?
The conscious mind can handle only a small subset of data at one time, but the unconscious is great at taking in large amounts of data and finding patterns. If you want to see the patterns in big data, you have to engage the unconscious.
How much of these Psychology Today articles, or any articles are you actually reading? New data shows that the most people read is 60%, and that you can't assume that if people shared an article that they actually read it.
When you hear a story you are literally using more of your brain then when you are listening to facts and figures. And because you are having a richer brain event, you enjoy the experience more, you understand the information more deeply, and retain it longer. You are also more likely to release oxytocin in your brain, making it more likely that you will trust the speaker.
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You can get people to do what you want them to without resorting to being pushy, mean, obnoxious or nagging. You can encourage and empower and get better results by using motivation.
Many people think that you are either born creative or you aren't. But that isn't the case. Everyone is creative and everyone can learn how to follow a creative process and creative principles.
When you want to motivate someone it's a great idea to give them a lot of feedback on how they are doing. But when you mix praise in with the feedback you are sending a mixed message and dampening the desire for mastery.
If you want people to keep doing a certain behavior, then don't reward them every time—the research shows that an unpredictable reward keeps a behavior going, even after you stop giving the reward.
Rewards are one of the most common ways that people think of to get other people to do stuff, but they aren't the most effective way to motivate people. If you are going to use rewards to motivate, you'd better know the science behind them.
When people feel connected to each other then they are more motivated to work together. Even pointing out how people are connected in small ways affects behavior.
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