Forcing A Smile Makes You Happier (M)
The expressions on our face are not just the result of our internal states, but they can also be the cause.
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Why Confusion Can Be A Sign Of Effective Learning (M)
Working through this state of mind helps people learn more deeply, psychological research finds.
Precrastination: Why People Complete Tasks Early When There’s No Need
Precrastinators may answer an email too quickly or submit a report too early with too little information.
Why Our Minds Spend 50% Of The Time Zoned Out Or Wandering (M)
Mind wandering is experienced as a kind of zoning out from what is going on around us.
Children’s Memories Work In A Surprising Way (M)
Children’s ‘delayed remembering’ goes hand-in-hand with their so-called ‘extreme forgetting’.
How To Use Your Smartphone More Mindfully (M)
Because so much of our behaviour is unconscious, it is hard to change it until we are aware of what we are already doing.
The Modern Obsession With 8 Hours Sleep Is Not Natural (M)
Modern thinking about how much sleep you should get questioned by research.
Mind Blanks Are Normal Among Healthy People (M)
When your mind blanks the brain goes into a sleep-like state.
Creativity: Why We Have So Many Ideas While Walking Or Showering (M)
Taking a break from a problem often brings an insight later on, but what should we do in the meantime?
The Stage Of Life When The Brain Is Most Sensitive (M)
In this phase of life the brain is especially sensitive to new memories, social stress.
